Caterham CSR Trackday toy

Finally it was time for the first start of the engine. The whole family was excited and my wife would help me with operating the throttle pe...

My old Ford BlackOak ECU is locked so I needed a new after market ECU. My choice was MBE 9A4, because it already was proved to be working go...

Head and block now back together with new ARP bolts and new gasket. 60 lb/ft in three stages and ARP lube. A dab of sealant on marked spot...

The head is back, ported nice and smooth, valve seats refurnished and the old valves grinded. Refurnished valve seats Smooth inlet ...

The block is back from the workshop, clean as a silver plate, and finally I could start to assemble the engine. Torques are taken from the F...

Now the larger parts of the engine are nicely packed into plastic bags for travel to the local engine workshop for a head port and cleaning....

Engine out Bell-housing off Clutch off Flywheel off  Mounted engine on stand using bell-housing bolt holes (M10x75 bolts. Use wash...

So I want more power - and have decided to copy Cosworth's 280 crate engine. 13:1 compression ratio Forged pistons and rods New ...

CSR Assembly Guide and other manuals can be found here:  sjmmarsh

The rear brakes on road CSR's are to big to fit inside 13" rims, which makes the availability of tyres a bit limited. Most suitable...