ZMANALEX Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Okay as the title suggests all is not well. Got the tools out and the bonnet up yet again. This was a difficult one as no fault codes were coming up but the air / fuel ratio was all over the place. After a little while I decided that the plenum gasket was leaking so proceeded to remove plenum. Found gasket to be sound and all vacuum pipes and connections likewise. Convinced I was on the right track I doubled checked everything but all was good. Still convinced that it was a plenum issue I turned my attention to the Kinetix Stainless Steel plenum and hey presto there it was. The following pictures tell the story but after having a good look at the plenum I noticed that all the seams were only fused and not welded, rather sad for an expensive piece of kit from Kinetix. So anybody considering the SSV Plenum from Kinetix forget it as you will only be wasting your hard earned. I will reassemble tomoz and hopefully all will be good. BONNET UP AGAIN WHERE IS MY PLENUM? AGH! THE DEMON PLENUM...WOW LOOK AT THAT GAP. GAP CLOSED UP AND WELDED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 nice bonnet stay Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 You've been busy! I love the bonnet stay Alex! Some lifters would be good, they lift the bonnet pretty high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcash5 Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Very worrying pictures as these items arent cheap. So ur car was running incrediable lean, by passing all MAF and potentially MAP sensors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARphotographs Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 damn was beaten to the comment bout the bonnet stay pity it was playing up, musta been the curse of the highland hoon! good its fixed tho, when u off to the ring? Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewbie Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Nice welding ! PHIL - was going for a kinetix next time I came up, think I'll just go for the spacer now and use the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 nice bonnet stay Alex Needs must Phil. Spent all my money on gauges Have you got a pair of c f bonnet stays in stock mate ? Cheers, Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 You've been busy! I love the bonnet stay Alex! Some lifters would be good, they lift the bonnet pretty high. Not a big job Stew, 15 mins to get the Plenum off. Yeah, I think a set of lifters would be cool as not good for the street cred running about with the roof down and a plank of wood hanging out the back. Cheers, Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 Very worrying pictures as these items arent cheap. So ur car was running incrediable lean, by passing all MAF and potentially MAP sensors Should be okay mate as I pulled into the pits at the first sign of leaning out so there would have been the minimum of det. I don't run with a MAF.............. God Bless my gauges God Bless forged internals. Cheers, Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 nice bonnet stay Alex Needs must Phil. Spent all my money on gauges Have you got a pair of c f bonnet stays in stock mate ? Cheers, Alex. Which hammer will use to fit 'em - just been admiring your tool kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 nice bonnet stay Alex Needs must Phil. Spent all my money on gauges Have you got a pair of c f bonnet stays in stock mate ? Cheers, Alex. You really need to stop copying my mods Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 nice bonnet stay Alex Needs must Phil. Spent all my money on gauges Have you got a pair of c f bonnet stays in stock mate ? Cheers, Alex. Which hammer will use to fit 'em - just been admiring your tool kit The biggest one of course Had to dive to the bottom of the box to get all the intricate tools out and stupidly left the heavy stuff lying around on the ground as I took the photos. There is always one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 damn was beaten to the comment bout the bonnet stay pity it was playing up, musta been the curse of the highland hoon! good its fixed tho, when u off to the ring? Adam Hi Adam, Was planning this weekend but I think that I will now have a play at Knockhill on Saturday instead Thare are two track sessions on....GMSC are running an open pit lane from 11am untill 1pm and then Hot Marques are also running open pit lane from 2pm untill 5pm. If the car lasts the 5 hours then maybe the ring the following week. If you fancy riding shotgun on Sat then let me know, you are most welcome. I will be able to confirm tomoz if all is well with the Zed. Cheers, Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 nice bonnet stay Alex Needs must Phil. Spent all my money on gauges Have you got a pair of c f bonnet stays in stock mate ? Cheers, Alex. You really need to stop copying my mods Alex Trying not to mate, but I am getting soooooooo much ribbing on this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 damn was beaten to the comment bout the bonnet stay pity it was playing up, musta been the curse of the highland hoon! good its fixed tho, when u off to the ring? Adam Hi Adam, Was planning this weekend but I think that I will now have a play at Knockhill on Saturday instead Thare are two track sessions on....GMSC are running an open pit lane from 11am untill 1pm and then Hot Marques are also running open pit lane from 2pm untill 5pm. If the car lasts the 5 hours then maybe the ring the following week. If you fancy riding shotgun on Sat then let me know, you are most welcome. I will be able to confirm tomoz if all is well with the Zed. Cheers, Alex. Go for it Adam - would love to see some pics of Alex giving it some ps: check the train timetables home Adam - only kidding mate as Alex will have his box of hammers to sort any problems out and he will have you to hold on to his trusty bonnet stay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 If Adam doesn't then I'd be tempted...... could drive down to spectate anyway. I'm sure I could take some point and shoot pics! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 If Adam doesn't then I'd be tempted...... could drive down to spectate anyway. I'm sure I could take some point and shoot pics! :lol: The more the better Stew, Jayne will have the mmmmm, ahhhhh! thrill of her life, (had to chose that word really carefully) Let me confirm tomoz that the car is good. Cheers, Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 She would love a lap or two! I'll just make her wear her helmet so 1) she doesn't talk your ear off (like you could hear it!) and 2) You can't hear her scream! :lol: Good stuff Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 And I was about to buy one of these too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 will call you tommorow Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARphotographs Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Oooh shiney!!! May be up for saturday, will see if the missus fancies coming down to KH to have a watch and me take some snaps. (and me get a few laps lol) She would love a lap or two! Stew after alex trying to avoid using the wrong words i read that as, She would love a jap or two! Damn my sleepy brain, Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 And I was about to buy one of these too. sweet engine cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 REPLY FROM KINETIX We can help you with this no problem. How old is the SSV? (we changed the welding process) Are you the original owner? You will need to ship it back to us, we will weld with the new stronger process and repolish. Also we will most likely reweld the top seam to make stronger as well. Kinetix Racing 1026 fuller st. santa ana, CA 92701 please include return shippign address in the box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Fair enough. Be easier if it was this country though! The SSV is a lovely looking (read shiny) bit of kit. I can't say I have any complaints with my V+ but it's not really in the same league! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 UPDATE Reassembled this morning, started up and all appears to be well. Now, off with the track tyres and on with the wets for a wee test Fingers crossed. Cheers, Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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