Category: Engine Work

Not done much this weekend, taken care of a few small things such as the battery holder. Also tried running the car with the original ecu chip - no difference...

Some pictures form yesterdays progress: Throttle cable, engine side Throttle cable, pedal side Water heater switch bracket Horns Coil heat shield

Got new injector O-rings today. It was a bit of a bugger getting the new o-rings on the injectors, but fitting the injectors into the rail was easy with a...

I pulled the injectors out of the engine today as part of trying to track down the high idle on the engine. The o-rings pretty much fell to pieces after...

Been a bit of a slow month really, but after much shouting at it I've wrapped the manifold: It was pretty, but noisy and hot - this was the solution!...

Forgot the camera today - oops! Nothing that interesting to see really. Started wrapping the manifold - what horrible task. Fibreglass everywhere and not that easy getting it round all...

Done more testing outside and its a lot better out there. If you stand back on idle its not bad at all. Were not going to add any extra mufflers,...

Possible solution for reduced brake travel due to fitting the BMW master cylinder with adapter plate: Seems ok from a dry run without fluid or servo. Full test will have...

We were playing with a db meter today and on the A weight setting it's idling around 80db 40cm back at a slight angle. On the way up to 4000rpm...

The exhaust is installed, and it sounds great! Possibly a bit loud for SVA. Will test it with DB plugs from Jetex, or possibly install some extra mufflers. But first...

The exhaust mock is finally finished! After a complete disaster last year with a shop in Southampton that didn't do their job we've changed plans and created our own exhaust...

The exhaust has been tacked into place thanks to Black-Cat (from TalkAudio.co.uk)! A little work will be needed to align all the parts, once the exhaust is in the correct...

Nothing worth photographing this week, but some progress! We've made up the joiner pipes for the second exhaust box. Just need to talk nicely with Black-Cat on talkaudio.co.uk to see...

Probably not the best way to join exhaust pipes but this what we have so it will have to do! Anyway this is how the back boxes will join to...

Its been a while since the last up date, other things having gotten in the way of spending time working on the car! The stunning BTB 6 branch bought via...

Spent a little bit of time in the garage tonight. Chopping the centre resonator out of the old two piece exhaust. This is where the 6 branch will connect when...

M20, no back box :D centre resonators and twin pipes out the back: Download (MP3)

Ordered new clutch master/slave cylinder as well as various vacuum hoses to replace old and possibly rotten ones causing the high idle on the engine. II might try to get...

An interesting day today. It was one of those so close, yet so far moments when it came to seeing if it will drive. The engine has been really rough...