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Post by Zed. on Dec 16, 2019 19:21:41 GMT
Then scraping the barrel... Flux so you don't want the car insured then? personal experience says AVOID and AVOID some more  Rich. |
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Post by V6 on Dec 18, 2019 15:21:05 GMT
Good news... Car is FINISHED, wooo! Bad news... I am busy with work, still haven't sorted the insurance yet, need to wait for my work income to clear to pay the final invoice, plus we are off to Devon to see family... all in all time is short. So collection will have to wait for a little bit. Maybe we can find a slot somewhere, weather permitting too! After this amount of time a week here or there makes little odds.  |
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Post by V6 on Dec 18, 2019 16:02:00 GMT
ps
Apparently the car passed emissions from an MOT test station. A weight off my mind!
Final power was 300.4 bhp so pretty much identical to before (stage one was done in the cooler air of the summer morning).
I will keep you posted when the final photos arrive, plus the insurance situation (I will chase up tomorrow)...
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Post by V6 on Dec 18, 2019 18:08:54 GMT
Original deep sump design now removed
Matt tweaking the new low profile sump design
New sump means the sub frame is now the lowest part which adds some safety margin
Underside was cleaned and sealed again. New butterfly brace fitted
Not photographed by laser wheel alignment was done and a few other final jobs.
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Post by wannabe on Dec 19, 2019 0:16:56 GMT
Awesome  That sump looks so weird! I know you mentioned the oil pick up is altered to account for it (IIRC?) but is it also baffled? |
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Post by Vindi (Russell) on Dec 19, 2019 0:42:37 GMT
That looks great, plenty of clearance and the bracing underneath should help keep everything tight
Hopefully you manage to get it on the road very soon, I was hoping to get mine running before christmas but it'll probably be spring now
Russell
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Post by V6 on Dec 19, 2019 10:42:40 GMT
I didnt get a chance to look in the sump as it went from USA direct to my installers. I know they tested the old design on track without issues.
Yep the car is 100% done and ready for collection. I could get it today, except I need to sort insurance and other things. Family trip in the way shortly too.
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Post by atlex on Dec 19, 2019 10:43:56 GMT
interesting sump design everything's pushed forwards and out to where the space is.. Hope it works well for you! |
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Post by V6 on Dec 19, 2019 10:50:13 GMT
This was back in the summer on its very first dyno test. Power was lower back then initially around 280 on the first ever run, rising to 300 on the later tuning. You can see the old white expansion tank before we fitted all the DaveFab items. Plus the air intake was changed completely. There were three major dyno sessions in total. First run...
This was the last run. Peak power was about the same 300bhp and peak torque 334nm... up 1 woo! haha
For me to do... get organised, collect it, enjoy the drive. Then I will modify the bonnet bulge / scoop myself. Then fit the ducktail, new rear panel, new front bumper with no badge or holes, fit the bonnet cover. Then I'm done forever. Maybe. Anyway pics of the final cosmetic changes can wait unti warmer weather.
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Post by V6 on Dec 19, 2019 11:08:39 GMT
interesting sump design everything's pushed forwards and out to where the space is.. Hope it works well for you!
The design came from the kit developers in USA. I think a few people had clearance issues on the deep original design. This one is much shallower but wider with the oil filter cut out on one side as you can see. We never got to use my crazy idea of Powell Peralta rail sliders under the car. No point as the metal subframe is lower than anything else. So no sleeping policeman rail slides, boo
Anyway, for storage space reasons my spare immaculate low mile matching Honda V6 engine will be up for grabs at cost import price (import tax, delivery etc included). Reserved by someone. But that will come with the older sump design included with a mass of OEM spares. However it would be simple enough to mod the old design to match the new one, thus saving a lot of cash. It's only a different box at the front.
Roll on post Xmas break... |
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Post by V6 on Dec 19, 2019 11:21:49 GMT
That looks great, plenty of clearance and the bracing underneath should help keep everything tight Hopefully you manage to get it on the road very soon, I was hoping to get mine running before christmas but it'll probably be spring now Russell
The first dry day we get after the break... it will be collected and run. I will use the cold weather to get my cosmetics finished up and painted, then fitted. So by the first hint of warmer / dry days I can enjoy it to the max. Looking forward to all of next year... lots of trips to happen
The car already had a lot of bracing. Every stage improved the car beyond all recognition. By now it has:
GCF: rear roll cage, door bars. GarageStar: wing braces. Skid Nation: Butterfly brace. MX5 Parts: lower front strut brace. Plus... the shiny metal brace bar in the engine bay. Cant remeber the make but it clears the Holley plenum! Bonus to anyone who can recognise the part.
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Post by V6 on Dec 19, 2019 11:32:41 GMT
Awesome That sump looks so weird! I know you mentioned the oil pick up is altered to account for it (IIRC?) but is it also baffled?
Not sure mate, never saw it myself. I know they tested the old design on track. So I'm sure its fine and tested also. Yep the oil pickup is a new design too. Old was was a circular thing, this one is in a cage.
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Post by howardb66 on Dec 19, 2019 13:35:16 GMT
+1 here for Brentacre for the MX5 & TVR
A plan Thatcham for the regular cars.
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Post by wannabe on Dec 19, 2019 23:54:26 GMT
Love that graph and I think it's a good sign that it's been consistent, and (if my understanding is correct) the AFR looks safe right across the rev range. Can't wait to see/hear it! |
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Post by V6 on Dec 20, 2019 9:17:43 GMT
I don't know a thing about engine tuning. Although we can see the AFR scale is zoomed in to show a variation of 12.6 to 12.9. Clearly on a full scale that would look fairly flat. Zooming in exaggerates the up and down graphics. So on my AEM dash guages I guess this will translate into a barely noticeable needle wander.
ps
Remember back when I bit the bullet and went for the Holley conversion. For various reasons... large weight loss, much more simplicity over the honda plenum mess, symmetrical aesthetics, plus of course easy power gains. Well I am glad I did it now. Without that large 90mm throttle and the Holley (plus other bits like the ported runners and CompTech headers) there is no way I'd have cracked the 300 goal. So in the end it happened with nothing to spare
What amuses me is from barely 2000 to 2500 revs it is making roughly triple the torque my 1.8 was when that was fully wrung out  |
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