Slider7 Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 Does anybody know where I best could go for the conversion of my standard 1.4 K to SuperSport specs. I already informed with Minister Racing Engines and they suggested the following : Uprated Cam Shafts - Uprated Valve Springs - Programme ECU (Engine Control Unit) - Throttle Bodies - Air Filter ETC. Looks great ... until I saw the price : £4500 to £5000 (including full rebuild of the engine). That's way above my budget. Any alternatives ??? I saw on the website that Caterham does the SuperSport upgrade for the standard EU3 1.6 and 1.8 engines for £999 (inclusive of fitting and VAT). But do they still offer the upgrade for the 1.4 K ??? What are the alternatives for tuning the 1.4 K ??? Slider@7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino ferrana Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 YOu could try waiting for a SUpersport kit to come up second hand from someone going a stage further. I seem to remember someone saying that Caterham could not get any 1.4SS ECU's now so they can't offer the conversion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted April 24, 2003 Share Posted April 24, 2003 you could try looking here here for an alternative view on what is possible and price rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinwhitcher Posted April 24, 2003 Share Posted April 24, 2003 Second Dave Andrews Martin MW 51 CAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alias Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 Perhaps you could buy the Caterham SuperSport Kit (£1000) and an Emerald ECU (£700), then try selling a brand new EU3 on BlatChat. I would imagine the Emerald would work fine in this manner, but no doubt someone more knowledgable will come along and correct me. One car - 1400 Supersport with 6 gears and clamshell wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Day Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 Go to Dave Andrews & buy the emerald ECU & suitable hydraulic cams to produce circa 130 BHP. About the same cost as a SS upgrade but with added value. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 Depends on the vintage of the 1.4. There were significant wiring loom changes between the 1.4s and the later 1.6 and 1.8s so an Emerald expecting to see the normal 1.6/1.8 loom will run into problems. Now a little bird might have told me the other day where he might know of a 1.4SS engine coming up for sale... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slider7 Posted April 26, 2003 Author Share Posted April 26, 2003 Peter, You might want to tell that little bird that there's someone strongly interested in the bespoke 1.4 SS engine ... 😬 Please keep me informed !!! Thanks, Slider@7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Gillet Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 Can anyone confirm that using Piper cams would bring 135 bhp + in a 1.6 K? It is more than a SuperSport kit that cost twice Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slider7 Posted April 27, 2003 Author Share Posted April 27, 2003 Thanks for the info to you all ... especially the kit from Dave Andrews seems a real nice alternative to the Caterham SS upgrade ! Came across the website of Power Train Projects : they offer a 140 Performance Cylinder Head kit (which can be fitted to a 1.4 K) for £1350 (ex VAT) which mainly consists of a modified and fully assembled cylinder head and a cast Inlet manifold with increased plenum capacity. Does anybody has some experience with this kit ??? Is it any good Thanks, Slider@7 Edited by - Slider@7 on 27 Apr 2003 22:30:38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilyhands Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 The VVC cast plenum uses an IACV and your MEMS may not support this depending on its vintage. It's volume is also too large for a 1.4 and may affect midrange torque. £1350 for a standard valved, standard cammed mildly ported head does seem quite a lot.. Oily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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