It’s been a frustratingly long
wait over that past year
since I got a replacement
head for the Saph. But all is
back on track now as it has
finally been returned to MJ
Racing from the machine
shop. Next up will be some porting so it
matches the previous head which was
sadly beyond repair. I actually hadn’t ever
compared a standard head beside my own
previously, so I was quite taken aback at
just how much bigger the ports were. NoUNDER
PRESSURE
All the parts are coming together for the Cossie’s
engine build, and Ade is keen to have the Saph
back in action again very soon...
ADE SAPPHIRE COSWORTHBits are ready for
the YB rebuildStock head v ported head....
Hmm, only a slight difference!The Saph is currently sat
under an inch of dust in the
background, but not for much
longer as Ade is keen to get the
Cossie road-worthy once moreQUICK SPEC MSD live map Q Wasted Spark, closed loop L8 & grey injectors Q Autodynamix loom
Q T38 turbo Q Gizzmo electronic boost controller Q GAZ Gold Coilovers Q MC Fabrication Six
degree beam Q Fifteen52 Tarmac alloyswonder it made such good power! Although
it’s currently sitting pretty after being
blasted, given a fresh skim and new guides,
soon the die grinder will be attacking it! The
port-work will be replicated as closely as
possible on the new head, as the previous
results of 460bhp more than proved how
good the work was.
While I was waiting I was also on a
shopping spree. Previously I ran a regular
style head gasket, but with two years of
hard use that was shown up as a weak
point, so I was advised to go for a WRC stylereplacement. Cheap unbranded WRC style
gaskets are available online, but I couldn’t
bear the thought of an early failure for the
sake of a two figure saving, so Burton Power
had to be called. Nobody wants inferior,
or heaven forbid counterfeit parts (been
tricked before!), so the mainstay of Ford
tuning parts is without doubt the place to
go for peace of mind. A Victor Reinz WRC
gasket was ordered along with Burton’s
own extensive head set and a quality
Gates timing belt. These are the main parts
required for the re-assembly, so there’s no
good reason to scrimp!
Looking ahead there’s a deadline I really
would like to make; Driftland’s ‘Ultimate
Scottish Ford Show’. Always a great day out,
and this year their Ford day isn’t clashing
with two other huge events, so is bound to
be a top-notch season closer. My car is even
on the flyer doing a burnout from 2017’s
huge ‘legal cruise night’ event, so fingers
crossed that come Sunday the 11th of
August it’ll be back doing exactly that once
again! We can only hope!CONTACTS
BURTON POWER
http://www.burtonpower.comMJ RACING
facebook.com/MJracing.bhpȽѲ FAS T FOR D SEPTEMBER 2019FAST FLEETIt’s been a frustratingly long
wait over that past year
since I got a replacement
head for the Saph. But all is
back on track now as it has
finally been returned to MJ
Racing from the machine
shop. Next up will be some porting so it
matches the previous head which was
sadly beyond repair. I actually hadn’t ever
compared a standard head beside my own
previously, so I was quite taken aback at
just how much bigger the ports were. NoUNDER
PRESSURE
All the parts are coming together for the Cossie’s
engine build, and Ade is keen to have the Saph
back in action again very soon...
ADE SAPPHIRE COSWORTHBits are ready for
the YB rebuildStock head v ported head....
Hmm, only a slight difference!The Saph is currently sat
under an inch of dust in the
background, but not for much
longer as Ade is keen to get the
Cossie road-worthy once moreQUICK SPEC MSD live map Q Wasted Spark, closed loop L8 & grey injectors Q Autodynamix loom
Q T38 turbo Q Gizzmo electronic boost controller Q GAZ Gold Coilovers Q MC Fabrication Six
degree beam Q Fifteen52 Tarmac alloyswonder it made such good power! Although
it’s currently sitting pretty after being
blasted, given a fresh skim and new guides,
soon the die grinder will be attacking it! The
port-work will be replicated as closely as
possible on the new head, as the previous
results of 460bhp more than proved how
good the work was.
While I was waiting I was also on a
shopping spree. Previously I ran a regular
style head gasket, but with two years of
hard use that was shown up as a weak
point, so I was advised to go for a WRC stylereplacement. Cheap unbranded WRC style
gaskets are available online, but I couldn’t
bear the thought of an early failure for the
sake of a two figure saving, so Burton Power
had to be called. Nobody wants inferior,
or heaven forbid counterfeit parts (been
tricked before!), so the mainstay of Ford
tuning parts is without doubt the place to
go for peace of mind. A Victor Reinz WRC
gasket was ordered along with Burton’s
own extensive head set and a quality
Gates timing belt. These are the main parts
required for the re-assembly, so there’s no
good reason to scrimp!
Looking ahead there’s a deadline I really
would like to make; Driftland’s ‘Ultimate
Scottish Ford Show’. Always a great day out,
and this year their Ford day isn’t clashing
with two other huge events, so is bound to
be a top-notch season closer. My car is even
on the flyer doing a burnout from 2017’s
huge ‘legal cruise night’ event, so fingers
crossed that come Sunday the 11th of
August it’ll be back doing exactly that once
again! We can only hope!CONTACTS
BURTON POWER
http://www.burtonpower.comMJ RACING
facebook.com/MJracing.bhpȽѲ FAS T FOR D SEPTEMBER 2019
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