4age specialists

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  1. Max2503

    Max2503 Member

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    Gents,


    who's best to speak to with regards to 4age upgrades/rebuilds/headwork. Any company's that deal with them? I've any come across TED components in Canada, but there must be closer options.


    further more, any one used ted before/or heard about there work?


    many thanks
     
    #1 Max2503, Oct 1, 2014
  2. lewyS14a

    lewyS14a Active Member

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    Ledwith racing in Ireland build some outstanding 4age's.
     
    #2 lewyS14a, Oct 2, 2014
  3. Irishtwincam

    Irishtwincam Tá me sasta :D

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    State a budget and what you want, what you need and people can guide you better.
    No experience with TED, have dealt with Macer in the past. Cathal Brown in Ireland is a reputable 4ag builder.
     
    #3 Irishtwincam, Oct 5, 2014
  4. Max2503

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    Don't have a budget, have just put a 4age 16v big port into a classic car in order to make it a show piece. Want to keep it n/a as stays with character of the car.

    Looking for advice and who to turn to to upgrade. Any pointers would be great.

    Thanks
     
    #4 Max2503, Oct 5, 2014
  5. stichy

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    You must have an idea of what budget.
    You can get 4age costing 12k plus.
    If you just want a usable road engine then I would just do a std rebuild with slightly uprated cams and itbs. And the sound is very old school so should suit your build.
     
    #5 stichy, Oct 5, 2014
  6. Max2503

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    Just would like a nice n/a build with abit of poke. Got itb's from a 20v being fitted. Just wondering about which cams, and ways of upping the compression.

    Also, who can help me with this
     
    #6 Max2503, Oct 5, 2014
  7. mad.matt

    mad.matt Well-Known Member

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    Contact "The Big Yin" as I believe he will have recently rebuilt 4AGE for sale.
     
    #7 mad.matt, Oct 6, 2014
  8. lewyS14a

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    Theres plenty of people who can help on here but need an idea of budget.

    Cam wise HKS cams are a good first upgrade , I was running the 272 duration with 8.1 lift on a standard head with HKS springs , any higher lift and really you should start to think about using a shim under bucket kit or using a Yaris set up. You can get into porting and polishing the head to get the most out of it but really depends how far you want to go.

    Compression wise you can get small gains from a bit of skimming and then using a smaller head gasket like a TRD 0.8mm or similar. For bigger gains your going to want to use high compression pistons again its how far you want to go.

    As your running ITB's you will also need some type of management to get the best out of the upgrades too :thumbs:
     
    #8 lewyS14a, Oct 6, 2014
  9. Irishtwincam

    Irishtwincam Tá me sasta :D

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    #9 Irishtwincam, Oct 6, 2014
  10. dai-ric-jay

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    i got my 4age built by nev on here, his screen name is eight-six. he has an engine shop that dose mainly 4age upgrades, give him a pm and have a chat, he is a friendly feller
     
    #10 dai-ric-jay, Oct 6, 2014
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