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 1755 Posts Member #: 8852 Post Whore leicestershire |
26th Jan, 2011 at 04:58:53pm
hi
13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat! |
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 10022 Posts Member #: 1456 Mongo Barnsley, South Flatcapshire |
26th Jan, 2011 at 05:01:49pm
Click the link above your post.
Edited by John on 26th Jan, 2011. If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of. |
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 9812 Posts Member #: 332 Resident Cylinder Head Modifier Mitsi Evo 7, 911, Cossie. & all the chavs ...... won no problem |
26th Jan, 2011 at 06:28:18pm
Carl will sell you a mighty 1"x1" strap on. Edited by BENROSS on 26th Jan, 2011.
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4309 Posts Member #: 1321 Post Whore Wiltshire |
26th Jan, 2011 at 06:30:08pm
Do you need a centre main strap? Unless over 7500rpm is planned I wouldn't bother. On 7th Oct, 2010 5haneJ said:
yeah I gave it all a good prodding |
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 5329 Posts Member #: 140 Proven 200+bhp & Avon Park 05,06,07 Class D 3rd place |
26th Jan, 2011 at 08:44:55pm
that's the million dollar question Minimole, some say yes others say no, and I bet NO one on here has hard evidence to say either way, so it's your call, which i NO help. Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
26th Jan, 2011 at 08:46:24pm
read this months minimag. calver has a chat about them amounst other things.
On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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 9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
26th Jan, 2011 at 09:46:14pm
On 26th Jan, 2011 apbellamy said:
read this months minimag. calver has a chat about them amounst other things. Says you should have descent bolts, but shows a pic of 3 dash bolts yeah noticed that too, i now have a force special.. to replace the rather thin minispares strap Yes i moved to the darkside |
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 141 Posts Member #: 7891 Advanced Member Annapolis, MD USA |
26th Jan, 2011 at 10:29:12pm
I use the Fortech strap on mine....nice because it doesn't require any machine work on the cap & comes with the extended arp bolts. Probably not totally necessary, but I do like to bounce on the red-line on a regular basis!
Eric
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10022 Posts Member #: 1456 Mongo Barnsley, South Flatcapshire |
26th Jan, 2011 at 10:37:20pm
Eric. How the bugger do you get your block so clean?! If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of. |
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 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
26th Jan, 2011 at 10:42:04pm
On 26th Jan, 2011 John said:
Eric. How the bugger do you get your block so clean?! soda Blasting? On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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141 Posts Member #: 7891 Advanced Member Annapolis, MD USA |
26th Jan, 2011 at 10:43:40pm
On 26th Jan, 2011 John said:
Eric. How the bugger do you get your block so clean?! That is thanks to my pals at Seven Enterprises out in Auburn, CA here in the US. They do a hot chemical bath and bead blast on all of the stuff they send out. This was one of my spares that looked like one for the scrap heap before they got ahold of it! Too bad I couldn't do a good clear coat and keep it looking that way! Eric
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 12307 Posts Member #: 565 Carlos Fandango Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex |
26th Jan, 2011 at 10:47:51pm
money well spent I reckon! On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged... Joe, do you have a photo of your tool? http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1 https://joe1977.imgbb.com/ |
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 6965 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
26th Jan, 2011 at 10:54:19pm
Eric, do you realise that strap will offer minimal support for the centre cap. you may as well have fitted two extra thick washers as thats all you have dome in effect,
Edited by fastcarl on 26th Jan, 2011. |
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141 Posts Member #: 7891 Advanced Member Annapolis, MD USA |
26th Jan, 2011 at 11:14:25pm
Always happy to hear constructive thoughts...especially from someone with your obvious experience....
On 26th Jan, 2011 fastcarl said:
Eric, do you realise that strap will offer minimal support for the centre cap. you may as well have fitted two extra thick washers as thats all you have dome in effect, sorry to piss on you party but that strap is all but useless, carl Edited by EricsAmerica on 26th Jan, 2011. Eric
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Forum Mod  5933 Posts Member #: 784 9 times Avon Park Class C winner Milton Keynes |
27th Jan, 2011 at 06:31:10am
Has anyone ever measured the centre main after machining for a strap?
I seriously doubt it! |
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
27th Jan, 2011 at 09:30:16am
Carl - can you supply those CAT bolts and washers in a length suitable for the 1st and 3rd main cap? On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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 690 Posts Member #: 1851 Post Whore Woolavington, Zummerzet |
27th Jan, 2011 at 09:32:06am
Eric, having seen the outside of your engine a few times the inside is even better !!
Metric is for people who can't do fractions. |
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10022 Posts Member #: 1456 Mongo Barnsley, South Flatcapshire |
27th Jan, 2011 at 09:33:13am
On 27th Jan, 2011 apbellamy said:
Carl - can you supply those CAT bolts and washers in a length suitable for the 1st and 3rd main cap? To be honest I don't really see the point in this. The originals are more than up to the job. We only replace the centre ones because the originals aren't long enough when a strap is used. Edited by John on 27th Jan, 2011. If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of. |
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11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
27th Jan, 2011 at 10:49:41am
I have used the standard 1275 and 998 A+ bolts on the 4 bolt cap on my 'new' block. The 998 A+ bolts are just a little shorter. the four bolt cap still needs a little shaving off each 'pad' to get the correct grip length. Is it so difficult to design a part to take advantage of easilly available standard bolts that are more than up to the job? On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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1755 Posts Member #: 8852 Post Whore leicestershire |
27th Jan, 2011 at 10:50:32am
im only guna end up revving to around 7 and personally i dont think its needed. But for the sake of 20 ish pounds it carnt hurt to fit one 13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat! |
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
27th Jan, 2011 at 11:04:10am
On 27th Jan, 2011 John said:
On 27th Jan, 2011 apbellamy said:
Carl - can you supply those CAT bolts and washers in a length suitable for the 1st and 3rd main cap? To be honest I don't really see the point in this. The originals are more than up to the job. We only replace the centre ones because the originals aren't long enough when a strap is used. Overkill - same as everything else I'm doing to my engine... On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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9812 Posts Member #: 332 Resident Cylinder Head Modifier Mitsi Evo 7, 911, Cossie. & all the chavs ...... won no problem |
27th Jan, 2011 at 11:25:18am
in my book a centre main strap is a must! on any performance engine.
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Site Admin  15300 Posts Member #: 337 Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner & TM legend. |
27th Jan, 2011 at 11:25:31am
On 27th Jan, 2011 paul wiginton said:
Has anyone ever measured the centre main after machining for a strap? Selby brought this to my attention and said most of the caps he's done have distorted and needed line boring. I run a 4 bolt cap now and must admit it seems to rev more freely but that could also be down to the new lighter pistons with thinner rings This is the exact reason my engine has a 4 bolt centre main, as I had the original faced off for a strap, and it then went tight on the bearings.
On 29th Nov, 2016 madmk1 said:
On 28th Nov, 2016 Rob Gavin said:
I refuse to pay for anything else Like fuel 😂😂 |
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11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
27th Jan, 2011 at 11:32:51am
I have seen a couple of 'proffessional' engine builds now fitted with a strap, only to find that the center bearing is tight. One needed honing and the other was a simple case of inverting the strap itself. Which, highlights the problem.
On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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Site Admin 15300 Posts Member #: 337 Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner & TM legend. |
27th Jan, 2011 at 11:35:07am
On 27th Jan, 2011 Sprocket said:
Personally if you are going to the expense of a full on line bore, you might as well fit either a steel cap or a 4 bolt steel cap, This was my conclusion, as I had to have it line bored, I decided to make the most of it and have the caps done too.
On 29th Nov, 2016 madmk1 said:
On 28th Nov, 2016 Rob Gavin said:
I refuse to pay for anything else Like fuel 😂😂 |
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