My VR finally running again, And with Roller Rockers + ported VN heads and big valves

[Andrew426]

So after searching for weeks for a supplier for rocker cover spacers, A mate and I got really keen and cast a set out of eight kilos of lead wheel weights (thats just how we roll). We spent all of sunday night reassembling the rest of the car and I was only able to drive it for fifteen minutes as I had to drive 4 hours to my new job in masterton the next morning (Took the VS instead which split a trans cooler hose and lost all its trans fluid, I had to bypass it on the side of the road in the rain and continue on without it - but thats a story for another time).

Heres pics of the spacers - if anyone is interested I have more pics of the moulds and how we cast them too.

The car goes hard with the rockers + heads. I think the next trick will be an intercooled SC14 with a truck diff switch to activate the blower (a-la mad max), then hopefully I will get on to this 1jz conversion for the VS.

I dont have a pic of the engine with the rocker covers and spacers fitted, but it looks tuff with the rocker covers so high

 

[na3point8]

Looks good mate they respond well to ported heads. On a side note VN/VP heads have a bigger chamber than VR 37.4cc Vs 35cc so you actually lost compression using the VN heads.

 

[soop]

Nice man, Just standard ratio?

8kg of lead?
Sometimes I dunno whether or not to believe you lol. You take the piss so often.

 

[BadDad62]

It seems alot of work when you could have bought a pair of new covers made by Kilkenny Castings
in adelaide. I also know they made aluminium spacers that used 2 gaskets as well when i worked there.

Kilkenny Castings, South Australia
(08) 8268 7611
37 Humphries Tce
Kilkenny SA 5009 [email protected]

http://www.bowtiegarage.com.au/billet-chrome/kilkenny-castings.html

 

[Andrew426]

Nice man, Just standard ratio?

8kg of lead?
Sometimes I dunno whether or not to believe you lol. You take the piss so often.

They are 1.65:1

And yeah, 8kg of lead in there. Im taking the covers off this afternoon so Il post pics of how well the spacers survived

 

[Andrew426]

Not even melted or distorted or anything. Bit of a mess of RTV on them though

 

[delcowizzid]

hehe getting closer cant wait to see what gains we get down the strip from these

 

[Bizmark]

Any pics with it all bolted up? I'd imagine the rocker covers would look tough but its best to see a pic.

Is there a reason you chose get VN heads, port those and put them on? Why not port the VR heads?