has anyone fitted a15 in kb10 or b10 and go it through vic roads did you need an engineers certificate if so what mods did you need to do any feedback would be appreciated.
do you need an engineereds certificate for a brake upgrade ?
For me it poses the question what mods do you need an engineereds certificate for. i am in vic it may be different from state to state all input is welcome.
Hi guys thanks for you imput . i got motor from pick a part about 18 months ago $220 .The acl bearings were dated 2004 so it had been rebuilt in 2004 it had the pistons in it. i just put new ring in it & the big welsh plug at the back was leaking a lot ide say it was not replaced all the other plugs look new ring from S W motorsport about $80 plug $4 honing tool $35 . cam grind & lifter reface $110 timing chain from rockauto USA $35 cam sprocket ebay $200 gasket kit ebay USA $30 .the head i had already a15 i had rebuilt by cavehill engines in lilydale vic it wos his suggestion to go with the bigger valves $800 porting kit $100 & about 4000 hours of my time porting is expensive but its worth getting done by a pro = $1614
its going in my kb10 down the trak
for turbo i think a14 h72 head is low comp but i am no expert (x is an unknone quantity spert a drip under pressurer )
I have finished my a15 rebuild it has 1mm oversize a15 ACL pistons = about 1530 cc it will have twin 40mm dhla dellortos & 4 into 1 hurricane extractors . the cam is a wade 140/09 profile. cam lift 0.296(0.429 @ valve) duration @50 is 238. cam lift @ TDC IN 0.088 EX 0.068 PHASE 109 my undererstanding is its a street cam for twin dellortos good from 3000 rpm to 7000 rpm. the head has L16 valves cut down for memory inlets are 38mm & ex 32mm with holden 6 cylinder double valve springs mild porting. about 1mm of head to get comp to 10 to 1 also has adjustable cam sprocket & chrome molly light weight flywheel . hopefully it will go ok. I have tried to do this on a tight budget . any feedback would be appreciated.
STOP . get the best u spend min $ 400 on 2 hand carb's + kit's + tune on & on you go min $ 1000+ & you fit in on a s**t manifold wich will cost HP just to save maybe $ 100. WICH IS THE BEST I NO 2 REDLINE & X5 IS MORE ?????? LET ME NOW THANK'S
HI ALL I HAVE A SET OF A15 HURRICANE 4 INTO 1s I GOT FROM PERFORMANCE EXHAUSTS IN RINGWOOD THEY SEEM TO BE MADE WELL THEY LINE UP WELL WITH PORTS AND GASGET THE 4 PIPES ARE 38mm INTO 50mm AND THE WELDS ARE THE RIGHT WAY AROUND . I HAVE PICTURES ON MY COMPUTER BUT CAN NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO POST THEM HERE . PS I THINK I WILL HAVE A PROBLEM FITTING THEM IN MY KB10. THERE'S NO ENGINE IN THE CAR AT THE MOMENT SO CAN'T TELL YET