Next on the list for the engine was the CAM timing. The first problem that I came across was actually measuring the lift. The problem being that the valve is below the CAM, now when we do Porsche timing, as there is a rocker, there is no problem with access to the valve to measure lift. However as with the busa the CAM is above the valve you need a special curved probe to bend around the CAM. However nothing a bit of welding rod couldn’t sort, but then it was a little tricky keeping it in the same place on the valve bucket as the probe was now not really attached at either end and could slip, but with a bit of care it was sorted!

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Hmm, I seem to have lost all the pics of the building of the throttle bodies, they may be on my home PC, if I find them I will post them up.

It was drawing towards the end of the evening, and after having struggled with the CAM timing it was decided that to cheer the general mood we should put on the throttle bodies. Not exactly ground breaking or difficult, but it did then lead to about 20 minutes of making car noises operating the throttles. Boys with their toys…..