Mojo back on the road at last...
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 1:32 pm
10 months after my engine expired (cam belt tensioner failure) and I am back on the road - MOT just passed, tax to follow on 1st Feb. I am a happy bunny
Brand new 2.0 zetec now sits in place of the old 1.8, mated up to an iB5 gearbox with hydraulic clutch and custom gear linkage. The 10 mile drive to my preferred MOT testing station went fine, engine running really nicely despite running on an arbitrary scaling of the old injection map, clutch extremely light (stiffer return spring needed I think!), gear linkage snickety-snick! Almost feels like I have a new car...
Some pics of the rebuild here: http://photobucket.com/mojo_engine_upgrade
Now to choose where to use the free Javelin trackday I won last October! Need to use it by the end of April, but need to get the engine mapped and run in first...

Brand new 2.0 zetec now sits in place of the old 1.8, mated up to an iB5 gearbox with hydraulic clutch and custom gear linkage. The 10 mile drive to my preferred MOT testing station went fine, engine running really nicely despite running on an arbitrary scaling of the old injection map, clutch extremely light (stiffer return spring needed I think!), gear linkage snickety-snick! Almost feels like I have a new car...
Some pics of the rebuild here: http://photobucket.com/mojo_engine_upgrade
Now to choose where to use the free Javelin trackday I won last October! Need to use it by the end of April, but need to get the engine mapped and run in first...