ShawSpeed Zetec S

thats wiked mate. glad they sold for you anyway

Yep! Got a few other bits up for sale now too! lol

Bit more work done on the head:









Inlet HD valve springs fitted!

Few pics of the inlet side:







All being well, I should be dropping my engine out and building the new one together with my cams and HD bolts on the 31st July.

Still got exhaust side to do, but will be done soon.

One of my ebay purchases turned up today! (Thanks geoisbest)







Slowly getting my bits together now!

oi sort the other valves out, get lapping

lol cheers for the support Tom!

I lapped a few more in this week, but i'll finish it tomorrow.

Ebay impluse buy (we like those don't we)









They're MASSIVE! haha

I've been looking into oils and after a bit of reading I've decided to go for a fully sythentic 5w40.

That being a Millers CFS 5w40

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-60219-millers-oils-cfs-5w-40-competition-full-synthetic-engine-oil.aspx

After all the money I've thrown at the engine I thought I better get something decent for it.

With Opie oils extra 15% off I didn't think it was a bad deal. Got 6 litres of it (some spare for a top up if needed)

The problem I found with 5w30 is that it broke down quite easy when giving it some stick, many times I've checked it after a good drive and its looked like piss.

The Millers I've gone for should be good for operating around 125°C with max temps to 150°C. But with keeping the 5w it should have good cold start too. Seemed like the best choice for what I wanted

I CANNOT wait till the 31st now!

track time and 0-60 at ford fair?

and make sure your brake fluid is up to it, don't want to see any damage after all the hard work

Yep I have 2 sessions out on track and i will squeeze in at least one 0-60 run as things have changed again!

You're right Marc, its something i need to do

Another piece to the engine build...

I have had a look into oil and have decided to go for a Millers CFS 5w40 Fully Sythethic oil. I found 5w30 not to be quite up to what I wanted. I reach high temps when driving hard.

I guess oil is often overlooked and what I've spent on my rebuild recently I didn't want to skimp on the one thing keeping my engine lubricated.

Got an extra 15% off too. I'd recommend Opie Oils for anyone who is looking for a good oil with an excellent service.

looking top, i cant wait till saturday to help aswell

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Well Ford Fair is now over.

A lot of hard work went into the car in the weekend before Ford Fair.

So now the spec of my engine is:

SC Forged Rods with ARP bolts
Accralite Forged High Compression pistons
SS5 Cams
ShawSpeed Ported Head with bigger exhaust valves
ShawSpeed baffled sump
Jenvey 40mm DTH Throttle Bodies
Pico 330cc Injectors
Omex 600 management
ShawSpeed Light Flywheel
Helix Organic clutch
FRP LSD 'box

Rebuilt by me, Tom and Rutty with the help of Jon @ ShawSpeed.

Mapping is booked for 9th September at Track 'n' Road.