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 Paid 1500179 EHRacecar & TowcarEJ I paid $100 for and they guy who bought off me reckoned it wasn't any good so I drove it in 1 race and won

These are the ones I was looking at, a bit over $300 each with velocity stack but as I got the 45 DCOE's I will tune them in after the new stacks arrive probably after New Year, they fit my manifold so easy as.

Aren't they a copy of the Lada?

done, cheers

Anyone help with a 6 cylinder Commodore VK workshop manual as I am trying to sort out an electrical issue, I only have a 4 cylinder one which is close for most things except wiring.

Either a photo or photocopy would be great, Thanks.

The Passat are just luxury shopping carts, I have a owned a couple, one i imported and a 4.2 Allroad. Nice cars but with the engine hung out past the front wheels they don't handle as well as they could and the turning circle of my Allroad was horrendous as they have the rack behind the engine. Great as a luxury family car and the V8 was pretty good but I got rid of it before I broke it.

9 hours ago, Mistral said:

Jeepers  ! I've got a '52 MSC Bedford round the back of the workshop that I was thinking I should really at least make a start on !!  Does this chappie sell bits ?

Yep. he also had a few CF's.

It was a 1949 that was the 1st truck I drove when I was 15.

Decided to post some rusty nuts - The same day I took this I was talking to a fella in Blenheim who had used this place for parts.

About 6-8 years ago Dove were offering blind auctions to their clients and I bought this one, I have had many comments about the clarity and quality. It was their demo one and honestly it still matches just about anything on the market. I have a couple of cheapo ones and they are ok for close up but give very 'grainy' images they use interpolation to achieve HD. Try and get one with H.264 compression.

https://www.amazon.com/Genius-DVR-FHD590-Recorder-128-Degree-G-Sensor/dp/B008O9WWYG 

Interesting, I thought this was the case by was told it was still a bit high and may have issues with NZ's shit unreliable fuel. But by dropping it to around 7.7:1 it would create some safety. 

Why the Starfire rods when the Black Motors already have them? I don't plan on running that much boost and will run stock pistons although I have some near new pistons in another engine that was given to me. The springs and lifters would be needed to match the cam specs anyway so that should be ok. That engine is a little way off yet and I need to sell of a bit of gear before that.

1 minute ago, kyteler said:

Good plan.  I approve.

LOL, I had thought of that but to me it defeats one of the things that makes webers so special, the noise that emanates via the 6 velocity stacks, it's enough to make grandmothers leap tall buildings in a single bound! 

21 minutes ago, kyteler said:

Why would you remove triples???

To see the difference and get it ready for my other turbo engine, My current engine is a bit of a test mule that I have run various things on it. I have a couple more engines including a low compression black motor that I plan doing an old school turbo set up using a decompression plate and no ecu.

This is the one I am thinking of trying as it meets future needs for when I turbo my engine. As for price and if it's worth it, hell yeah. My new triple 45 DCOE setup cost more than the Fitech but I do love the sound of them over my current 750 Holley.

https://www.staparts.co.nz/View-A-Product/id/27921/Productid/Universal FiTech Go EFI 4 600hp power adder kit black finish 

Thanks Truenotch, Harmonics can be very powerful alright but never though of it in the induction system.

The Holden 6 doesn't like hanging around 6000rpm because of this reason and I either change just under or quickly go past it, the current engine I would estimate would rev similar to my old one at around 7500rpm but I pucker more as the revs climb and so far only revved to around 6600. The DCOEs will help more than the current 4-barrel.

I reckon I could get all the bits needed apart from an ecu and it would include a wideband 02, TPS and Ignition system for around NZ$2700. The fuel system can be fairly simple, I have a couple pumps and 1 adjustable regulator so mainly hose and fittings.

I decided to park this for now as I will get the new triple webers up and running first and I also need to build a new exhaust system 

1 hour ago, Transom said:

Some  diesel trucks run the diesel thru chambers in the ecu before it goes to the injectors to keep the ecu cool ... and it’s bolted to the side of the block - not without a problems sometimes but it’s a thing 

Thats pretty cool, I did read in the FiTech jabber which sort of contradicted itself somewhat, the Fuel commander reduces the need for a return fuel line and that it keeps the fuel cooler while mounted in the engine bay!  My 3S-GE powered Starlet doesn't have a return line but my old LC (VK system) used a return line which brings in cooler fuel. 

The Problem I see though is running an inline 6 with the induction and exhaust on the same side one above the other must increase the chance of heat induction although I have always used heat deflection material like reflectors from industrial lights.

To be fair a CPU can get damn hot at times and I would imagine fuel boiling would happen before or about the same time as a CPU cooked itself and the CPU itself isn't actually doing much running EFI and Spark compared to say a laptop PC or even a phone. Vibration should not effect a solid state circuit. Just saying

Thanks for the good stuff Roman, you have given me more to think about

The old Jetronic injection on the black motors gave a squirt per revolution and used a crank pickup but then the std EFI manifold is too restricted to get maximum performance as the terrible casting caused restriction and was totally uneven. Falcon injectors used to be the go for them.

I ran VK Injection on my LC and got about the maximum I could from that setup but then went to DCOEs and picked up another 60+HP and way more torque.

Until I source everything I am going to run triple webers and maybe progress to EFI later which I may combine it with a turbo. I also need to do some other bits to the car like a LSD and better brakes before I take it to the track.

I am trying to decide on the future induction of my 3.3 Holden engine that runs about 11.5:1 compression with big Ports, Valves and camshaft to match will willingly rev past 7000rpm

I tried a 2-barrel then a 500cfm Edelbrock but felt it was a bit down on power so I threw on a 750cfm Holley and it showed huge power gains and that the engine needed more CFM

This is where some of you are brilliant in helping the likes of me that only knows about 3.5PSI injection not 60PSI. I can get 45mm ITB's and using velocity stacks but if I understand correctly then I need a basic ECU to run partly off a balance tube,  TPS and o2 sensor then a guru to tune it

Spark can be run separately or integrated as I run HEI dizzy and 

Who what how are the questions

3 minutes ago, cletus said:

I've driven a couple of cars with them fitted and they always drive like a carb with the choke stuck on 

I also enquired with the local holley distributor about purchasingba holley version of the same thing and his response was something along the lines of "no, I wont sell those things, they are a fuckup, why would you want to put the ecu on the hottest most vibration affected area of the car?" 

Makes sense haha 

Yea good point and when it is to go on a non cross-flow 6 ... maybe the Webers just swung back into the lead

I am seriously thinking of trying one of the options but may need a milder camshaft ?

Has anyone had experience with these?

20 hours ago, kiwi808 said:

Why are we not still talking about rotary powered Mazda Bongo Van's?

 

Forget the bongo what about pulling into a carpark in a factory powered 13b 26 seater bus, the Parkway.

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