R-V8 Into A Exmo Project

[Guest m3wood]

Incredible build ....

[richardm6994]

thank you

 

1500 or so miles since the build and I still love it!!! No oil leaks, no over heating and all electrical gremlins vanquished.

 

Because she's being a good girl, I thought I'd treat her to the new air filter that I've been promising for nearly a year....

 

[Shaft]

 

 

1500 or so miles since the build....

 

 

No excuse not to get it on the RR then Mr Marsh....

[richardm6994]

 

 

 

 

No excuse not to get it on the RR then Mr Marsh....

 

Will do.....there wasn't any point getting it rr until I'd sorted the filter.

[Shaft]

Bags coming with you...

[theduck]

That new filter looks much better!

[philshelton]

must install a rolling road at home cant think of a betters stereo than that

[fry61]

Helen may wish to test your dangly bits on the rollers first.

[philshelton]

good point Bob, may be install it in next dooors garden then :ph34r:

Edited May 14, 2014 by philshelton
can't spell

[richardm6994]

Rolling road booked at Pete Burgess. 8.30am on Friday 27th June.

 

 

[Guest mower man]

You wont go far wrong there Rich Top bloke!!!!! mowerman

[Guest Tim Norman]

That's where I took mine.

Changed the secondary jets, needles and springs and transformed the Car. More power, torque and so much easier to drive.

Will be taking the Kitten there when that is done!

[richardm6994]

And the results are in.....

First run of the morning;

258.7hp (225.0 at wheels) and 286.2 ft-lbs (260.2 at wheels)

 

Final run after Pete had worked his magic;

269.0hp at 4900rpm (233.9 at wheels)

303.4 ft-lbs at 3800rpm (275.8 at wheels)

 

Scary stuff having the car strapped onto the rollers screaming at 6000rpm and 110mph!!!!

 

I've had a great morning. The fuelling was spot on and needed no adjustment....all the adjustment was done on the megajolt map to give a better torque curve (first run had very flat torque between 2.5k and 4k).

 

Pete didn't say a great deal during the morning until the end of the session when he was very complimentary about the engine and car.....which is nice to hear from someone who clearly knows his way around a v8!!

 

Nick; you built one hell of an engine

[richardm6994]

Power and torque at the wheels

 

 

The curves close together are the before and after

The other curve was when pete did a run just on my primary chokes

Edited June 27, 2014 by steamer

[Shaft]

Nice one Rich, our building techniques definitely compliment each other!

 

How was the drive home? (Wet roads aside)