Recent content by edbutler

Id watch out with buying the cams mate - I had a very similar mod list to you plus a P&P'd Patriot Head with big valves... The Combination of TB Porting, 2.4Inlet and Cams made the thing run like an absolute bag of poopoo below 2000rpm with flatspots and misfires everywhere. I dont think the...

Id agree with Slindborg - the MAP will be getting a very lumpy signal, especially if you have a 2.4 manifold... My car had flat-spots all over the place and ran mega-rich unless in open loop!

Glad you got rid of those god forsaken "Head Rests." If i'd have had a rear end shunt in mine, being over 6' id have probably died of head trauma! What were Vauxhall thinking!? How much did they weigh Vocky?

Is the TB ported/polished? How is the car at idle - 750rpm, Responsive and smooth? Mine seemed to do some of what you described with an Inlet manifold air leak. I had the 1514 code, but not the other code however... Maybe worth a look?

Erm.... Where...?! Port and polish the gearbox maybe!? :lol:

I always thought High RPM blue smoke is attributed to excessive blow-by from the piston rings. I just hope the bore isn't egged! Happened to one of my mates with a Honda VTEC. May be worth a punt and shouldnt be too hard if youve already had the pistons out!

What type of fuel flush?! Proper ones will knacker your fuel filter (sometimes because they become clogged after the clean) and most people recommend to change them after. Worth a try! Shame changing a FF on a VX looks so easy but is a complete pig to get to!! :crazy: What mods do you...

Dodgy sounding question but i prefer old school diagnostics - Check colour of spark plugs (rich=black, good=light brown, lean=white). Also have a whiff of your exhaust when warm. Also check your exhaust after a run: When i blocked off my FPR accidentally the car felt very flat at top end - the...

4000rpm+ is where the ECU switches to Open Loop (fixed fuelling parameters) if i remember correctly? Maybe when your car is operating in closed loop, the correct AFR isnt being provided... This could be due to a cracked exhaust pathway or a bad lambda sensor. Has the cold misfire disappeared...

I'd stick a voltmeter across the injectors and see at which point they are firing (from switched off, switch on, warm up and give it a rev when sat still). Make sure they are indeed doing it at the correct time. My friend once had a dodgy map in his Honda Civic where the injectors randomly...

Re: Fitting the megasquirt ecu Now im not that bad with a soldering iron, but this stuff is hardcore!! Well done mate :D

Awesome infos Joe... Was about to start a thread asking for such info and found this! Does anyone know of the part requirements from a M62 <=250bhp build to a Harrop <400BHP Build: Harrop 1320 Supercharger + Pulley Wiseco Pistons? Eagle Rods? Anything else??

Muncher, just to let you know, when my car is written off... If I can indeed buy it back, the head (Patriot Stg2) and bottom end will be parted out so let me know if you're still interested :)

Id reather pay my hard earned to the guys that developed it though rather than a tuning company take their chunk - that can pay for the Ferry :D Night out in Amsterdam anyone??

Fantastic work guys... If you need a UK distributor / test monkey look no further!! :)