Have now re-fitted the 1.0 exhaust cam, trying to squeeze some more mid-range power n torque from the engine, has worked well. Runs a lot smoother and doesn't need to be revved as much to pick up speed, will happily get up to 60mph faster than most people tend to do, without exceeding 4krpm. Bad points are that it seems to stop incresing in power above 6krpm, which is a compremise that's fine for commuting I guess. Fuel economy seems a little better too over last few days, due to needing less revs but will see at end of this tank.
1.3 left, 1.0 right
1.3 in, 1.3 ex
1.3 in, 1.0 ex
It's MOT time, nearly. Coming up in the next couple of weeks, and I'm a little worried:
1. Rear suspension might not be MOT'able, I measured how small I can cut the springs before they become uncaptive and added an inch, but didn't take into account just how much the springs sink/compress, so now when jacked up there's a bit of play, so will have to return it to stock. But then the rear will be stock and the front will be lower, which may play with the headlight projection a bit too much.
2. Emissions, last year it scraped by, failed the first test and passed the second, and since I put in the 1.3 cams there's been a petrol smell from the exhaust within the first 10-20mins of running. Should be alright if I give it a run around before hand and it's not sitting too long before the test.
3. Tyres, I've got 4 sets of wheels, but not 1 complete set that will fit&have enough tread to definately pass. Might have to run odd sized tyres front and back, if thats ok? 2x 195/45/16 on front, 2x 165/60/14 on rear. But hey, it might just balance out problem number 1 lol.
4. Carbon canister is loose, as I haven't been able to mount it, nor worked out how to remove it. Should I block off the throttle body vaccum pipes, remove them, or join 'em together. And what about the other pipe wherever that goes. Someone must have done this before, but search function's not working well enough.
Apart from that it should be ok:down:
