Hello all, as you know the Murena 2.2 was originally fitted with the standard Tagora 2.2 engine with no performance modifications at all, and as such was not very powerful as a consequence.  The main problem was a very mild camshaft profile, which was reasonable for a heavy 4 or 5 seater saloon car, but definitely not ideal for a light mid-engined sports car!

At that time Holbay were a well known excellent engine tuning company that tended to support Rootes (and later Chrysler Europe) cars and I'm sure most of us older owners remember the fast 998cc Imps and Rapier H120 (Holbay 120 horse power) fast Rootes road cars as well as in circuit racing it was often the Holbay tuned FF and F3 cars that were the best.  So it was Holbay that produced a re-profiled fast road cam for the Type 180 engine that is in the Murena 2.2, and this gave it some much more suitable performance, without any other modifications necessary.  This re-profile was called the Tornado or the 58C profile.  Unfortunately as you know, Holbay no longer exist.

However, I have contacted Piper Cams who made the brand new 3777 high performance cams for a few of us a few years ago, to see if they would re-profile some standard cams at a much lower cost, with a similar fast road profile to those Tornado cams, and they are willing to do that.

So if any of you Murena 2.2 owners still have an original 2.2 Murena cam in good condition, and would like to increase your Murena's performance for less than half what it would cost to buy something like an 'S' cam, and also not requiring any other costly alterations, now is the time!  If they do several cams at the same time they only have to set up their equipment once and so they can offer a slightly reduced cost.  Obviously if the cam is still in the engine in the car, you will have to remove the cylinder head to remove the cam, and you will need to refurbish the rocker arm pads too, so there will be some additional costs, but the re-profiling will be in the region of £250 or less and therefore a lot lower than the normal cost of a better cam from the usual European Matra suppliers such as Politecnic, Carjoy, etc.

I currently have 4 standard cams which I will be taking when we are ready, so if anyone else wishes to join us, then let me know as soon as possible please.

Roy

Thanks for the pictures. Its looks good.

I've succeeded removing the tie rods without disurbing the adjustment nuts so that I could screw them back in... not the right way, but Changing them this time was easy as I removed the rack anyway

Here's a couple of pictures from when I fitted them. They look a little agricultural, I think

Thank you for your feedback. It's also on the shelf at the dealer by the big river. The price is good and SKF usually still has acceptable quality. I just hope that the drive shaft boots last longer. I hate the work of changing them....

The problem is that the original ones were made from real rubber. It's plastic now, and they don't last. I'm quite sure our favorite dealer is doing what he can to get the best quality, but I'm hearing so many people complain. It must be uphill.

I've adapted a set of these to my rack as part of my ongoing restoration project. They don't look original and interfer slightly with the chassis when fully extended, but they seem to be much tougher. I haven't actually driven the car with them yet.

https://www.autodoc.dk/skf/7614714

The little Murena is slowly getting better. First test drive was good. But the next defects were found. After five years, the steering gear boots are already completely rotten again. When I bought the car almost 25 years ago, it had old boots that had lasted almost 20 years. Now the new ones have gone after five years. I bought them from our favourite dealer. Are there any alternative parts? Aren't they only used on our Murenas?
The dust boot on the brake booster is also due for replacement. Has anyone ever found a replacement for this?
Many thanks for any suggestions.

murena welch plugs by creativeq

NOT MY Picture

As pictured i need to replace a welch plug as shown in the manifold

Before going full on measuring does any one have the  correct size ? from a  quick clean its 24.4mm.
If this was in the block i just buy a 24.4 welch plug as in steel you just go, like for like. Is this the same for an Aluminium manifold ?

I 'm sorting out lots of bits and bobs that i have never sorted over the years getting the car ready to be sold ( Advert to be posted soon). One part that i forgot about is the wiper spindles, I can get a new pair from Simon at 80 Euro delivered. Does anyone have any cheaper options ?
I'm happy to do the work and understand its a bit involved in parts .

Was wondering about getting the spindles from an alternative source and then cut and shutting them to the Murena link arms. This opens up options in the UK ( BX , KA)

They send them within France, as far as I know.
So I asked a friend in France to order them for me, some years ago.

I'm surprised!