Performance parts

Since my budget is very limited, this section is quite small…

Schrick camshaft kit, with new valve springs and lower valve spring retainers

Cam info: 288º inlet/ 280º exhaust (28º-80º, 69º-31º)

Cam lift: 6,5mm (10,6mm at the valve)

Valve lift at TDC: 1,4mm, 1,8mm (important for good idle at low speed and the ability to pass in emissions test) below 1,9mm for 2 valve engines with hydraulic followers.

Very good machining (CNC), tight fit in head and lobes coated to aid break-in.

For those of you that never heard of this company, they are the makers of the Bugatti Veyron’s engine block and cylinder head (as many precision parts for F1, etc.)

Here’s one thing you don’t see everyday on a CVH cam, a hole in each lobe to lubricate the follower… Very nice!

The new valve springs are approximately the same geometry as the old ones.

3,5mm spring retainer and guide

New parts from shop

After some time going around, store after store, asking prices for new parts (tight budget…), I finally found the “right” price at a nearby shop… Only after a fair bit of problems like I couldn’t get an oil pump ANYWHERE in this country (ford, parallel market, whatever…), and mixed head gasket set’s.

New 0.29mm oversize pistons, gudgeon pins and rings

0.5mm conrod big end bearings

0.75mm crank bearings (the limit!!!)

Another crank bearing

Much needed new water pump

Normally when you ask, in a common shop, for head bolts they sell ford’s spec special stretch bolts. I got 10.9 strength common bolts… They are not designed to stretch at all, and are a bit on the heavy duty side… NICE!!!

Some other important parts for a reconstrution, oil filter, oil pressure sensor and thermostatic water valve…