Monsta01

Hey mate nah it was algood just went and went was 2 or so years old then judt while driving went bang,mine was out of warranty hence buying the cheaper option haha

Because the msd had a built in adjustable rev limiter i decided it would be fun to try and make my own since the msd was gone now, i got a frequency relay module from jaycar yet again and it has the ability to shift a relay when its either going up to or coming down from a certain point which you can adjust using any sort of input ie a wheel speed sensor to have a speed related something happen or to trigger a shift light etc so i decided to use it and wire it so that when it got to the rev limit point i wanted it switched the relay and essentially earthed the wire from the points meaning the coil doesnt fire until the revs drop back down thus making a rev limiter,if anybody wants to know how i can help in my discussion thread

No updates for a while here just been trying to get out and drive and enjoy the car, a few weeks ago me and my brother and father all went for a drive in our own cars, we were on back country roads and speeding along, about 120 kms and my carlet out the biggest backfire ever,then nothing no power just nothing, luckily my dad hadsome small and i mean tiny wires in his car that we mwnaged to get me home, my 300 odd dollar msd had shit its pants and i had no spark. As you can imagine i was pretty pissed off about the msd so i looked into buying another but couldnt justify costs, so i went looking for alternative options, i found at jaycar an electronic ignition module, essentially doing the same as the msd but minus the capacitors, it was in kit form but was only 67 dollars so i decided to jump at it and have a go to build it myself. It took me a few hours and a few coffees to keep me interested but it was done, i installedit the next weekend and the car started and ran awesome, once played with all the settings on it and adjusting the dwell and my timing the car was running better than it ever did on the msdso heres a fewpics.

Hey man can you pm some detailed pics of the carbs and the new tops etc? Seriously considering doing this to my L16 but dont want to waste money cheers mate this thing is so cool do ou know how much power you putting out? Or never got thst far? Wat about tuning of the carbs did you need anything special like ive heard of modulator rings and turbo emulsion tubes?

I understand it is getting hot in the float bowls also and getting a heat shield is something im working on, i kind of want to go electric fuel pump just so i can rid the mechanical pump from the engine bay but do you guys not think its worth it? Cheers

Hi guys looking for advice, at the drag day before xmas last year when it got really hot my car stalled after the runs, it has since done it to me once or twice sitting in traffic then going to take off, im thinking that it is vapour lock so want to go from my medhanical pump and fuel lines running close to engine to electric pump and braided fuel lines in the hope to keep heat away a bit, what is your guys edperience with stuff like this? The car and engine is a datsun 160j with an l16 so its twin dhla carbs with aftermarket extractors (not wrapped) non crossflow cheers for any help

Hey mate loving then build, sweet car and im a datsun man myself, as far as carb tuning goes i would say if you can get some cheap or free try a slightly richer emulsion tube even a .14 may solve your problem but if not try a.5 and see what works

Cool as look forward to hearing what he does and what hp it pulls

I would stick with 36 chokes aswell for more low down torque just try changing the mains and go from there

I would honestly say i think the main jet is too big air correcter sounds ok but smaller mainbwould be my try, not alot though, a big bore and high comp 1275 would run 38 chokes but if u havebchoked down to 36 you will get a better bottom end but mains i think are slightly too. Large

Firstly im not sure if they dyno themselves but talk to palmside auto they do jets and parts, secondky what size main jet are you running? I would expect somewhere in the range of a 145 or so? If youre running bigger than that i would say that may be your problem, the pump jet is just that for accelerating and the idle jet is purely for the progression phase so at cruise you are using the main jet, does it have any stutters or flat spots?

Hey guys iv never been to an old school meet and would love to meet some of you guys so let me know when next one is on and ill tag along

Update! Went to a track day a few months back and absolutely hated driving this thing around because of the seats, i desperately needed some new ones, i did a little research on what would fit pretty easily without mods that would need certing, found measurements etc decided on fishnet recaros from an isuzu bighorn, picked them up from the wreckers for 250, pretty dirty but in pretty good condition really, cleaned them up at work with shampoo and a wet vac and with very minor ahd mainly unseeable mods they are in and soo comfy.

What sorta power were u getting out of that old carb engine and how big was the cam? Was it annoying to drive on the road much

The clutch is fairly new and iv never felt it slipping before but do you think if i got an uprated clutch it would solve this?