MG ZR: Cams & Maps

[lolsteve]

Think because it's different is why I'm keeping at it rather than just buy a gti6 and be done with it. Never heard of a ve conversion although having involved would explain why haha



Thanks, me too and do hope the new camshaft arrives in time while it's nice to have the 4 days off being that it's a bank holiday for 2 and the other is a sunday that only leaves a Saturday delivery. However phoned them up today to confirm they got it as the courier apparently delivered it friday just before 12 and there's a 3 working day turn around combined with their next day delivery im crossing fingers i can fit it this weekend

Been looking at kits to get an idea on power/how they do it. Dave andrews who is the big name with these sells a vvc kit 
"Gives a very useful power and torque increase across the range and especially between 4500 and 7200, comprising a fully ported cylinder head, retiming of the VVC inlet camshafts and improved exhaust camshaft  together with all gaskets, oil seals and head bolts necessary to fit. This kit retains the original VVC mechanisms and standard ECU. The head is provided on an exchange basis. Fitting includes work to your exhaust manifold and inlet plenum."
http://www.dyno-plot.co.uk/dyno/dynoplot.../index.htm  <--- dyno graph showing before and after although that was with a 143 vvc not a 160 which has a better head design
I imagine the retiming of the inlet/improved camshaft will be more or less what I'm doing with the advance dowels, just wish I had the money to port and polish the head while it's off. 

Assembled the rear coilovers today, lithium greased the base and top mount to ensure no nasty clunking noises when fitted and stuck in my bodged piston protectors  


Can't put the fronts together yet though as I'm missing a washer to stop the rod punching through the top mount. The washers were not in there when I took them apart as I recall so another reason to the list of "why the guy I bought them off was a c&*nt" . No where seems to stock them either, rimmberbros is out and the two other places online that had them listed contacted me afterwards to tell me they didnt have them in stock