1400 rally car shenanigans

[Dougyledds]

Andy you saviour!

 

[Enuo]

 

[SuperUno]

Rockingham junior stages yesterday (sat 7th):
1st in my class and beat a couple of adults to If I remember correctly

Anyway, cleaning the car down today and checking everything over I just thought I'd share how cheap the running of the car has been for me.

5 tyres at 60 a tyre (175/55/13 yokohama A539's). These have lasted me 3 rallys and 3 sprints (majority of which I've won my class, so I am pushing it) still have 4mm tread left.

Break pads/disks: first rally I just left what was on the car when I brought it on, braking was amazing, outbreaked many a Peugeot 205 gti long story short there's still life in them.

Fuel: £60 of Shell optimax (four 1/4 tanks ish) has been all I needed.

Also managed to get 10 good quality tyres cheaply (if anyone needs some 165/55/13's give me a pm)

No crashes mean no repair bills.

No more than £500 spent on consumable for a good years racing, obviously this doesn't include entry fees etc but it just shows how cheaply competitive rallying can be done.

Motorsport does not have to be expensive, we did Wales Rally GB for far less than most people would think.....

Pm me re those tyres

 

[Huggy444]

Motorsport does not have to be expensive, we did Wales Rally GB for far less than most people would think.....

Pm me re those tyres

Already got interest in the tyres, depending on if dougy confirms he'll have them. I'll let you know if it falls through

I have 5 budget 155/70/13 tyres with at least 4mm that I'd take £20 for but I doubt that's any use for you

 

[SuperUno]

Ok thanks. I think 155's would be a bit too skinny these days

 

[Huggy444]

Ok thanks. I think 155's would be a bit too skinny these days

Especially with the engine your running

 

[Huggy444]

@frank

Thinking about raising compression slightly, am I right in thinking the normal head gasket thickness is 1.2mm for a 1.0? do you know of anywhere that sells thinner ones?

 

[McMicra]

Haha @Enuo

was just about to tag Dougy aswell, just aswell I checked the last page

 

[frank]

@frank

Thinking about raising compression slightly, am I right in thinking the normal head gasket thickness is 1.2mm for a 1.0? do you know of anywhere that sells thinner ones?

yes mate and i,ve seen thinner ones listed occasionally (nismo etc)

 

[Huggy444]

yes mate and i,ve seen thinner ones listed occasionally (nismo etc)

Think I've seen 0.6mm ones somewhere, make a noticeable difference or have you never tried?

 

[frank]

Think I've seen 0.6mm ones somewhere, make a noticeable difference or have you never tried?

i,ve tried 2.5mm head skims i doubt if .6mm will make any difference tho (1 or 2 hp maybe ?)

 

[Huggy444]

i,ve tried 2.5mm head skims i doubt if .6mm will make any difference tho (1 or 2 hp maybe ?)

My regs are so right that every little helps tbh, ill keep an eye out for one tho mate

 

[inactive]

What events are you doing next year? I'm doing the Roskirk Stages as my first rally, next march .

 

[Huggy444]

What events are you doing next year? I'm doing the Roskirk Stages as my first rally, next march .

Don't think I've got one that early, hoping to get quite a bit done to the car early next year if you ever do see the car feel free to come over and say hello

 

[inactive]

Okidoke, will do! where abouts are you from

 

[Huggy444]

Okidoke, will do! where abouts are you from

Down near Cambridge, in Peterborough
If you're near enough pop down and give me a hand, I'm bloody useless

 

[inactive]

Ah right I'm ages away in Blackburn up north -_-

 

[h701micra]

I'm bloody useless

Lol

Ah right I'm ages away in Blackburn up north -_-

Come up to our track day?

 

[inactive]

Come up to our track day?

Where abouts is it? and will i be allowed as I'm only 13

 

[h701micra]

Where abouts is it? and will i be allowed as I'm only 13

Blyton Park as a test day
Should be fine if you've got a mentor?
If not I can possibly help

 

[Huggy444]

Where abouts is it? and will i be allowed as I'm only 13

If you get your msa licence they should let you on, I don't have a proper driving licence just my MSA one

 

[Huggy444]

Lol/quote]

I'll be in your service crew if you insist.

 

[h701micra]

You can wash my spots and wash my pedals that alright?

 

[inactive]

Yeah sounds good well I've passed my BARS Test but I cant get the actual license till im 14 next feb, but i have the papers to prove I passed. And when is it please?

 

[h701micra]

Yeah sounds good well I've passed my BARS Test but I cant get the actual license till im 14 next feb, but i have the papers to prove I passed. And when is it please?

Next april/may. Date not set in stone

 

[inactive]

Ah right cheers is it for a club or just anyone?

 

[Huggy444]

You can wash my spots and wash my pedals that alright?

Sounds like too much responsibility to me.

 

[Huggy444]

Ah right cheers is it for a club or just anyone?

Just a training/club run day

 

[h701micra]

Ah right cheers is it for a club or just anyone?

Its a free for all really

Sounds like too much responsibility to me.

Its actually quite a responsible job

 

[Huggy444]

Got my exhaust delivered, bit tarnished and needs a nice polish but it's cleaning up nicely Going to try and get it fitted over the weekend, will get some before/after vids too

One question though, it's a cat back system, anyone know what gaskets Ill need?

 

[McMicra]

Only gaskets I got for the PLR was where it joined the bottom of the first cat for mien anyway. Just used exhaust putty and slide the exhaust together for the rest of it

 

[Huggy444]

Only gaskets I got for the PLR was where it joined the bottom of the first cat for mien anyway. Just used exhaust putty and slide the exhaust together for the rest of it

Yeah, been looking at it and and I thought I might just reuse the old one and maybe some putty
Just polished it up, found out its a Powerflow custom made thingy mabob

 

[h701micra]

Some toys mate is this the start of the modifying campaign (extremely tight harsh regulation permitting)

 

[Huggy444]

The minimal modifying begins yes
Getting it fitted tomorrow morning, am stupidly excited...

Only issue is, cars got a two lambada sensors but the exhaust was designed for a micra with only one ( dizzy engine)
You reckon i could leave it unplugged or should I just weld a nut on and plug it in?

 

[h701micra]

The minimal modifying begins yes
Getting it fitted tomorrow morning, am stupidly excited...

Only issue is, cars got a two lambada sensors but the exhaust was designed for a micra with only one ( dizzy engine)
You reckon i could leave it unplugged or should I just weld a nut on and plug it in?

Weld a boss in mate

 

[Huggy444]

Weld a boss in mate

Aye, thought as much, should be easy anyway

You need any more measurements whilst the cars going to be on a ramp?

 

[h701micra]

Aye, thought as much, should be easy anyway

You need any more measurements whilst the cars going to be on a ramp?

Ooh... I'll send you a sketch

 

[frank]

The minimal modifying begins yes
Getting it fitted tomorrow morning, am stupidly excited...


Only issue is, cars got a two lambada sensors but the exhaust was designed for a micra with only one ( dizzy engine)
You reckon i could leave it unplugged or should I just weld a nut on and plug it in?

an extended boss will be preferable faultcode evasion

 

[Huggy444]

an extended boss will be preferable faultcode evasion



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Is that one of those things that warms up the lambada so it doesn't think it's not plugged in?

 

[frank]

the 2nd lambda needs to sense a diluted flow alex (else the ecu assumes the cat is shagged, and flags a mil)

 

[Huggy444]

the 2nd lambda needs to sense a diluted flow alex (else the ecu assumes the cat is shagged, and flags a mil)

Even though I'm keeping all original cats and manifold, is one of this still necessary? I thought they were only needed if you did a cat delete?

 

[frank]

Even though I'm keeping all original cats and manifold, is one of this still necessary? I thought they were only needed if you did a cat delete?

i had assumed you were decatting mate

 

[frank]

is that new exhaust 1st catback or 2nd caback alex ?

 

[Huggy444]

i had assumed you were decatting mate

Ah no worries, didn't need any more complications

Already going to have to reshape the rear bumper I think

 

[Huggy444]

is that new exhaust 1st catback or 2nd caback alex ?

1st cat back, only got the one on coil pack engines (mani fold cat)

 

[frank]

1st cat back, only got the one on coil pack engines (mani fold cat)

yes the reason i asked mate, the coilpack cat is longer eh

 

[Huggy444]

yes the reason i asked mate, the coilpack cat is longer eh

Yeah, people run Pl exhausts on coilpacks and say they're OK, hopefully will be for me

 

[frank]

if it does hit the a/r/b, you can just fit the earlier mani/cat eh

 

[Huggy444]

if it does hit the a/r/b, you can just fit the earlier mani/cat eh

I cant even remember if i have an ARB, I've not looked for a while tbh ....

 

[Huggy444]

OK! Exhaust is on, massive pain in the arse with lots of seized bolts that snapped, torches to warm up bolts...

But it's on, going to have to weld on a lambda sensor soon but it's running fine as it is tbqh, some knocking I need to sort out though :/

Anyway, before and after video will be uploaded when I'm on a computer