Camming a VTS

[Toad]

That vid was with the stock box. I can't quite hit 60 mph in 2nd anymore with the S1 box.

[Toad]

Spencer, I checked out the tachometer this evening. 80mph was 4675 rpm, there or there abouts. Not a bad guess before then! :d

[spencer_cammedvts]

thats 675rpm more than it is on the standard S box. doesnt sound to bad. where would be the best place to source a rallye box because iv been searching and there like rocking horse shit!

[Toad]

I wouldn't got to all the hassle if you are charging the car soon. I was lucky to find one from a breakers.

[spencer_cammedvts]

did it cost you much mate? wont be charging the car for at least a year yet mate. and will be keeping the s box in the garage.

[Jazz]

Originally Posted by Steve_VTS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk7BARqUw8U

love that video, not sure what that VTS running but it is a Type R ITs Racing

Awesome vid mate, loved it! But that Saxo was def not standard (my uncle's CTR comfortably pulls away from my VTS after an even first gear launch), but whatever set up the driver was running it did the job! Seemed to grip nicely off the line, not too much drama, just got on with it. Pulled cleanly from that Type-R, very very impressive... Right, time to get saving!

[Toad]

Originally Posted by spencer_cammedvts

did it cost you much mate? wont be charging the car for at least a year yet mate. and will be keeping the s box in the garage.

I think I paid the breakers £150 for it. It works fine, but I think it's on its last legs to be honest. Lot's of crunching going on, lol.

[pug205gti87]

lol mad stuff. so what have you got done to your car exactly have you had it rolling roaded lately?

[Toad]

It's been on loads of rolling roads. Lowest it made was 147 bhp and highest was 168 bhp.

It's just got 708 camshafts, and a fairly modified cylinder head.

[pug205gti87]

obviously all breathing stuff as well ye? how much can you get a big valve head for ? i could be interested in that

[rushy_23]

Bit of a range there eh Toad. Main thing is we all know it shifts.

[Toad]

Originally Posted by pug205gti87

obviously all breathing stuff as well ye? how much can you get a big valve head for ? i could be interested in that

Yeah, Scorpion full system, Supersprint mani and a Green filter enclosed in a fibreglass shell.

EDIT: The head was expensive. Somewhere around £700 I think. {gulp!} I paid even more to get it fitted properly.

[Toad]

Originally Posted by rushy_23

Bit of a range there eh Toad. Main thing is we all know it shifts.

Yeah, very big range mate. I think the loss of weight is big contribution to the quick 0 - 60 time. As soon as I get the fibreglass bonnet on and the sunroof out, I'll get the car weighed up. Very interested to know where it's at!

[spencer_cammedvts]

iv nearly got mine back together now after the headgasket blow. just got to fit the cambelt and get her tensioned toninght, the bleed the coolant system. job done.

i took some pictures of my flowed head that i did myself. pics arnt very good but you can see the size of the ports etc which is the main thing.

[spencer_cammedvts]

ill gte them up when i get to work tomorra

[b0t13]

if i get a vts in jan, this is the route that im going to take, whats the advantages and info on a modified head, and is there any cheap performance options that could be done whilst the engine is apart when the cams are getting fitted?

[jeeves_101]

not really any cheap ways to do anything, unless you do the work yourself.
lightened fly may help abut, would free up the revs abit, but too light and torque will go, other than that, there isn't anything cheap thats good really.

[b0t13]

when camming the car, can u just by the cams themselfs or do u need the other parts aswell, like pulleys and stuff?

as cams alone are expensive and i dont want to buy the extra parts if there not needed, although i dont wonna cause engine wear if that happens without them.

[rushy_23]

VTS comes with venier pulleys im told. Hydraulic followers is another upgrade
with cams but dont think that essentual too. If it were me I would like to get
the belt changed while the timings being done but thats another not needed
expense.

but too light and torque will go

Is that true or is that something that somebodies just said in the past without
backing it up.
If the flywheel is L+B too much then wont it just be plain sh1t for the job full stop?

[b0t13]

ive heard that lightening the flywheel loses torque, apparently its true..

its sacrificing torque for bhp, so it depends on how u want the car to pull i suppose.

what about havin the head ported and polished? that expensive and are the gains good?