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Alistair & David Oram - Vauxhall Nova 1.4L 16v
 

Alistair and David Oram have a Vauxhall Nova, originally a 1.3L SR but they have installed a 1.4L 16v Corsa engine with the following specifications:

Engine specification: 1.4 16V Corsa
Triangular port head fitted in 2008.
ARP bigends and flywheel bolts.
Standard pistons, lightly pocketed.
SBD 1.4 Taper Kit & coil assembly.
SBD swirl pot.
SBD cambelt pulley kit.
Vernier cam pulleys, and Kent Stage 1 cams fitted in 2008.

Home made breather tank, and as recommended breather plumbing, with return direct to sump.
Home made alloy air box with Focus RS filter.
SBD manifold, and self assembled 2.5" two box system.
Corsa power steering rack, with Saxo pump unit.
Following the failure of obsolete Quaife F10 in 2009, now fitted with new Quaife F13 Dog Box, with home made rose jointed gear linkage.
Light weight alloy flywheel fitted during gearbox replacement.
Group A front suspension, with new LEDA struts (fitted late in 2009), and AVO coil-over rear conversion.

Alistair & Dave Oram's Nova
Alistair & Dave Oram at Roskirk

The car is used for rallying & they have competed in the ANWCC Tarmac Championship.

Events & Positions: 2006 first season with new engine:
June 06 Smartmole Weeton - 4th in class - after repairs to detached radiator top hose!
Promenade Stages Sept 06 - 3rd in class, 30th overall.
K.A.Wood Stages Oct 06 - 4th in class, (1st 1400!!), 20th overall.
Roskirk Stages March 07 - 2nd in class, 12th overall.
Since 2008, with new cylinder head and gearbox, many class wins, and 2010 ANWCC 1400 champions.


Comments: Car runs very well, with the limiter set to 7750rpm.
Competitive against many 1600 class cars, and only really lose out to high output 1400 'screamers'!
Still don't know it's output, as we haven't had it dyno'd.


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