Grahamb's Mk1 Fiesta XR2 Duratec HE Hillclimber

[team_zi]

Re: My Mk1 Fiesta XR2

Modded inlet manifold now safe and sound in the garage. First fit and it all seems to be ok.

[david_white]

Re: My Mk1 Fiesta XR2

Love this car, a real credit to you, the zetec and mk1 fezza make for a great combination imo

Any thoughts on going duratec one day, the lighter weight would be quite effective in a car like this I think

Good luck with the racing this year, sure you'll do great

[team_zi]

Re: My Mk1 Fiesta XR2

Thanks. I still get the urge to get out there and modify, which is the main thing.

For future reference, I really fluked the manifold, as everything fits, and I can still get the linkage on, etc. Altiss did a top job of modifying the manifold.

Phew.


Manifold port matching before refitting





Bodies on the manifold




Backplate fitted for the Pipercross airbox





The finished product

[team_zi]

Re: My Mk1 Fiesta XR2

I swapped the fuel rail over for the new Jenvey TBR32 which arrived today.




Off to Crawley tomorrow and Thursday, so may be too whacked to get any work done in the evenings.

Just a few jobs remaining now before the giant killings at Croft on Monday.

Finish the fuel hoses off
Run the engine
etc etc

[tom burgess]

Re: My Mk1 Fiesta XR2

getting there nowthe manifold looks spot on

[GavinR]

Re: My Mk1 Fiesta XR2

That looks very tidy

Good luck at Croft

[team_zi]

Re: My Mk1 Fiesta XR2

Thanks Gavin.

Fuel hoses are now sporting dash 6 Earls fittings, and these were easier to fit than I feared. Didn't even stick any braided wire in to my fingers, which made a nice change.

Fitted a Revotec 7" round air duct in place of my near side headlamp, which means she now gets lots of lovely fresh air, with some ram affect at high speed too.

Just need to lengthen the throttle cable, as the new manifold has moved the linkage further away from the bulkhead and the cable was short to start off with.

Also my varley red top 15 seems to have died, despite leaving it on charge with an optimate 3 for months and months. I'll have to buy myself a new jump battery too, as thats also gone dead. I'll risk the varley, as the car does have an alternator, and I'm sure after some running, it'll soon resurrect itself.

Should run the engine tonight (fingers crossed) if its not too late/loud.

[team_zi]

Re: My Mk1 Fiesta XR2

Its alive, alive I tell you!

[mike105e]

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nice work with the modified inlet. should get a more direct flow into the head now and it looks the tits.

Shame you have to run an airbox tho. id like to see some extra long ram pipes poking up out the bay

[team_zi]

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Pics from yesteray, now back on the trailer for Monday, with the 7" round air duct clearly showing.

[angliaant]

Re: My Mk1 Fiesta XR2

very nice
got a soft spot for mk1 festas

[team_zi]

Re: My Mk1 Fiesta XR2

She went like a rocket at Croft on Easter Monday. All the hard graft paid off. I ran a 107s run on my first lap, which went down to 95s on my fourth and final lap, which, never having visited Croft before, I was quite pleased with.

Having a copy of Short/Wilkinsons Hillclimb and Sprinting book made a huge help, as they have a decent +accurate description of every track in the UK, and with ther instructions memorised for my 4th go, I tried my best to take the Jim Clark Esses as quick as I could, and recorded 90+MPH through that section. Well worth buying a copy if you haven't already done so.

[tom burgess]

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Glad to hear itmakes it all worth it when it worksdid the car feel more powerful/responsive?

[Jamie CRX]

Re: My Mk1 Fiesta XR2

Graham I have the DVD of Harewood, car looks good on it

[team_zi]

Re: My Mk1 Fiesta XR2

Graham I have the DVD of Harewood, car looks good on it

Great, my DVD is in the post. Did they capture my spin on the first timed run? The back end just let go on the first corner. I was a bit too enthusiastic after hearing Chris Wise post a 72s in his slick shod Mk1 Escort. Luckily I missed the straw bails or it would have been a right mess.

2nd timed run was a lot better, with a 73s, but that is still 5s off my PB. I hate spinning on the first timed run. There's so much pressure on getting a good time on the 2nd run, whilst trying not to throw it in to the scenery.

Your dad was saying that the CRX had a rev limiter problem at the last event. How did he get on at Harewood?