PHyR 0 Posted May 9, 2003 http://yarchive.net/car/ I was shown this my Dave Baker last night when I picked up my crankshaft, I think you will all agree this has an amazing amount of useful information to read. Take a look, I have only just started reading it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattcony 2 Posted May 9, 2003 HOLLY s*it !!!!!!!!!!!!! this will take for ever to read, LOADS of stuff here cheers matt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Chip Posted May 9, 2003 Few gems in there but its mostly useless crap like this: http://yarchive.net/car/head_gasket.html worth a flick through if you are really bored though! Chip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KRISKARRERA 2 1 Cars Posted May 9, 2003 hmmm this guy doesn't like k&n filters: http://yarchive.net/car/k+n_filters.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickR 10 Posted May 9, 2003 hmmm this guy doesn't like k&n filters: http://yarchive.net/car/k+n_filters.html "Then coat it with a very thin coating of light grease. A portion of any dirt that gets through the filter will be trapped in the grease. Run it awhile and then feel the grease. If it is gritty, the filter isn't working. It will be gritty with a K&N." Grit that IS trapped HASNT gone through, therefore the filter IS working. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHyR 0 Posted May 9, 2003 I think he is talking about it becoming more restrictive over time, e.g. clogged up with grit. I do not like K&N filters either, they have less surface area that the std filter and worse filtration.. e.g. you can see daylight through it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KRISKARRERA 2 1 Cars Posted May 9, 2003 hehe I love it..... this is David Baker: "A colleague had a Peugot 205 1.9 gti in the other day for a set up on the rollers. It had been severely dicked about with in the air filter, chip and exhaust department. The owner/prat (whatever) thought it was the dog's danglies. The rolling road with no axe to grind said it was 20 bhp down on a good standard one. The owner didn't even realise it was slower. The exhaust made enough noise to make it seem quick. With all the standard bits back on it the power came back up to normal levels. Most of the "tuned" cars we see fall into the "well f***ed up" category. Slow, poor handling, poor fuel economy etc etc. I saw a gold the other day which the owner had lowered right onto the bump stops. At 20 mph a minor dip in the road, which I hadn't even realised existed in my own car, sent this heap of s*ite straight across onto the other carriageway. I turned round and drove it back and told the guy it was too dangerous to even test drive and I could give him no opinion on the engine until he had made the suspension safe. Why was it modified like this ?? - because he wanted it to look "cool" when he went to Gti International." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonah 1 Posted May 9, 2003 "Then coat it with a very thin coatingof light grease. A portion of any dirt that gets through the filter will be trapped in the grease. Run it awhile and then feel the grease. If it is gritty, the filter isn't working. It will be gritty with a K&N." Grit that IS trapped HASNT gone through, therefore the filter IS working. No, he means coat the inside of the air cleaner housing with grease, not the filter itself. So the grease picks up any dirt that has got past the filter. There's some excellent stuff in there. Had a read through some of it and picked up a lot of things already that I've never thought of before. Will definitely read more when i get time, great link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHyR 0 Posted May 9, 2003 (edited) hehe I love it..... this is David Baker: Most of the "tuned" cars we see fall into the "well f***ed up" category." hehehe that is quite funny! Edited May 9, 2003 by PHyR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonah 1 Posted May 9, 2003 lol! Wonder if it's someone on here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Admin Posted May 9, 2003 This is interesting.... > What type of water injection are you running? Two stage pump, or just >pressurized feed from the water bottle? I have a ~3 gallon tank I fabricated to tuck in below the battery in the Z engine compartment. this is pressureized from the manifold. Water flows from this through an adjustable holdoff valve set to 5 psi, through a holly carb jet and into the intake right in front of the turbine inlet. This provides flow proportional to boost pressure and is lots simpler than the electronic ones. I've considered a block arrangement whereby the flow is blocked until the knock sensor detects detonation. If I still need water injection after the addition of the intercooler, I might do that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
perfecto pug 0 Posted May 9, 2003 dave baker talking about head machining Secondly you are very unlikely to find an average machine shop, automotive orotherwise, that has surface finish measuring equipment. Now should you expect to. Surface finish is normally only controllable to any degree of precision by grinding, honing or polishing. A good engineer knows what finish to put on a cylinder head face without thousands of pounds worth of arty farty, laser beam operated, computer controlled, robot designed, moron operated surface profiling gizmos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KRISKARRERA 2 1 Cars Posted May 9, 2003 Read the last few paragraphs of this page: http://yarchive.net/car/camber.html "bloody hate 4 inch drainpipes sticking out" "fecking huge piece of tubing sticking out the back end like something off an oil refinery." "spotty youth with the baseball cap on the wrong way round" LOL he has a way with words! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest unter_hosen Posted May 9, 2003 dave baker does seem to have a way with words...... read his website www.pumaracing.co.uk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sam 4 Posted May 10, 2003 He is one of those people that thinks his way is the only and best way by the sounds of it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C_W 3 1 Cars Posted May 10, 2003 He is one of those people that thinks his way is the only and best way by the sounds of it I agree, it's as though he thinks he's seen and done it all! That comment about 1.9 badges on a 1.6 was THE thing to do in the mid 90s along with the 15" speedlines and lookalikes have always been popular. So what if it made 10bhp less?? It seemed to make the car look better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites