westy Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 This won’t make it to leadfoot this year will it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Holy shit I cant believe you snuck that under the bonnet line. Looks awesome man! Good milestone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP_wag Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 So good, fizzing for a sound check when you got it going... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Yea im pretty happy that the bonnet shuts. Won't make leadfoot this year, but next year....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 My 2c on cranking it to get oil pressure, I wouldn't do that until.uoure almost ready to fire it.up. engines are assembled with assembly line, which is sticky stuff. Running In oil is piss. If you pressurise the lubrication system, the piss running in oil will purge all the assembly lube. Then if you get any delays before it gets fired.up.in ernest, it'll be getting the hell cold start on piss weak lube. (Especially if it takes a few.goes to make it go for the first fire.up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Bart, the motor will have oil pressure bought up before we attempt to start it. i know what the assembly lube is like because i put it there, but at some point there has to be a transition from assembly lube to oil. it makes no difference if i do it today or 1 second before we start it. the assembly lube will be replaced by oil before any load goes onto the bearings and there is nothing (aside from somehow getting an engine to fire on its first rotation before its got oil pressure and i wouldn't do that if you paid me) that will change that so im sure it will be fine. i do appreciate your concern though, you're a top bloke despite what people say. 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Your progress makes me happy. Please say youre intending to bring this sucker to that thing coming up in Raglan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP_wag Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Sounds awesome, and cool that its got some whine to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I love how quiet this thing runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I have every intention of driving this to Nats. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Not something simple as a stuffed thermostat ? what kinda iat temps are we talking ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 I'd look at thermostat too, had a few cars misbehave badly and all down to a dud thermostat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nd Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 How much hp is the compressor consuming at idle (tiny/some)? Belt getting hot? Is there some kind of clutch arrangement, or does it squish all the time? Any chance it's running nasty lean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 removed thermostat and no difference. inside the manifold (under the supercharger) temps are about 45 deg.this creeps at about the same rate as coolant temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 iat sounds normal, they will get pretty hot non intercooled. so yeh i would rule out the sc at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Tried turning the heater on (I’m assuming it;s hooked up?) in case there is an airlock in that loop that’s upsetting coolant flow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1. Got all the air burps out of the cooling system? 2. Someone told me a yarn about 1uz heater circuits years ago. If you have the heater outlet looped at the back of the engine it needs a restriction in the loop otherwise the water can hoon around the engine getting hotter and not going through the radiator 3. Radiator hoses the right way around? Probably doesnt matter with a cross flow rad but I had a customer with an uppy downy rad where the hoses were the wrong way round at the engine and it got hot 4. Put a bloody 302 in it like it's meant to have, you bloody wanker 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Heater circut is connected and open. Jacked the front of the car right up and bled the cooling circut with a funnel type water reservoir into the top of the radiator. Radiator hoses the same as its been for 11 years with no drama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 I have no idea what three hundred and two tune is. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Running slightly lean due to extra air and overheating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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