So... What was the problem??
1. Head not torqued down tight enough
2. Head was warped
3. Radiator blocked
4. Wrong spark plugs
5. Weak plug leads
6. 7th injector was over fueling one bank of the engine
The final thing was picked up by Fitz at Topboss when he listened to the engine for about 10 secs.
7. The tappets were too tight.
Fitz then re set them and as was setting them he pointed out that they had been set wrong and that the exhaust valves were not opening properly which meant that at full tilt the exhaust gasses were not escaping and this was what was causing the engine to run hot. He pointed out that we were extremely lucky as we could have blown the engine
We have also repositioned the 7th injector to inject into the cold air intake before entering the plenium.
We took the car for a test recently and the results are good.
1. The car felt quick
2. She happily revved past 5500 rpm, red line is 6100
3. She sounded smoother with a nice whistle from the turbo
4. The temperature went up to just below half way and stayed there
5. The water level in the expansion tank DID NOT MOVE :-D
Finally got it all together with just 3 weeks till our first visit to the Nurburg ring.
What a steep learning curve this has been. Now it's time to push this engine further so in September i am going to have the boost turned up and the 7th injector mapped to cover more of the rev range.
Why wait till september...... This is our current schedule
27th - 30th july Nurburg Cannonball
5th August Ford Fair at Silverstone
19th August RS National day at Rockingham
22nd August BP Drift night
2nd September Trax at Silverstone
