CA20DET powered Gazelle

Umai Naa!! · Post by **Umai Naa!!** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:08 pm

I would also like to know what head gasket you're using.

Candellan · Post by **Candellan** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:00 pm

I'm still using a stock CA20 fibre head gasket as none of the big name companies make a CA HG with a 86.5mm bore. I'm told there is a company here is BrisVegas that can make up a metal one, but I'll stock with stockies for now. My issue may be that I used old head bolts again & they've stretched under reheating. New bolts are being machined down this week to remedy that problem as the bolt holes in the block are too short for stock CA18DET head bolts.

Candellan · Post by **Candellan** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:13 pm

Here's a few photos of the day:

s12sweden · Post by **s12sweden** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:44 am

Candellan : so excellent picture

Candellan · Post by **Candellan** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:40 pm

The results are in & I placed 2nd in class with the 1:04.52. Class leader was the S13 in the photo above with a 1:01.41. I'm pretty happy with that considering the problems I had.

XanoKais · Post by **XanoKais** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:55 pm

I've always liked your car. very well built. AND you built a CA20DET, which in itself is amazing.

james · Post by **james** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:29 pm

nice work man!!

just quietly, any particular reason you still have a passenger's seat? I woulda thought extreme stripping could shave a second off your lap time...?

Candellan · Post by **Candellan** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:04 pm

Thanks guys.

I've still got most of the interior still in there, including the back seat uprights with steel backing, power windows, etc. Only the carpet, rear seat base & spare tyre/jack are out. I'll start stripping it once I have my garage space back, swapping for manual doors, fibreglass panels, etc all to come over time.

Candellan · Post by **Candellan** » Mon May 04, 2009 12:28 pm

I made it to Lakeside again after blowing the ring lands of #4 piston this time & popping the head gasket. New ACL pistons are a vast improvement over the cheap crap I had in there, but I think they have a lower compression as the design of the top is quite different.

Latest Lakeside footage:
Lakeside 3/5/09 Session 2
Lakeside 3/5/09 Session 3
Lakeside 3/5/09 Session 4

In session 4 I'm following an Audi R8 V8. Very nice car, but not as quick as you'd think.

DRIFTKID · Post by **DRIFTKID** » Mon May 04, 2009 7:21 pm

nice vids man watching them now..

looks like u can still push the car harder maybe put some more camber into it, it looks tame as opposed to that s13. Nice track would like ot give it a try some time..