Mk1 16v Project

**Preen59** · 03-09-2009, 09:23 PM

Surprise surprise.. The block wasn't bored today. haha. That's ok he told me to drop in tomorrow. He'll have the block bored and a deck height for me so i can sit down over the weekend and and do some calculations to get a pin height for some pistons..

**schoona** · 05-09-2009, 11:24 AM

You're a machine Chris. Fantastic work. Ta for detailing/resoning why you are doing things, as well as the quality photos (eg the CC calc's).

Inspiring stuff.

**five2** · 05-09-2009, 12:51 PM

looks nice

**Preen59** · 05-09-2009, 01:25 PM

Cheers guys. Don't go giving me too much praise.. I haven't assembled it and had it running yet! haha.

Good thing the block hasn't been bored.. I wasn't really thinking about it.. I have to wirecut the holes in my torqueplate so it can be used..

I'll get onto that next week.

**dubai gti** · 05-09-2009, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Preen59

Cheers guys. Don't go giving me too much praise.. I haven't assembled it and had it running yet! haha.

don't tell me that...just spent the morning painting my 'box and new manifold in matching 'Ford Blue'....although you didn't build this cracker of an engine......just thrashed the pants of it

**Preen59** · 05-09-2009, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by dubai gti

don't tell me that...just spent the morning painting my 'box and new manifold in matching 'Ford Blue'....although you didn't build this cracker of an engine......just thrashed the pants of it

Yeah i forgot to mention that's the colour. Figured you might want to change it so i didn't bother saying anything.

Oh, and i didn't "thrash the pants off it". Sure i gave it some stick every now and then, but thrashing the pants off it implies i didn't take care of it.. Which i did.

**dubai gti** · 05-09-2009, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by Preen59

Oh, and i didn't "thrash the pants off it". Sure i gave it some stick every now and then, but thrashing the pants off it implies i didn't take care of it.. Which i did.

no worries Chris, just taking the p*ss..............

**Preen59** · 05-09-2009, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by dubai gti

don't worries Chris, just taking the p*ss..............

Sorry dude i just have a fear of selling things and people not liking what they got.. Mainly because i hate when it happens to me! haha. It's all good.

**twin eng, twin turbs** · 13-09-2009, 08:58 PM

I built the engine and it does go quite well, could have done with oversize valves and porting to suit to get more out of it... Is pants were un-thrashed last i drove it in preens mk1. Good performer through the rev range...