Project C - Also not 56k friendly!

Toby this looks GR8

does that mean we have an event coming up soon?

Stephen Swanepoel wrote:

Toby this looks GR8

does that mean we have an event coming up soon?

Yep, for sure!

Yay 😀

Eish,,, you dudes keep on forgetting about me. Event yes. For sure. Me attending that event? For sure.

Chem 8)

whats a cam bracket? and what does its bolt look like?

veecee wrote:

whats a cam bracket? and what does its bolt look like?

The caps that go over the cam journals.

The things that hold the cam in place.

Those thingies under the tappet cover.

There's like 6 of them per side.

:idea: :?:

Cam caps.

Cam Bridge

Cam Pingchair!

ok ok ok - got it.

i was just wondering how could the bolt break before the soft aluminium threads strip???

but ya - the torque settings for those are very low!

8) She runs! 8)

dude, thats great news.

now dont break it please. 😂 😂 😂

kidding - so glad that you decided to stick with it man.

Great news... now the long process of running it in and making sure it is 100% right.

Great guys....it seems a few sx's are going again.... 😉

So Toby when you going to the track again 😛

Draco wrote:

So Toby when you going to the track again 😛

LOL - thats fighting talk!!!

Thanks guys! Yes she runs, and as sweetly as she did before a piston went bang! However, my injectors are leaking badly, so I can't drive it 🙁 I'm on a mission now to fix this once and for all! 😈

Please sort out the injectors first before you go driving, its not only a detonation encouragement but a fire hazard as well.
This is why my first engine went all bendy.

Other than that congrats and good luck!!!!

Thanks for the advice Ero. I was ready to burn the bitch today ("You like fuel that much? Well how do you like it now, bitch??" 😈) Four years of leaking injectors, even after spending R10000 to fix it, is enough to drive any man insane. Especially one as short tempered as me.

Took the bloody fuel rail off 6 times! Each time I put the fracker back in, there'd be a little fountain or a stream. Even before I started the bloody car. Tried everything - different injectors, different o-rings, rubber tape, plumber's thread tape. I was ready to give up but the last combination of injector, o-ring and thread tape seems to have done the trick for now.

I say "for now", because this is a temporary fix. I have mis-matched injectors, altho they seem to flow the same and hence the engine is smooth. Also the thread tape might get eaten by the fuel, but at least not as badly as the rubber tape. My gawd, have you guys seen what happens to rubber tape in fuel? It MELTS! Right before your eyes 😮 Plus I can see these other injectors are getting a little damp up atop, even though there is no leak now.

I just hope it lasts a few months while I find an alternative solution to this problem, which will no doubt involve brand new injectors, probably 440cc.

Damn, I almost didn't think I'd make it tomorrow...

Hey Toby, at least for noe you sorted, it's been a long hard road for you and I am glad you are sorted now....almost.

I hated seeing that nice honda at events 😉

Thanks Draco, it's about blerry time we had another red SX on the road again, hey? 🙂