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JonRB said:
natben said:
You guys have some patience!!
The 4.5 from power is up and running, race proven and comes with a warranty and achieves roughly the same BHP as you are hopefully getting with RG and it would have been on your drive months ago. Hope it all come good in the end and is worth the wait.
If I'd wanted to just bore out the engine to make willy-waving bigger power then I could have gone to any number of people. The reason I went to RG is because of the re-engineered head that ditches the Finger-followers and adds extra coolant and oil pathways. I'm not really interested in extra horsepower as such - I'd happily forego that in favour of better reliability and tractability. The 4.5 from power is up and running, race proven and comes with a warranty and achieves roughly the same BHP as you are hopefully getting with RG and it would have been on your drive months ago. Hope it all come good in the end and is worth the wait.
But, please, by all means gloat if that makes you happy.
Read the last line in my post AGAIN!!
Here I'll quote it for you so you don't miss it!!"Hope it all come good in the end and is worth the wait"
natben said:
Read the last line in my post AGAIN!!
Here I'll quote it for you so you don't miss it!!"Hope it all come good in the end and is worth the wait"
Perhaps it came across differently to how you intended - text is very imprecise and open to misinterpretation. It seemed to be sarcastic, but if that's not how you intended it then I'll happily accept that. Here I'll quote it for you so you don't miss it!!"Hope it all come good in the end and is worth the wait"
JonRB said:
Update: If I had "a couple of weeks" left to live, I'd want Racing Green TVR to be responsible for determining how long that actually was, as I could end up living for a month or more.
(In other words, still haven't got it back yet or had any indication when it may be)
You certainly have a great deal more patience than me!(In other words, still haven't got it back yet or had any indication when it may be)
DonkeyApple said:
They are both solutions to similar problems but from very different angles and as such will suit different customers.
Indeed. Almost like McLaren (all technology and engineering) vs... actually, I'm not sure... it would be a disservice to say something American but it's almost that ("no replacement for displacement") but hopefully people kind of see where I'm coming from.Actually, I do think the Speed 6 is lacking low down grunt, so perhaps I should have considered another route, but I'm convinced that the technology of the FFF2 head is the way forward on realising the potential of this wonderful engine. Perhaps at a later date I will have it bored out to give some more low-down torque but right now I want to address the inherent flaws of the standard head.
JonRB said:
Indeed. Almost like McLaren (all technology and engineering) vs... actually, I'm not sure... it would be a disservice to say something American but it's almost that ("no replacement for displacement") but hopefully people kind of see where I'm coming from.
Actually, I do think the Speed 6 is lacking low down grunt, so perhaps I should have considered another route, but I'm convinced that the technology of the FFF2 head is the way forward on realising the potential of this wonderful engine. Perhaps at a later date I will have it bored out to give some more low-down torque but right now I want to address the inherent flaws of the standard head.
I wonder if changing the cam timing to trade bhp for more torque at the lower range would be the solution?Actually, I do think the Speed 6 is lacking low down grunt, so perhaps I should have considered another route, but I'm convinced that the technology of the FFF2 head is the way forward on realising the potential of this wonderful engine. Perhaps at a later date I will have it bored out to give some more low-down torque but right now I want to address the inherent flaws of the standard head.
The VCT system would be an added advantage for doing this but I reckon that's still a while away from a customer ready solution?
DonkeyApple said:
I wonder if changing the cam timing to trade bhp for more torque at the lower range would be the solution?
The VCT system would be an added advantage for doing this but I reckon that's still a while away from a customer ready solution?
Yes, the VVT looks very interesting but I agree that it will have a way to go before it is something I'd consider. Hats off to the early adopters who will do the R&D / fettling / beta-testing of it though. The VCT system would be an added advantage for doing this but I reckon that's still a while away from a customer ready solution?
dpd3047 said:
The Finger Followers Are not a problem, its the using the incorrect oil and lack of oil to the cylinder head
thats the problem.
I think Jason's and Dom's rebuilds involve increasing the oil ways?thats the problem.
Having said that there are some stories on here of FFs still breaking at high RPM. I think someone had a rebuild do this at the recent VMax?
I have to say it is great pleasure to no longer have them. If only for being rid of that horrible noise.
I've been out in mine this morning and it's just so silky smooth and refined and oil pressure is just totally constant. None of the dropping to single figures on tick over.
It's as smooth as my mass produced 130 shopping cart.
dpd3047 said:
The Finger Followers Are not a problem, its the using the incorrect oil and lack of oil to the cylinder head
thats the problem.
Slightly off topic but Out of interest which oil is the correct oil to reduce these probs. I'd love to get a definitive answer with reasoning behind it but have failed to find one so far. Mines been using Mobil 1 0 - 40w but am getting tempted to drop it out on the info iv picked up off here.thats the problem.
Edited by m4tti on Thursday 20th October 22:24
PascalBuyens said:
JonRB said:
Hats off to the early adopters who will do the R&D / fettling / beta-testing of it though.
That'll be T40ORA and yours truly I guess...I popped into RG on Wednesday and had a good chat and they will be working on the first head to have the kit fitted next week.
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