peteretep Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, RUNAMUCK said: Do they run AC? The bulb that came out of a spare dashboard Ive got just looks like a normal(ish) car one? A normal bulb will run on ac no worries, but LED’s need dc. If you have a soldering iron I can tell you what bits you need to buy to make it work, costs less than $10 to convert it from memory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Ronnie has a battery and electric start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mof said: Ronnie has a battery and electric start? Most scooters and a lot of bikes run 2 circuits, charging/brake light/horn/indicators etc on DC and then lighting and auto choke etc on an AC circuit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 6 hours ago, Mof said: Ronnie has a battery and electric start? Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 6 hours ago, Raizer said: Most scooters and a lot of bikes run 2 circuits, charging/brake light/horn/indicators etc on DC and then lighting and auto choke etc on an AC circuit. Sounds like some strong white man's magic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 LEDs can run on AC, probably not best practice but a number run them like that including myself, the trailtechs probably help by keeping the AC from flying all over the show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranter Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 15 hours ago, igor said: For some years now there has been a VN Commodore wagon in my neighbour's yard. It hasn't been started for at least two years. Today the owner turned up hoping to get it going. We put a few gallons of fresh petrol in the tank and hooked up a good battery. After attending to a few loose electrical connections it cranked over okay but didn't start. We're assuming it has spark and blaming fuel supply issues. I did suggest whipping the sparkplugs out to check that it actually has spark but I was over-ruled. Might be a job for next time. It's a 5.0 litre V8 with fuel injection and we're all a bit technologicaly challenged when it comes to injected systems / more at home with carburettors. Do any of you have a best guess for where/what to start checking? Also when I went to remove one of the wheels on it, cos flat tyre from sitting, I found that three out of the four wheels have mismatched nuts. That was news to the owner as well. Just as well he had a multifit wheelbrace. If fuel delivery issue remove the injectors and go buy a bottle of injector cleaner, leave the injectors soaking in the cleaner overnight and it'll start when refitted. I can't remember literally anything else about those engines but have done that a heap of times. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 14 minutes ago, kicker said: LEDs can run on AC, a number run them like that, the trailtechs probably help by keeping the AC from flying all over the show. The basic trailtech just regulates the AC, same effect as the stock regulator + ballast resistor. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nd Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 10 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said: Sounds like some strong white man's magic. Luckily you know some pasty white guys with soldering irons... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Tis true. W4YNE, HELP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japawagons Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I really have no idea where to ask this question but I also don't really think it requires it's own thread. Plus all the nerdy types generally hang around this thread as it is. Solid Mounting Engines and Gearbox. Pro's and Con's. - Specifically related to FWD Track Car with a 2 Way LSD. (Well VLSD)( More Like NSD)(OK Locked Diff))) The alternative scenario would be to build some form of Engine Torque Dampening System to resist the Torque, like a Bike Shock / Spring situation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentra Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 i dunno if it has any performance implications but i never really noticed it over how shit the rest of the car were, a bit more zingy in the seat?, one car (east west) was all solid and the other north south solid but soft gearbox mounts, both locked diffs. did them both for clearance problems - maybe your a bit more a refined fella though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 For FWD shit it makes a amazing difference to gear shifts having solid mounts, everything just feels better mechanically. IN the honda factory k24 world factory things have pretty floppy engine mounts, common mod is a engine damper which I have messed around with (you can wind them up to solid spec), makes shifting and throttle feel (engine not flopping around with throttle input) way better. Downside is more vibration (NVH), if you solid mount it all then possibly crack some things depending on the setup. You could probably bang one of the many dampers out there to your setup very easily, they are like $150ish, you get no rocking back and forward plus don't have to make new mounts yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 A bunch of torque dampers for thought below. https://www.swapshopracing.com/contents/en-us/d1425_Ingalls_Engine_Dampers.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Have sampled a few cars with solid mounts, the less cylinders they have the more vibratey and annoying they are, if it's a racecar it probably doesn't matter though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Early jap nuter Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I ran solid mounts in my civic and wasn’t great cracked afew front windows. I had my standard mounts remade in nolothane made heaps of difference. Carnt remember who did it tho 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Yeah in honda land people tend to run urethane mounts and maybe a torque damper, has a little give but engine cannot tilt forward and back f-all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japawagons Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 45 minutes ago, Early jap nuter said: I ran solid mounts in my civic and wasn’t great cracked afew front windows. I had my standard mounts remade in nolothane made heaps of difference. Carnt remember who did it tho Cracked Windows. Damn. Was not expecting that tbh. Vibration in terms of car feel is definitely not an issue, would only be an issue in terms of reliability, breakages and hardware issues etc. The current mounts are quite soft, and even with the low amount of power output, I'm thinking solidifying the mounting would be beneficial. 2 hours ago, Spencer said: A bunch of torque dampers for thought below. https://www.swapshopracing.com/contents/en-us/d1425_Ingalls_Engine_Dampers.html Thanks, I'll look into these. That's super helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 I had nolathane mounts all around in a previous turbo DC2R and its was a horrible road car but would be good on a track. Very little slack when coming on and off throttle. On the road it was gross though. everything vibrated and shook. Couldn't use the mirrors much because they were just a blur. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japawagons Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Any chance anyone knows an appropriate dealer for purchasing suitable Urethane for pouring mounts? Having grade options would be helpful also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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