InsaneSwede's Astra MKI - Page 2

madads · 23-01-2007, 20:38

http://www.mk1oc.com/forum/

Hi there "Insaneswede" love the MK1 I am also doing a MK1 up

my 1.2s will soon be sporting a 2ltr 16v on bike carbs complete with rebore to 2.1 and possabley kent cams

You might want to check out the link to the MK1OC at the top of this post there are a few of us MK1ers still loving these cars back to glory

Take care and hope to see you on the site soon

Sorry have been told youre already on the mk1oc lovvley car and engine any way.

InsaneSwede · 24-01-2007, 13:05

Hello, cool you like my car.

i´m already regged at that forum, but i feel it´s almost 'dead'.

Rgds

Stefan · 27-01-2007, 09:58

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Originally Posted by InsaneSwede

A sat for a while at my friends peterg´s workshop and started to mockup my forthcoming exhaustmanifold.

How long are your primary pipes? Did you determine a set length for tuning? Or was it just how it ended up?

Are you using a 2.2 block also? What did you do on the bottom end?

Any more pics of the 8v head? I've tried a similar chamber, based on the Esslinger 2.3 Pinto ARCA head...

Sorry for all the questions

Stef

InsaneSwede · 27-01-2007, 17:56

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Originally Posted by Stefan

How long are your primary pipes? Did you determine a set length for tuning? Or was it just how it ended up?

Are you using a 2.2 block also? What did you do on the bottom end?

Any more pics of the 8v head? I've tried a similar chamber, based on the Esslinger 2.3 Pinto ARCA head...

Sorry for all the questions

Stef

Hello.
The manifold i fabricate will have 550mm primarypipes and 130mm secondary pipes.
It will be in 4-2-1 version to help enhance engings lower rpm, and as for the long tubes is also because of my 272 degree special grinded camshafts.

The bottom end is containing +5mm arrowrods and woessnerpistons
the stroke is 95.4mm and the bore is 87mm , i have also a 10mm studgirdle to help keep things together at this long stroke.
And yes it´s based on an X22XE engine.

too bad the 8v head is so long ago i ported so the other pics i took are gone.
But yes it is similar to that Ford head.

no worries mate on the questions.

rgds
Patrick

mattcoupturbo · 27-01-2007, 18:04

Thats some mental manifold, going to lose a hell of a lot of heat being so big surely?

InsaneSwede · 27-01-2007, 19:24

no problem with loosing het.

stainless and wrapped with bandage keeps the heat in.
it might just take about 0.1seconds more to heat it up..

GDN16v · 27-01-2007, 19:57

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Originally Posted by InsaneSwede

no problem with loosing het.

stainless and wrapped with bandage keeps the heat in.
it might just take about 0.1seconds more to heat it up..

Love the car, proper old school!!

Manifold is a work of art, must of taken some time to do that!!

MarkyG · 27-01-2007, 20:01

very smart, what made you choose that balance between inlet and exhaust valve size?

InsaneSwede · 28-01-2007, 07:35

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Originally Posted by GDN16v

Love the car, proper old school!!

Manifold is a work of art, must of taken some time to do that!!

honestly.. about 2 hrs

but there are no weldings done yet.. just mocking up..

Rgds

InsaneSwede · 28-01-2007, 07:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkyG

very smart, what made you choose that balance between inlet and exhaust valve size?

Through some calculations ofcourse

but honestly more 'gutfeeling'

My 2.3 litre engine wouldn´t have any 'upper' rpm scale with std valvesizes.

the thought about my engine is that it should be a 'heaviley' tuned NA engine.
and then turbo on that

(Almost like todays WRC engines)

My calculations is that it would produce easily 230hp with no boost at this state.
and that is on fairly low rpms,, somewhere around 6000rpm.

it might get hard to get proper gasflow/speed you might think when running this big valves.
But my calculations and gutfeeling tells me that increased volume in engine would have reached Mach1 quite quickly with std dimensions.(no good)

Hope thats a good answer

Rgds

rich.21 · 28-01-2007, 10:32

wall ways had soft spot for the mk1 astra looking good

vxlgsi · 28-01-2007, 11:10

Incredible project, nothing like it in the uk.... would love to see it in the flesh.

InsaneSwede · 02-02-2007, 10:27

Thanks guys..

here´s a quick piccie of yesterdays work..

rgds

NIFFER022 · 02-02-2007, 10:44

dude wow, loving mk1 astra and your pics are just simply awesome...

InsaneSwede · 03-02-2007, 09:09

finished trigger disc.

dhdev · 03-02-2007, 12:04

Can't believe I haven't looked at this thread until now. It's absolutely awesome, I'll definately be pointing others in the direction of this thread.

Keep up the great work

InsaneSwede · 03-02-2007, 22:43

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Originally Posted by dhdev

Can't believe I haven't looked at this thread until now. It's absolutely awesome, I'll definately be pointing others in the direction of this thread.

Keep up the great work

Thanks mate

here´s a couple of pics of todays work:

i also started to tack some welds on the manifold.. but i didn´t remember how i taped it up..
so when i got home to view my pics from the other day.. i have routed them wrong *LOL*

so no pics on that today

cheers!

leesturbo · 03-02-2007, 23:07

the inlet manifold is the sexiest item. any more pics of it at different angles etc ?
price to make another ?

InsaneSwede · 04-02-2007, 16:33

Hello..

Browse around in my photobucket.. it might be some pics there.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l69/Wetterskog/

at the moment i´m really pissed off.
my plans for the outlet manifold has just been junked.. it wont fit at all.
i´m over 8cm short of space upwards against hood.... fock!

leesturbo · 04-02-2007, 16:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by InsaneSwede

Hello..

Browse around in my photobucket.. it might be some pics there.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l69/Wetterskog/

at the moment i´m really pissed off.
my plans for the outlet manifold has just been junked.. it wont fit at all.
i´m over 8cm short of space upwards against hood.... fock!

just go with the easy nissan 200 manifold ,
it works very well as used by plenty of ppl now!
and it is compact and puts the turbo in a nice postion?

Rick Draper · 04-02-2007, 17:21

Is that a AP racing twin plate clutch? Looks like it is?

InsaneSwede · 04-02-2007, 19:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by leesturbo

just go with the easy nissan 200 manifold ,
it works very well as used by plenty of ppl now!
and it is compact and puts the turbo in a nice postion?

Hi again.,.. my turbosetup is 'backwards' i got turboinlet on the left side,(battery side)
so 'Nissan' Won´t fit.
and i got some obsession of making everything myself

InsaneSwede · 04-02-2007, 19:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick Draper

Is that a AP racing twin plate clutch? Looks like it is?

hi!
almost.. it´s a Sachs twinplate 200mm '960Nm' clutch.

bought it very cheap, made for Saab.. changed the hubs in the discs, this way it was very cheap.

Rick Draper · 04-02-2007, 20:17

Are you using Toyota running gear? Looks mint. How did you go about making a adapter plate for the gearbox to the engine, any pics?

Jimbo · 04-02-2007, 20:50

This would be of great interest to me and many many others........

23-01-2007, 20:38	#26
madads MIGWeb User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: cleck west yorkshire Drives: MK1 MK3 MK5 Astra's iTrader: (0) Posts: 1,111	http://www.mk1oc.com/forum/ Hi there "Insaneswede" love the MK1 I am also doing a MK1 up my 1.2s will soon be sporting a 2ltr 16v on bike carbs complete with rebore to 2.1 and possabley kent cams You might want to check out the link to the MK1OC at the top of this post there are a few of us MK1ers still loving these cars back to glory Take care and hope to see you on the site soon Sorry have been told youre already on the mk1oc lovvley car and engine any way. __________________ LIFES TO SHORT TO LIVE SLOW. Billing pics 2006 Last edited by madads; 23-01-2007 at 21:19.

24-01-2007, 13:05	#27
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27-01-2007, 18:04	#30
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InsaneSwede MIGWeb User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sweden Drives: Astra MkI iTrader: (0) Posts: 666	no problem with loosing het. stainless and wrapped with bandage keeps the heat in. it might just take about 0.1seconds more to heat it up..

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02-02-2007, 10:27	#38
InsaneSwede MIGWeb User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sweden Drives: Astra MkI iTrader: (0) Posts: 666	Thanks guys.. here´s a quick piccie of yesterdays work.. rgds

03-02-2007, 09:09	#40
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03-02-2007, 23:07	#43
leesturbo MIGWeb User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: now in a evo Drives: 1.4bar = 356bhp :-) iTrader: (7) Posts: 6,697	the inlet manifold is the sexiest item. any more pics of it at different angles etc ? price to make another ?

04-02-2007, 16:33	#44
InsaneSwede MIGWeb User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sweden Drives: Astra MkI iTrader: (0) Posts: 666	Hello.. Browse around in my photobucket.. it might be some pics there. http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l69/Wetterskog/ at the moment i´m really pissed off. my plans for the outlet manifold has just been junked.. it wont fit at all. i´m over 8cm short of space upwards against hood.... fock!

04-02-2007, 17:21	#46
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