henry21p Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Hmmm - pondering the install of the next beastie in my car. Got the engine, wiring loom, ecu, immobiliser, plipper, apollo tank, samco hoses, senders, temp sender for rad, heater matrix.... What else is on anyone's list for ultra reliability - a new baffle was suggested... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Mupferit Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Duratec 🤔 🤔 🤔 😬 Brent 2.3 DURATEC SV. Gad these things are expensive ❗ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry21p Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 Can't - budget won't stretch and I need to keep it as "standard as possible".... Pity. Though dave hard is going this route with his car - ditching the VHPD and going Duratec - maybe when this engine fails I will look at it. (When I've won the lottery maybe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Whitley Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 At the risk of appearing grown up and sensible - why are Duratecs so expensive? Can't you get one from a scrapyard? P.S. Dave: this engine won't fail. I have a feeling in my water M1 7 SMW 1.4-now-1.8K Mem.No. 10376 Picture here 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderpuff Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I have a feeling in my water You need to go and see the doc quick....sounds like you might have caught something nasty from Dave's 21 Watch out...here comes Trouble 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry21p Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 I've got that funny feeling too.... I'll ask anyone else who's had contact with the car and if necessary quarantine it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry21p Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 tell you what - I'll contact Alex and Lynne (perpetrators of that violation of that wine bottle) and see if they can get a prophylactic to fit over the car. Should prevent anyone else catching it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonbell Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Duratecs in themselves aren`t any more expensive than a K....it`s all the bits needed to fit one. If you already have a K then you have to sell / ditch all your current stuff and buy new. If you are starting from scratch then they are both around the same cost although you will tend to get more power for your money with a duratec. The other issue is that there are very few of them out there so second hand offcasts are few and far between. Simon Bell - Caterham 7 Duratec R I`ve seen the future.....and it`s powered by duratec Check out the website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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