Nova Sport - Page 4

**spanishfly** · 19-02-2007, 18:04

Looking awesomely good!
Heads up, Kent cammage iirc 275 deg

**Benn** · 19-02-2007, 18:20

very nice dude!

Dec. · 19-02-2007, 18:21

Cheers pal, that's an NVO cam, I think you need an AST for the 1.3?

dEC

**spanishfly** · 19-02-2007, 18:52

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Originally Posted by Dec.

Cheers pal, that's an NVO cam, I think you need an AST for the 1.3?

dEC

Ah. I used my 1.4 piper cam in the 1.6 i built after??? Was a 285 forget the number.

Steve! · 19-02-2007, 23:04

Coming on well now.

Dec. · 01-03-2007, 14:57

Ohhh....

:-)

**CraigGreen** · 01-03-2007, 15:17

Is that built to match the furniture?

lee303 · 01-03-2007, 15:35

niiiiiice!

vxlgsi · 01-03-2007, 16:24

Nice work looks like its gonna be a peach when its done!

Blydenstien recommends nova gte cams on 1.3s, superb little engines when done right!

Dec. · 01-03-2007, 16:50

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Originally Posted by vxlgsi

Nice work looks like its gonna be a peach when its done!

Blydenstien recommends nova gte cams on 1.3s, superb little engines when done right!

Thanks

There's a 1.6 GTE B+ (big valve) Head on ebay at the moment, anyone know if this'll fit the 1.3 block?

Are Blydenstien still trading?

**CraigGreen** · 01-03-2007, 16:52

Think Bill has given up but passed it on to someone else.

the 1.6 head will fit. offers bigger valves anyway & a small bump in CR IIRC.

A GTE cam will be easy to come by, Ive got 3 (cough)

lee303 · 01-03-2007, 16:59

head will fit, but different inlet manifold needed though no?

vxlgsi · 01-03-2007, 17:32

Many moons ago my bro built a 1.3 engine for his missus nova, at the time there was actually a race series for them and managed to find out what worked best whilst keeping you wallet fairly full.. ended up using a 1.3 block with 1.2 pistons, very high compression, and a very early 1.2 head B reg i think (best flowing), gte cam, locked vacuum advance, lightweight flywheel vernier pulley etc...with a dmtl 32/34 carb.....

ive still not driven anything like it ,it was just under 110 bhp but my astra gsi could only just kep up.

A local guy set it up and said if he had run 40's (not practical at the time) it would have made around 130+, also the compression was a tad to high, and restriced how much advance could be used, and we were never brave enough to find out at what rpm is stopped pulling!

A friend of mine i met through vscc had a mk2 astra, with a stage 4 head and cam + 40's on his 1.3, which was revving at over 9k on a stock bottom end for 4 years, and it gave my mates old astra 200ts a good run for its money upto 100mph.

**Benn** · 01-03-2007, 18:07

blocl looks gooood.

GDN16v · 01-03-2007, 19:10

Looks good Dec (as always

)!!

Steve! · 01-03-2007, 19:13

nova van man · 01-03-2007, 19:24

dec did you win that rocker cover off e bay?????

KeithRobinson · 01-03-2007, 19:45

Looks awesome

**spanishfly** · 01-03-2007, 19:58

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Originally Posted by Dec.

Thanks

There's a 1.6 GTE B+ (big valve) Head on ebay at the moment, anyone know if this'll fit the 1.3 block?

Are Blydenstien still trading?

nope it won't fit.
They are trading although big man has finished.

Freak · 01-03-2007, 20:20

Good to see you back dude

Fun memories of your old one making my ears bleed at the region 4(i think?) RR day @ novatech I came all the way down for

And Belgium of course

Looking good

**CraigGreen** · 02-03-2007, 12:16

The method posted by VXLgsi is a good way to getting good power from these engines.

You would want to lower the CR slightly though to run pump fuel.

lee303 · 02-03-2007, 14:00

9k on a stock bottom end is optimistic to say the least though

Dec. · 02-03-2007, 14:04

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Originally Posted by vxlgsi

Many moons ago my bro built a 1.3 engine for his missus nova, at the time there was actually a race series for them and managed to find out what worked best whilst keeping you wallet fairly full.. ended up using a 1.3 block with 1.2 pistons, very high compression, and a very early 1.2 head B reg i think (best flowing), gte cam, locked vacuum advance, lightweight flywheel vernier pulley etc...with a dmtl 32/34 carb.....

I've heard the 1.2 head is the best alright, I'll keep an eye out as...

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Originally Posted by lee303

head will fit, but different inlet manifold needed though no?

...I'm gonna want to fit an original Irmscher inlet, so may not be an option?

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Originally Posted by nova van man

dec did you win that rocker cover off e bay?????

Sure did pal, cost a few quid, but you gotta have one!

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Originally Posted by CraigGreen

You would want to lower the CR slightly though to run pump fuel.

I could do this by shaving a few thou from my head, may decide to get the orginal gas flowed and skimmed if I don't change for a 1.2 as previously mentioned?

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Originally Posted by spanishfly

They are trading although big man has finished.

Does anyone have any contact details?

lee303 · 02-03-2007, 14:06

yeah you will have problems with the irmi one fitting, also, you need to add to the head or headgasket to lower compression, not the other way round

Dec. · 02-03-2007, 14:10

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Originally Posted by lee303

yeah you will have problems with the irmi one fitting, also, you need to add to the head or headgasket to lower compression, not the other way round

Oh yeah... duh