garethbowers

Had a reply from Phil, the guy is total star.. Always replies with the answers. I dont like asking too much tho.. So i will be ditching the edis setup and using the vx trigger etc. How does true cops work? If i used the cam sensor, what are the benefits and would i have to have my ignition re-mapped or do the tables stay the same?

Does the saab and vaux cops use a 5v trigger do you know?

I really am a complete novice when it comes to this stuff.

Kind Regards

Gareth

To be honest i want to tidy the bay up as the HT leads look ugly and the Ford ones dont fit the xe properley . On the same note as you say its a learning curve. I am planning to continue using wasted spark so i shouldnt need the cam sensor however my engine has got one so it can be easily incorperated. Dont fancy having it re-mapped tho really.

I belive some COPS have built in ignitors and some dont. Its this im not 100% on?

Gareth

Right im with you mate cheers. Ive fired another email over to Phil too. Sure peeps on here will be interested :-) What do the ignitors do exactly? IM also wondering if i have the other 2 drivers fitted if i could ditch edis all together and just run the vaux crank sensor as opposed to the external pick up i have setup.. What you think?

Should i stick with edis? I cant remember why i went down that route in the 1st place now it's been that long

Gareth

Cheers mate. i spoke to phil last week who said in one email i would need re-wiring but i forgot to tell him i was using edis. I re-emailed him but havent had a reply yet, so asking on here. I assumed that essentially the " 2 coils " were basically 4 but paired up?

What plugs would you suggest?

Also do you know if the vaux vxr has built in ignitors at all?

Gareth

http://www.sbdev.co.uk/Clutches/Clutch_Release_Mechanisms/Clutch_Release_Mechanisms.htm

spacer is clt hcs 30

Right im with you. I cant change the clutch slave as it was an sbd jobbiw for the type 9 and cost a small fortune. Im using a .625 with it at the moment and the bite is still to high and very sharp. Is .625 the smallest you can get? My only other option i suppose "last resort" is to remove the box and have the slave collar adapter machined down so the slave has to travel futher...

Ahh right, I've tried a few forums to be honest and not had much replies either. What I can add tho is they will work with the ford edis setup and megasquirt setup to run spark directly. Those of you running a vaux xe, the vag 1.8t COPS fit the head nicely. However since I got the Saab ones cheap enough, I'm gonna try them!!

Also what is the smallest the cylinders go down to? I'm using a .625 cor the clutch and I have had to put spacers between the body and the cylinder to move the pedal back if you get my drift

Cheers for thereply mAte, so am I right in thinking that fir the clutch I could use a larger master to allow the bite to be further down? At the moment I dint have to push the pedal much for the clutch to slip.

I am using sierra front disks/calipers and sierra rear drums.

Cheers

Gareth

I have posted simmilar before but didnt really get the jist. I have an obp pedal box. Can i clarify that i should have the 0.7 cylinder to the front brakes and the 0.75 to the rear? Also on the setup, is the front master the left or right cylinder?

I also have a prob with my hydraulic cluth in that i dont have to push the pedal much to get it to dis-engage, now would i use a bigger or smaller master cylinder to remedy this?

Kind Regards

Gareth

How on earth do you get the circlip on through that tight hole mate? Can the box be removed without removing the floor?

Well ive aquired some saab oil coil on plugs. Looking forward to setting them up. Should look mint!! Better than a bulky coil pack.

anyone? Think this would be an easy solution

Hi, has anyone got any advice with regards to which coil on plug set i could use with the xe? Also could these be used with a wasted spark setup (ford edis)

Ive found some vxr ones on ebay which arnt cheap. Also found cbr600 ones which are cheap CBR600 coil / plug caps CBR 600 f2 sport Breaking 2002 on eBay (end time 03-Feb-11 18:56:39 GMT)

Any reason why they shouldnt work? Its in a 2b and want to ditch the coil pack and tidy the bay.

Regards

Gareth

Cheers for the replies, much appreciated. The split bonnets look much better i think. Im going for the same design as timbo's i think. Hopefully be able to get on it next week some time. :-)

More pictures would always be appreciated.

also where can i get a new cone and bonnet? Cant find them on the gbs site..

cheers for the pics lads much appreciated. Timbo, what did you use to edge the bonnet, scuttle and cone? I have a stainless bonnet at the moment but i am planning to paint it all so dont want rivets on show really. How did you secure the lip on the scuttle? IDEAS? Also where could i get say a 1500mm x 50mm strip of stainless?

Im planning on doing a how2 when i do it so will be sure to mention names .

Cheers Gareth

thats grat bud.. I dont suppose you have any of the bonnet fitted do you? Im still concearned about how you keep the shape of the middle section. Have you re-enforced this too?

Gareth

cheers mate, so did the center section not spring out so to speak? Any pics

Hi people, i have decided to change the bonnet on my 2b. I currently have a "croc" bonnet which i just dont like. What i would like to do is fix the scuttle and the nose cone which i think is easy enough.

What i am worried about is when i cut it into three, the middle part will become flexible i imagine. What have you guys done to strengthen it so it keeps its shape? I have thought about fibre glassing it but i think it will foul the XE :-) . I have done a search but couldnt find a difinitive answer. Any suggestions?

Cheers for the help.

Gareth

Hello matey cheers. So it's a circlip? Tried cutting a hole but where the clip is, it's bang on a structural part of the frame. Gonna be a right pain me thinks.

Hi, how do i go about removing the cable from the box? I cant really get at from below as the builder has plated the underside of the car. Is it going to be a case of removing the box completely?

Cheers

Gareth

HI right swapped cylinders round, feels much nicer now. What i am finding tho is that under hard breaking the front near side is locking up. Any ideas?

Gareth

Hi once again thanks for the info's.. I used a b garage in deeside. They are well known around our way. As said the car pulls great in all gears, just seemed to run out of gear in 5th my engine wanted to keep Goin lol.

Really worried about my box now as the previous owner has boxed it in and will be a knightnare to get at.

HI there. How much was your diff bob? Yeah i agree it does look like it says second gear. What are the figures likely to be in 4th then? Cant wait to get the speedo working now.

HOw do the different sie diffs make a difference? sorry to be ignorant but im really not up on the gearing side of things.

Gareth