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sonny172cup · Apr 5, 2015

Excellent spec.. Stupid question.. Are the Maxi piston HC?

NorthloopCup · Apr 5, 2015

sonny172cup said:
Excellent spec.. Stupid question.. Are the Maxi piston HC?

Not a stupid question at all mate, but yes they are high compression. Here's what they look like:

Lol! Proper

MG cup · Apr 5, 2015

Pitlane motorsport airbox yeah Mark if it's a copy. Loads of nice bits on there.

aucky · Apr 5, 2015

M.C.. · Apr 5, 2015

Looks very nice Mark, what revs will it be doing?

NorthloopCup · Apr 5, 2015

MG cup said:
Pitlane motorsport airbox yeah Mark if it's a copy. Loads of nice bits on there.

No mate not a pitlane one. Too expensive to buy knowing I'd have to cut it up! Lol!

aucky said:
Like

Thanks mate!

M.C.. said:
Looks very nice Mark, what revs will it be doing?

Cheers mate. It'll be revving to 8k, maybe 8100. Max power isn't acheived until 7800 rpm! Lol! That shows how nasty the cams are.

M.C.. · Apr 5, 2015

That will be fun.

Ex-User (19928) · Apr 5, 2015

NorthloopCup said:
They're there to allow flexibility and for thermal expansion mate.

Does that mean it's not welded??

NorthloopCup · Apr 5, 2015

M.C.. said:
That will be fun.

Yeah here's hoping so mate. I'll be running the constant vvt setup that the 197/200's run as well which should aid drivability.

NorthloopCup · Apr 5, 2015

Jeff simply said:
Does that mean it's not welded??

Correct mate. It won't blow either as its a tight fit. A lot of performance car and motorbike exhaust systems are done this way.

Keith185 · Apr 5, 2015

Looks brilliant Mark, might be racking your brains in near future over this engine

Should pass the 200bhp mark quite easily with that spec if the r3 evo is anything to go by

NorthloopCup · Apr 5, 2015

Keith185 said:
Looks brilliant Mark, might be racking your brains in near future over this engine :wink: Should pass the 200bhp mark quite easily with that spec if the r3 evo is anything to go by :smile:

Thanks Keith. Yeah R3 maxi should make 230hp. Maxi Evo made 250hp, but they're on steel bottom end and solid lifter top end. They also Rev to 8500rpm!

Cub. · Apr 5, 2015

It is a real shame Captain Mincer will be piloting this. I almost feel sorry for it. 😂

NorthloopCup · Apr 5, 2015

Cub. said:
It is a real shame Captain Mincer will be piloting this. I almost feel sorry for it. 😂

Lol! Yeah it'll be w**k when it helps to crack a sub 8:15 at the ring. :wink:

sonny172cup · Apr 5, 2015

Nice one mate.

shiftspark · Apr 5, 2015

Great work and attention to detail, will go very well!

NorthloopCup · Apr 5, 2015

shiftspark said:
Great work and attention to detail, will go very well!

Thanks mate. :grinning:

The Russian. · Apr 5, 2015

Absolutely fantastic work Mark.

Looks a work of art.

NorthloopCup · Apr 5, 2015

The Russian. said:
Absolutely fantastic work Mark.

Looks a work of art.

Thanks. It's definitely been a labour of love.

The Russian. · Apr 5, 2015

NorthloopCup said:
Thanks. It's definitely been a labour of love.

Want to Build a Megane engine?

Gray · Apr 5, 2015

Woah.

brilliant mate, a true labour of love.

Can't wait to see what numbers it makes!

Gray · Apr 5, 2015

The Russian. said:
Want to Build a Megane engine?

Oi... less of that talk! - I need to finish mine first.

NorthloopCup · Apr 5, 2015

The Russian. said:
Want to Build a Megane engine? :wink:

Yeah no problem mate.

NorthloopCup · Apr 5, 2015

Gray said:
Woah.

brilliant mate, a true labour of love.

Can't wait to see what numbers it makes! :smile:

Thanks mate. Yeah it's all been in the planning for quite some time now tbh.

You and me both fella! Lol

bozothenutter · Apr 7, 2015

4 piston rings per cylinder?
Always thought competion engines had less rings, not more?
Or is there a special reason for it?

NorthloopCup · Apr 7, 2015

bozothenutter said:
4 piston rings per cylinder?
Always thought competion engines had less rings, not more?
Or is there a special reason for it?

You have the top compression ring, 2nd compression ring and 2 oil control rings mate. That's the standard piston ring setup. It's only race engines that they start doing away with some of the rings, but they need rebuilds a lot more often.

Panda · Apr 8, 2015

This looks amazing, like others can't wait to see the figures.

NorthloopCup · Apr 8, 2015

Panda said:
This looks amazing, like others can't wait to see the figures.

Thanks mate. If it doesn't make the numbers I'll re-engineer the pms manifold to accept a gt3076 and low comp it. Lol

Panda · Apr 8, 2015

And i'll have it off ya lol

NorthloopCup · Apr 8, 2015

Panda said:
And i'll have it off ya lol

Lol!

Martin. · Apr 8, 2015

That looks seriously seriously epic. Proper epic. Credit to you mate. Been waiting a while to see this built lol!!

Absolute car p**n! Seriously jealous of it and of your skills :hearteyes:

bozothenutter · Apr 8, 2015

NorthloopCup said:
You have the top compression ring, 2nd compression ring and 2 oil control rings mate. That's the standard piston ring setup. It's only race engines that they start doing away with some of the rings, but they need rebuilds a lot more often.

Ah ok so it is the oil ring that is doubled up
Never seen that before.
Is it standard on all F4R engines?

NorthloopCup · Apr 8, 2015

bozothenutter said:
Ah ok so it is the oil ring that is doubled up
Never seen that before.
Is it standard on all F4R engines?

Tbh mate I've not seen an engine without 2 oil control rings, so couldn't comment on if it's an f4r thing.

NorthloopCup · Apr 8, 2015

Martin. said:
That looks seriously seriously epic. Proper epic. Credit to you mate. Been waiting a while to see this built lol!!

Absolute car p**n! Seriously jealous of it and of your skills :hearteyes:

Thanks Martin. It's for sale if you want it. Lol!

Simon_16v · Apr 8, 2015

Absolutely awesome! Is it a lot of work to get a 197 head to fit then 182 block?

NorthloopCup · Apr 8, 2015

Simon_16v said:
Absolutely awesome! Is it a lot of work to get a 197 head to fit then 182 block?

Thanks. No mate not really. Bit of measuring and a bit of drilling and tapping. Easy really.

Martin. · Apr 8, 2015

NorthloopCup said:
Thanks Martin. It's for sale if you want it. Lol!

Your skills

Or the engine lol.

It's not seriously for sale is it? Am I having a massive blonde moment.

Couldn't afford it even if it was anyway. Never been so skint in my life.

NorthloopCup · Apr 8, 2015

Martin. said:
Your skills

Or the engine lol.

It's not seriously for sale is it? Am I having a massive blonde moment.

Couldn't afford it even if it was anyway. Never been so skint in my life.

The engine mate. Everything's for sale at the right price!

p@blo · Apr 8, 2015

That's cool as f**k Mark, proper bit of kit. Can't wait to see how this goes, should be pretty brutal with that spec. :smilingimp:

NorthloopCup · Apr 8, 2015

p@blo said:
That's cool as f**k Mark, proper bit of kit. Can't wait to see how this goes, should be pretty brutal with that spec. :smilingimp:

Cheers Paul! Yeah there's a lot of people looking forward to the figures, me included, so let's hope it doesn't let me down! Lol!
It should certainly make the little Kermit cup a bit more entertaining!

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