Hamish Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 2 hours ago, MilesA said: Looking pretty serious Hamish. Now you've got those Webers, welcome to the 17 MPG Club! Out of interest, which ones are they and what size choke are you using? Your photos reminded me that I've been meaning to fit a second cable to mine but that has dropped off the 'to do' list. A simple Christmas task I hope. Miles I bet I can get the mpg lower than that !! they are 45’s but I’ll get the spec once they been set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Hamish said: I bet I can get the mpg lower than that !! Hopefully not on the road……. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escadrille Ecosse Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 That is looking quite excellent Hamish. Who cares about mpg for a car like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 It lives and is back together. cam running in done. Tweaking and RR timing and carb balancing next. IMG_5997.MP4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escadrille Ecosse Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Looks (and sounds) right proper there Hamish. Like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John I Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Very nice .....and shiny, sounds great as well. Great that Santa delivered early enjoy your present to you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 Yet to be in possession this is living vicariously 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 The car is home following its heart transplant. delivered this lunch time with all the old bits. I will have to decide if I keep the old championship class winning engine ? I have only taken it up a busy road and back but wow you can sure feel the difference. I think that I can see a Rev limiter on my Xmas list. I need some road time to get it properly run in. So looking like after Xmas. then it’ll be ready for the new season and new class. It’s a high quality build but it’s not an all singing and all dancing steel billet crank race wonder- it will easily settle into it new championship class. And clearly a well mannered road car. just as ordered. I can’t praise TR Enterprises enough. From the very outset they were open and honest in discussing specifications to get 160+ bhp and similar torque figures. They also built it to an agreed price that included swapping engines new carbs and other ancillaries like flywheel clutch dizzy etc i had made the decision to get a spare engine for them to work on ( that they also approved as suitable ) at their convenience during the season to allow me to carry on racing. It was very cheap thus a no brainier. after the racing season finished they had the car to do the swap and we changed some defective parts (leaking rad) and added some upgrades (spin on oil filter adapter etc) and as promised the car is back before xmas with miles on it by them and the head retightened so they know that crucial part of the running in has been done properly by the builder. They sent me pictures during the engine build - see the video at the beginning. And during the engine swap. after a cold trailer ride a couple pumps on the throttle and it sprang to life. With a lovely sound ( that’ll be my exhaust then !!) Tom and Simon are great (Apparently when Tom paints your engine it’s worth 10bhp) but they sure have some knowledgeable staff who are also happy to take time to explain things where owners want to know and with those who they know get there hands dirty on their own cars. thanks TRE and merry Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escadrille Ecosse Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 That is glorious Hamish. Excellent Christmas present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Excellent news. Look forward to following your progress next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Great! Nice Christmas present. Thats going to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 Some carb tuning the RR. Guys have a video of my black 3a https://m.facebook.com/APRACINGENGINES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesA Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Essential to find people that know what they are doing with Webers. In my experience many claim to but few in fact do. Once tuned however, they are very stable and don't require any ongoing fettling (although racing with them may be a different story!). Miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escadrille Ecosse Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, MilesA said: Essential to find people that know what they are doing with Webers. In my experience many claim to but few in fact do. Once tuned however, they are very stable and don't require any ongoing fettling (although racing with them may be a different story!). This.... When I first built the Spitfire I got the car rolling road tuned to sort the twin Weber 40s. My initial settings weren't dreadful but in the end we got 126 hp at the flywheel of the 1300 on his RR. All very good but what he didn't resolve was the pickup and mid-range driveability. Which was less than stellar. I fiddled around for a while and got that much better myself. But in the end it was a one of the old blokes that had a quick drive of the car and sussed out pretty much exactly what was needed. What a difference. This other old bloke then did the final finessing Edited December 23, 2021 by Escadrille Ecosse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesA Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 for 'old blokes'! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) Had a great 101mile run out this afternoon in the Cheshire countryside not many hills to get the torque working but plenty of gear changes and OD Action. to get varied speed and revs. didn’t miss a beat. One slow village Center road saw the rad fan come on despite the chill. but it’s a revvy engine that will pull in 4th from 1500rpm but didn’t want to labour it. comes on song from 2.5 to 3k a good few hours spent learning the car. But fuel is expensive isn’t it. added a new plate to the rocker cover too. Edited January 9, 2022 by Hamish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escadrille Ecosse Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Very nice Hamish 38 minutes ago, Hamish said: But fuel is expensive isn’t it. Yep. Took this last May as I didn't think I'd ever see it as low again. Probably right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeljf Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Hello, The local shell 98 is $1.99.9, That's about 4 of your pounds. Good to hear you are happy with the new engine. Regards, Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I think you have the exchange rate the wrong way up……. That’s a bit over a pound a litre. I remember paying $1.99/l for diesel at the Nanutarra Roadhouse in 2008, though to be fair that was waaaay above the prevailing rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Fuel prices should vary a lot across the US - each state charges a different tax, on top of the Fedral tax: And it does. As of October last year, "Premium" was $3.4 per US gallon in Oklahoma and $4.9 in California. Despite the tax it was still $4.1 in Alaska! See: https://gasprices.aaa.com/state-gas-price-averages/ The UK has just one rate nearly 58p/litre ($0.79, $2.79 per US gallon) and it costs about £1.55/litre (don't diss me - haven't bought any recently!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Michael is in Australia….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I lock in fuel prices a week in advance. This week I’ll be paying 84pence for 95ron. Its gone up 20% since I locked in on Friday. oh, and that looks bloody gorgeous Hamish! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 OOps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeljf Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Hello, Sorry Nick. Must be one of the side effects of being at the bottom of the globe! Regards, Michael. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Took a trip out this morning more Derbyshire hills for running in. just 35 miles this morning as it was cold windy and slippery. this was just a private track the main roads were slightly better. the car feels great and just love the new engine it revs up sooo fast tho with the 5kg flywheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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