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by **big end floater** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:01 pm

loz i know you can get silicon paint as i used some on my tubes on the saffy i will ask around .

by **scimmie** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:17 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by loz
 And I was going to ask is there a kit for the silicone hoses, I'd really like some, but cant seem to find anything?
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Hi Loz, I don't think there is a silicon general kit for the GTE. I had my made up by siliconhoses.com I sent my original hoses to them and they took patterns and and produced a trial set for me. They were going to make a general kit deprnding on my feedback. However a couple of the pipes didn't quite fit (just too tight), so I asked them to make a couple more, but I never heard anything from them again. I tried contacting them a couple of times then gave up.

Most of the Scimitar hoses are fairly standard and you could probably buy lengths of silicon hoses and adapt them to fit.

I had my heads converted to unleaded quite a few years ago, but people that converted them did a crap job and the valve seats dropped out and pretty much wrecked my head, 2x valves, 2 x pistons and the block.

So I have run on normal heads ever since without any problems.

Scimmie [;)]

Website · by **owelly** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:23 pm

OUCH!!
That'll teach you to fiddle with things!!

by **ghost_walker** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:36 pm

feck, that's nice. ever thought about tracking done the turbo kit from turbo technics?

but rover isn't the way to go. too long nd then makes fitting awkward. ford 5 litre is nice and compact and shoves out more power and doubtful it wil ever become obsoulite thanks to the yanks love of V8's

or to chuck out ford chevy smll block

by **loz** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:52 pm

Thats a right mess. I've been doing endless calculations and seeing various lecturers about turbo charging and injecting the essex, all was going well till i phoned the expert (Ian Danials) and he said that the standard pistons wont take more than 6psi even with a lowered CR Bummer! dont know what to do now, i could just inject it, but i want a real power hike.

by **LewisK78** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:24 am

Ouch, messy stuff!

by **Invalid Boy** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:20 am

What was wrong with that piston? It just looked a bit like a castle battlement, nothing too major...

TBH, what with the Essex being a 60's/70's ford engine all that damage is probably within the manufacturing tolerances anyway!
On a tuning tip... it will add weight, but what about a supercharger sat over the essex?

by **G-man** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:16 am

get some forged pistons

by **capri-datsun** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:48 pm

hyey man!! nice car! i like it, brother of scimitar loz her! love the car, beautiful, but shoulda got a capri!! hehehe, only jokin, gorgouse!!!!!

My 69 Reliant Scimitar GTE

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