'86 Ford Sierra iS

You need to make your cam cover look better! Here is what I did with mine:

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starfox07 said:
You need to make your cam cover look better! Here is what I did with mine:

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That seems like alot of work just to gain about zero horsepower :p
 
adaptech said:
That seems like alot of work just to gain about zero horsepower :p
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Besides, the camcover is steel, not aluminium, so if you polished it like that, it would be coated in surface rust after precisely 1 winter day :lol: But in all seriousness, you should spent like half an hour sanding and painting it, would look so much better. :)
 
Posmo said:
Besides, the camcover is steel, not aluminium, so if you polished it like that, it would be coated in surface rust after precisely 1 winter day :lol: But in all seriousness, you should spent like half an hour sanding and painting it, would look so much better. :)
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I think mine is aluminum. I've left it bare for like a year now and it hasn't oxidized at all. :blink:
 
Posmo said:
Besides, the camcover is steel, not aluminium, so if you polished it like that, it would be coated in surface rust after precisely 1 winter day :lol: But in all seriousness, you should spent like half an hour sanding and painting it, would look so much better. :)
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Ever heard the terms "if it aint broken, dont fix it" and "function before form"? :p
 
adaptech said:
Ever heard the terms "if it aint broken, dont fix it" and "function before form"? :p
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Well, 5? and 20 minutes work, and you could drastically improve the look of your engine bay. Sounds reasonable to me. :)
 
Posmo said:
Well, 5? and 20 minutes work, and you could drastically improve the look of your engine bay. Sounds reasonable to me. :)
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Hehe... You work fast if you do that in 20minutes;):D
I have a yellow cam cover i can put on. Will that make you happy?:nod::lol:
 
adaptech said:
Hehe... You work fast if you do that in 20minutes;):D
I have a yellow cam cover i can put on. Will that make you happy?:nod::lol:
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Well, you don't need to sand all of the paint away, jsut make it smooth and lay down some paint, it doesn't need to be perfect :D And yes, a yellow cam cover will make me happier :p
 
Well maybe i will do that then. I think the engine bay needs a bit of yellow, too mix in with red, green and blue :p
 
Any updates? :)
 
Posmo said:
Any updates? :)
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Havent been much progress :(
Changed from coilpacks to the original distributor too make it a bit simpler, but i didnt get it working with that either. Found some settings yesterday that im going to try.

I talked to a few guys who have setup Haltch's before and they all say Haltech is very difficult too get working. So im considering buying a Megasquirt-setup instead.
 
If you end up buying megasquirt, I going to force you to write up a very detailed explanation of everything :p
 
I'd go megasquirt. The documentation seems better. I'm thinking of going that way myself.
 
It helps that MS is also cheaper anyway. The days of over priced ECUs are over.
 
argatoga said:
It helps that MS is also cheaper anyway. The days of over priced ECUs are over.
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A brand new MS-setup costs about the same as my old dos-based Haltech:p
 
That link was very good, but you'll still have to write up a detailed explanation, since some of us are not wizards with this sort of thing :)
 
Miniupdate: Megasquirt is ordered and on its way :D
 
adaptech said:
Miniupdate: Megasquirt is ordered and on its way :D
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Done with the Scorpio then? :) I suggest you take a look at your driver and passenger seat mounts. I'd be amazed if they are rust free. :) Had to make new ones for my car on both sides..
 
Posmo said:
Done with the Scorpio then? :)
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Nope :p I have been driving a friends 740tic and was reminded how fun turbos are :D

Posmo said:
I suggest you take a look at your driver and passenger seat mounts. I'd be amazed if they are rust free. :) Had to make new ones for my car on both sides..
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I dont want to look under there :/ , but judging by the condition of the rest of the car, they should be good.
 
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