converting our turbos to td03.5

[paulbonner84]

That's looks promising, £540 for both tubs is not bad me think, esp in comparison with tdo4 conversion cost. Looking forward for results, if it give 20hp more is worth the money.

well thats what i thought adam .however i think my tubs that are on the car are f**ked so might not be 100% true reading if you see where im coming from .but the bloke did say "it dosnt sound much bigger than standard comp wheel but there is only 4mm diffrence between a td0414 and a td0419 witch produces 50bhp more at 1 bar".i will keep you all updated as i go

[foxdie]

Very keen to see the results for this

[billybobboot]

Will be intresting to see. As said cams will help.

[paulbonner84]

Will be intresting to see. As said cams will help.

if there was/is someone in the uk that dose them id considor getting cams aswell

[billybobboot]

I had to go to nz im sure there are people places in the uk that would do them its just a case of finding someone.

[giblet]

With cams are the originals reground or did you have new ones made?

[Davezj]

It is the original cam shaft that get re ground.
The bottom of the cam lobe gets ground off to give the additional lift and the profile of the shoulders of the lobe are changed slightly. Can't remember exactly .

[giblet]

I know of a local mechanic who builds race engines etc. Will be seeing him next weekend so I'll ask him if it's something he can do and if so at what cost.

[Davezj]

I have a copy of the cam profile print out that Adam Findlay posted up for the 262 degree cams he did. I can send you a copy of that and it will be much more obvious to the mechanic what is required if he can do cam regrinds.

[MarkSanne]

There was an episode of the Mike & Edd show where they did a cam regrind. Can't remember which episode, maybe that old rally Escort?
Such a place would be perfect! And I'm pretty sure they mentioned the price for that work too.

[giblet]

I have a copy of the cam profile print out that Adam Findlay posted up for the 262 degree cams he did. I can send you a copy of that and it will be much more obvious to the mechanic what is required if he can do cam regrinds.

That would be perfect. I'll pm you my email address.

[Davezj]

Ok, but I am away from home this weekend
The earliest I can get it to you is Sunday evening once I have drive back from Southampton to Manchester, as it on my laptop and I have not brought it with me.

[giblet]

No worries. I'm not visiting him until next Saturday.

[Davezj]

There was an episode of the Mike & Edd show where they did a cam regrind. Can't remember which episode, maybe that old rally Escort?
Such a place would be perfect! And I'm pretty sure they mentioned the price for that work too.

I remember the episode mark I will see if I can get the name of the company.
Oh if my memory serves me right, I think it was the 240z build but that was done in the over in the USA serise. They did the cam and the auto to manual conversion as well I think.

The company welded metal onto the cam to build up the lobe then ground it back down to the correct profile for a mild power hike and heat treated it to harden the surface.

[MarkSanne]

I think you're right Dave!

[Adam.Findlay]

Here are the cam regrinds I do FYI.
Proven results time and time again.

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[Davezj]

If you were based in the uk Adam I would not hesitate to get you to do the cam regrinds me. As you say you have many sets out there in cars and they do what they are supposed to do.

But for us in the uk the shipping, import duty and tax that is applied to the parts on import makes them a lot more expensive.
We would have to pay about 40% more for the parts than you offer them for sale in NZ when add in all the cost. Plus we would probably get stung for a handling fee as well if the import duty was not paid for by you prior to shipping.

This is the only reason I would consider getting something made locally.

What is your price for cam only regrinds at the moment in NZ dollars.
If I send old cams to you.

[Adam.Findlay]

I have sent a few sets to the UK now and provided you are willing to take the risk I am happy to undervalue to package so you can avoid import taxes.

for a cam regrind and 24 springs its 900NZD plus shipping provided you send me some stock cams to grind.
I can do it on exhange too so you dont have to have spare cams or take your car off the road but I would need a $150 bond to ensure I do get some stock cams returned to me at the end of the day

[Davezj]

How much without springs?
I have spring already.

[adaxo]

I may make a Christmas present for my vr4?
Very tempting.