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    Is a vacuum pipe needed on a 123 distributor?

    in Electrical

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    Talking about father and son rolling road gurus remember Downton Enginering  well Richard Miles and his son have a rolling road at Tipton Garage http://www.tiptongarage.co.uk  great characters never- laugh at my sheds!-and always help me get the most of what little I have ! -they will make their own needles they also make there own ram pipes and tune them to suit applications in fact they will make you pretty much anything including inlet manifolds etc

    On another note its always a good idea to balance the carbs the best you can before taking to the rolling road as it cuts down the time you get billed for I get laughed at balancing them with a length of pipe but have got pretty good at it doing it that way and even got complimented a few weeks ago when I took the spit in on how well I had done it just with a bit of pipe! it shows that with a bit of patience you can achieve what you may feel to be "black art stuff"

    Is a vacuum pipe needed on a 123 distributor?

    in Electrical

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    PaulB wrote:


    After sorting out a sticking choke on my carbs, he proceeded to adjust the needles.
    He used my existing needles but filed them to give the right mixture at mid range and high range. Apparently it was too lean at high speeds.





    Ah sounds about right ,take it you are running K+N style filters and a bigger exhaust? any head mods? think you might now have a profile similar to the AAT Needle? http://www.mintylamb.co.uk/suneedle/

    Is a vacuum pipe needed on a 123 distributor?

    in Electrical

    Posted

    PaulB wrote:
    Took her in for a rolling road tune.
    At the begining she was only producing just over 50 BHP at the end she was producing 70BHP!
    Although this wasn't down to the distributor programming. It was spot on at the beginning so didn't need any adjustment. The adjustments were all made to the SU carbs and especially the needles.
    As you can imagine the difference is brilliant. Car revs alot smoother and has a lot more pull mid range and at motorway speeds.
    Very Happy :-)


    Which needles did you use in the end?
    Its great when you see results at the rolling road ! I was well chuffed with the torque improvements I made using my home comedy air box!

    Am I underestimating this (newby RBRR entrant)

    in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)

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    Its a compromise between common sense and disappearing up your own arse with worry!

    Def agree with Andy -don't go replacing OM parts for the sake of it

    Def relay up the lights-I would fit halogen lamps as they are easy to replace quickly and the better light you have driving with tired eyes the better even fit spot lights-it  takes the strain out of the night drive in Wales,take a sealed beam unit  as a spare we hit a dear on one run smashed a halogen unit replaced it with a sealed unit

    Def replace cooling hoses/clips if they are a bit suspect
    Flush the cooling system
    Bleed fresh fluid through the brakes

    Every thing gets hot and stays hot or 40 odd hours you will hear rattles and clunks you haven't heard before -don't worry keep driving and remember the most important thing -Its a marathon not a sprint!

    The other thing to pay attention to is creature comforts in the cabin extra bits of foam/padding snacks within easy reach cup holder etc sounds daft but makes a difference!

    10CR Reunion - final call

    in Ten Countries Run (10CR)

    Posted

    timbancroft61 wrote:
    Just realised that 12 of those cars are still owned by their drivers!!!

    I understand that someone is buying back one of the cars?

    Gawd, does this mean that Mr Pearson will bring the 'Stretch' out of retirement???


    Not so sure about "buying"  ;)taking away then making an offer?!! ;) but yes would be a bloody laugh to get the bus there again 2013

    Fitting Oil Cooler

    in Engine

    Posted

    For what its worth some pics of my cooler install on my blog -I have a separate thermostat cus I'm tight and it was in the shed from a previous install on a 2000 I had! link here- http://shedtune.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/some-progresssort-of.html scroll down a bit for the pics  I managed to get decent clearance past the engine mount using off the shelf dog leg fittings

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