Recent content by 1396midget
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what was the fuel gauge up to? I had these symptoms and it was a voltage regulator on the way out.
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I used a program called WINSU, combined with the online mintylamb SU needle calculator to some success. I've got HS carbs on my V8 and it's a high comp one with SD1 heads, free flow filters, less exhaust and a +20 overbore, standard cam. KO needles are a bit rich top end (but are still in to...
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One of my friends had the same in a Clio - they had a recall for the bonnet flipping up, and because she hadn't got proof that the 'fix' had been done they wouldn't let her take her test in it.
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crack in the rotor arm - when it gets hot it opens up and won't work?
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it does indeed go quite well, gottan app on my phone that's timed it at 9.5 seconds 0-60. It needs the octane boost to run at stock timing but will run (with a bit less go) without it if I retard it a bit.
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it's gonna be juicy whatever... Part of the reason is that it falls out of tune really fast with the carbs, partly cos they're a bit old, but partly cos the bloody thing's trying to run a 10.5:1 compression ratio (plus a bit cos it's +20)
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I can always change it back :eek:. More a 'see if I can do it' job.
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I picked up a decent thor manifold for absolute peanuts (people on ebay can't spell...) and am going to attempt a thor/14CUX hybrid (CHEAP) system, mainly to see if I can. Might go MS later but the price scares me - I only paid £1K for the P6. But I need to get a manual gearbox in there first...
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something a bit different? Currently on carbs but I have some fuel injection bits awaiting in the wings
PC021570 by 1275midget, on Flickr
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Burlen LTD Home page
is the place where most of the SU stuff ends up. I've had needles off them. Lots of the classic car places do rebuild/service kits too - minispares.com for example
Carbs should be HS6 or HIF44 (separate or combined float chambers) I think.
they're not hard to rebuild at...
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Too true mate. I have less than half a clue how mine actually works :p
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cor that's a bit special that. It looks HUUUGE - don't think it would fit in the P6 engine bay, so I'll stick with the buick :D
loving the v-ateyness.
And you have made me envious, but in a good way. Though you're a brave man to have added the cost up. Cheered me up this thread has :)
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what I meant to add but forgot: is there anything else I should be doing while it's in this many bits? Gearbox input seal?
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well that didn't work either...
probably because the bore has a bit of a step in it.
PC260018 by 1275midget, on Flickr
so much so that I had to hammer the pistons out. There was fairly substantial evidence of blow past on the pistons which I forgot to take a picture of. (pistons were...
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I baked some wheels I'd sprayed outside, in the oven. What a bloody stink, and everything we ate from the oven smelt funny for about a week. Was not Mr popular for that.