Mick Day
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Myles Looks as though you've sorted it. There can't be many variations of Leda rear dampers for a Caterham. My de-dion has the through the tube mounts only & I didn't have too much of a problem fitting them a few years ago. The only concern was maybe the tube was touching the chassis on full droop. I showed it to Gary May who said no problem. Has passed 2 MOT's since. Mick Edited by - Mick Day on 27 Jan 2006 18:27:09
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Manx Just re-read my last post: it's supposed to read that as it is a passenger side harness it hasn't had a lot of use. From what I understand they are not handed. Send me an email via Blatmail & I'll send a pic. Mick
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Giles Unfortunately your return email address doesn't work. In answer to your question: I think the BP270H cams are very similar to the 1600SS cams. To be sure contact Piper on 01233-500200 or Dave Andrews on 01908-322652. Yes they're still for sale & I would sell separate to the head. Mick
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I've got a 4 point Caterham branded Luke harness available. It's a passenger side harness so it hasn't had a lot of use. Edited by - Mick Day on 26 Jan 2006 08:49:59
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It does if you fit it like this here. I modified my pick-up with a few whacks from a hammer to make sure the clearance was correct.
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Phil Have a look here.
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Phil & Linda I'm sorry to hear of your problem with the tube. This Blatchat thread here might be of interest.
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98RON costs more; no damage to the engine only to your wallet 😬
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Use 95 RON. There is advice from Caterham that under higher stress (track days etc) using 98 RON will help keep oil temperatures under control. Have a search in the archives; posted by Simon Lambert, Caterham service manager.
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James Whiting does a kit, but no doubt this is sourced from Think
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Steve Have a look here. Often have 2nd hand laptops in stock, but I see thay don't have any at present. However worth filing away as they do brilliant service on repairs. No connection just a satisfied customer. Mick
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Angus My pump is out & I will be rebuilding with an R500 pump. I'll bring it along to the WH on Thursday. James Whiting does an uprated pump gasket ; it's a bit thicker so I suppose it doesn't leak; I hope! Mick Edited by - Mick Day on 13 Jan 2006 18:49:48
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Thanks RJ, I caught on to that one. The head is sitting on a shelf at DVA's at present. Probably the easiest thing to do is if Franky wants the head & you want the cams then it goes to Franky & he could remove the cams & send on to you. However I'm sure though that DVA would do this for his usual fee if Franky doesn't want to do it.
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Dave's your man for accurate advice as to what each of these cams will produce.
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Franky Reading from DVA's website, with the valves, porting & BP285M (740 mechanical grind) cams it should produce about 185BHP in a 1.8. With your 1227 cams & roller barrels it should produce more.
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Both heads are fully assembled & ready to roll. They are both K16 heads. Franky: Paul Ivey valves 29.5mm inlet & 26mm exhaust. It is suitable for a 1.8 k & will produce about 185BHP RJ: If someone buys the head on it's own then yes you could have the cams & followers.
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Delbert Are you still interested? Mick
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Have a look at Jason's site here for instructions. After removing the foam thingy I installed the baffle & found there was no difference in surge. After modifying my pickup, as per Jason's instructions, this improved considerably. How did I modify it? Well I used DVA's technique & just knocked the pickup pipe with a drift to create the required 3mm clearance . Having stripped the engine only one big end shell shows signs of wear & that's after 5 years of hard use in a 175BHP engine that's been regularly run to 7500rpm. I too am moving to a dry sump so have a Hellier baffle & modified pickup, plus sump & windage plate all in good condition for sale. Edited by - Mick Day on 10 Jan 2006 17:26:25
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3 years & 12350 miles ago, when I uprated my engine, I put in a standard clutch. It coped very well with 175BHP. On stripping the engine for further changes the clutch plate looks as new. It's a light car so you don't need a "strong" clutch especially if you treat it gently & don't "drop" the clutch or indulge in donuts! What am I fitting now? The AP version to cope with the higher torque & power, but would be more than happy to refit the old clutch if there were no changes.
