Newsletter 22
12 October 2005
Greetings
I have
observed that those of us who know what we are doing are unable to keep up with
the work thrust at us. Simply because a lot of worked forced on us should and
could be done by other specialised shops. Nick's Racing
is specialised in the petrol combustion system with an emphasis on
Electronic Fuel Injection.
The Helicoil in the picture above broke loose, causing the badly damaged piston and sleeve.
The damage would have been far less substantial had the mechanic not tried to “rev the car right”.
I am definitely not knocking this or any other workshop, I am only trying to illustrate that we should do what we are comfortable with.
What has this to do with Nick’s Racing ? Well we get to do the job in fixing the above plus doing a performance upgrade.
What else do we do, you might ask ?
Services
started of with us doing Tune-ups on the Dyno which necessitated a Engine check
(Valves, timing etc.) then customers did the usual "please also change the
oil/filter". Then we were asked to also check through the rest of the
cars.
We do NOT do normal Services, for this you have Agents and enough other
workshops who need to make a buck.
But with
the price of fuel going up again you would be a fool not to have your car be in
good mechanical condition, which also means setting it up right (the
latter we will gladly do).
Firstly
see to it that your car is in mechanical good shape.
Wrong
valve clearance, Timing etc. will let you waste fuel.
Then
have the car set up on a Dyno. We can do both from 500 bucks if the car is
carbureted and just out of tune- not a wreck waiting to be salvaged.
Fuel
Injected vehicles need a UNICHIP fitted to adjust them properly costing from
2000 upwards.
We have already fitted the UNICHIP into the
new 2.7 & 4 L VVTi Bakkies with good results.
Imagine
saving 100 to 300 Rands on every trip you make to the coast.
That
soon makes any modification seem worthwhile.
You will save even more fuel and pick up
power by having a Tuned length exhaust fitted.
That makes more Power, saves fuel and need not make a
noise. We use 2mm black tubing as well as HD welded galvanised silencers, so
they should last far longer than most other systems, also costing
less. We have a huge range of headers (branches) in stock and manufacture
everything else from 38 up to 64 mm OD in house. So once your stock exhaust has
passed its prime consider one of our HD performance systems to replace it !
Of course head porting and matching the whole Katoot with the proper camshaft will save you fuel
because the Efficiency of your Engine is enhanced.
We do things
like engine check through and minor services as long as it fits into our usual
program or is part of a major redo with bushes, shocks etc. Of course any past
work/modifications done by us, will be maintained. If you have a full house
modification done and want me to service the vehicle as well- no sweat. Or have
the gearbox sent away for repairs while we convert your Cruiser to a V8 for
instance.
Remember
it is imperative to tune up your Fuel Injection with a UNICHIP if you do such a
popular swap as putting a Maxima engine into your Nissan
bakkie.
Please plan your jobs now as the
Christmas rush has already started.
I trust that any job done by me (even if only to increase performance) will give you a return on your investment !
Talking about servicing you
vehicle, how do you service
the K&N filter ? Of utmost importance is that
you should not overoil it, use only K&N approved Oil and that it uses
static instead of stiction to catch dust. Overzealous cleaning is also not good
as the filter is made out of surgical cotton gauze. 4X4's need cleaning every
40 000 Km's while sedan can easily go over 100 000 km's before servicing is
required. If you think it has built up a layer of dust you can always brush it
off with a paintbrush. As jy matigheid voor öe hou sal die filter nooit stof
deurlaat en maklik 10 jaar of meer hou.
Cheers
Nick von Bergen