notenoughtime Posted April 13, 2019 Report Posted April 13, 2019 oooh lovely, what ecu will you be running?
Admin Mk2Jo Posted April 13, 2019 Admin Report Posted April 13, 2019 Got to wait a bit longer before it goes in though as the other half is finishing his mk1 Fiesta rebuild first. 2
Admin Mk2Jo Posted April 13, 2019 Admin Report Posted April 13, 2019 3 hours ago, notenoughtime said: oooh lovely, what ecu will you be running? Omex 600 👍
Admin Mk2Jo Posted April 13, 2019 Admin Report Posted April 13, 2019 Sorry Munch ... I've hi-jacked your thread 🙄
Munch Posted April 15, 2019 Author Report Posted April 15, 2019 On 13/04/2019 at 13:56, Mk2Jo said: Sorry Munch ... I've hi-jacked your thread 🙄 No worries, we wouldn't have found out about your engine if I hadn't started this thread so it's all good👍 1
stephens_xpack Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 Wow, that Fiesta looks the tits, is it road legal as well, as I notice the plates? What a little monster.......
Admin Mk2Jo Posted April 16, 2019 Admin Report Posted April 16, 2019 49 minutes ago, stephens_xpack said: Wow, that Fiesta looks the tits, is it road legal as well, as I notice the plates? What a little monster....... It could be road legal but it's a bit too feisty for the road these days so it's strictly 1/4 mile racing 😊👍🚦
Munch Posted May 24, 2019 Author Report Posted May 24, 2019 So, the drama continues. . . I picked my car up from the exhaust place, and boy what an exhaust, it looks gorgeous. I watched the mechanic perform the dark art of cam timing set up. It is a little confusing but very interesting. Once back together and put in the car it was fire up time and it started almost immediately. I was well chuffed. Next up is the rolling road session and the guy says pop the bonnet and start the engine. Within 10 seconds he says, the carb is f$%&*# it's pointless setting up your engine as the carb is pulling air in where it shouldn't and I can't control it. Apparently it's quite a common problem. He then says that Andy Burton from Burton Power has called him recently to tell him has just got 10 brand new 32/36 Weber carbs. I was going on holiday the following day for a week and my mechanic said he would sort it out while I was off. I now have a brand new carb, but then my master cylinder sprung a leak and pissed brake fluid all over my freshly painted servo! Long story short, it's sorted now and I went to my first show of the year on Sunday in Aylesbury and the car rocked. It was about a 170 mile round trip, so a good first drive. It zipps through the revs and pulls really well. It is now awesome and I love it. There was quite a whine from the gearbox, so that has now been off and into the transmission shop for a replacement bearing and new gaskets which I collected today, so back in the car over the weekend and ready for the re-booked rolling road on Thursday. Just in time for the classic Ford show. . . .if nothing else goes wrong. 3
Munch Posted May 30, 2019 Author Report Posted May 30, 2019 So, the day has come for my rolling road. Here's my car getting set up 3
Munch Posted May 30, 2019 Author Report Posted May 30, 2019 I've just realised I didn't include a finished engine bay photo 4
Monza Posted May 30, 2019 Report Posted May 30, 2019 And what were / are the numbers?Suspense is killing me.....Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
Munch Posted May 30, 2019 Author Report Posted May 30, 2019 Sorry, I was there for 3 1/2 hours and needed to get back to work! But here they are. 1
Munch Posted May 30, 2019 Author Report Posted May 30, 2019 So 107.7 on the first run and after new jets and some tinkering with timing 125.3. I suppose figures are for pub talk but the reason i did all of this was for reliability, peace of mind and a bit of extra grunt. The way the car drives now is so much better than before. It's power delivery is really smooth and it pulls really well. I am over the moon and can't wait to test it out at Mallory on Sunday. I can highly recommend Rich @ Redline in Laindon, Essex where I got my car set up. He is soooo knowledgeable and told me through all the stages what he was doing, why he was doing it and what affect it will have. It was very interesting for me to witness. 2
Monza Posted May 30, 2019 Report Posted May 30, 2019 Pretty good improvement at the end of the day m8..... always good when they take the time to tell you what they're doing and why Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
YellowTaxi Posted June 2, 2019 Report Posted June 2, 2019 Nothing shabby about 125hp on that spec, as you say irs how it drives and with that curve I bet its ace. Enjoy it. 1
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