Here we go again

Here we go again

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Else

Original Poster:

795 posts

237 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Engine out starts this morning


ChilliWhizz

11,990 posts

160 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Oh dear, that sounds like a 'because I have to' rather than a 'because I want to' frown

phazed

21,844 posts

203 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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What's going on Andrew?

Whatever it is, I feel for you frown

spitfire4v8

3,990 posts

180 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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New rings to fit according to Andy's other thread .. oil consumption issues maybe?

Sardonicus

18,928 posts

220 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Gutted for you that's a king size PITA frown

Else

Original Poster:

795 posts

237 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Thanks for the comments guys. I enjoy working on the car but this is not the most exciting job tbh.

I have the worlds only 2 stroke TVR, uses 1 litre of engine oil per tank of fuel which is roughly 50:1 lol. So yes new rings and a hone plus bedding them in on an engine dyno. These total seal rings are a bit of a bugger to bed in apparently.


SILICONEKID346HP

14,997 posts

230 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Else said:
Thanks for the comments guys. I enjoy working on the car but this is not the most exciting job tbh.

I have the worlds only 2 stroke TVR, uses 1 litre of engine oil per tank of fuel which is roughly 50:1 lol. So yes new rings and a hone plus bedding them in on an engine dyno. These total seal rings are a bit of a bugger to bed in apparently.
Did you jump to Synthetic to early ?

NickM450

2,636 posts

199 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Sorry to hear of your woes, hope you get it sorted thumbup

In the meantime, perhaps you could cheer yourself up by telling me what's going on under there when it's 100%? Not seen that set up before, if you don't mind Else?

Else

Original Poster:

795 posts

237 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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SILICONEKID346HP said:
Did you jump to Synthetic to early ?
Nope, followed instructions.

macdeb

8,492 posts

254 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Bugger, sorry bloke.
[I may have same problem to face]

Else

Original Poster:

795 posts

237 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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NickM450 said:
Sorry to hear of your woes, hope you get it sorted thumbup

In the meantime, perhaps you could cheer yourself up by telling me what's going on under there when it's 100%? Not seen that set up before, if you don't mind Else?
It's a 5.2 V8 Developments bottom end with heads developed by Rob and David Vizard. The ports are raised and the heads are relocated so that the valves are nearer the centre line of the bore. This has resulted in the original inlet manifold not fitting so a bespoke twin plenum has been fabricated with 2 80mm throttle butterflys. The plenum draws cold air from the area in front of the radiator. It's currently running a Motec ECU but I'm moving to Emerald, doing the conversion while the engine is away.

Else

Original Poster:

795 posts

237 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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This was 5pm yesterday.


NickM450

2,636 posts

199 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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Else said:
It's a 5.2 V8 Developments bottom end with heads developed by Rob and David Vizard. The ports are raised and the heads are relocated so that the valves are nearer the centre line of the bore. This has resulted in the original inlet manifold not fitting so a bespoke twin plenum has been fabricated with 2 80mm throttle butterflys. The plenum draws cold air from the area in front of the radiator. It's currently running a Motec ECU but I'm moving to Emerald, doing the conversion while the engine is away.
Thanks for that smile Wow, certainly sounds like one hell of a lump. What kind of figures does it make?

I was confused about the plenum and the area where on a standard car, the y-piece would clamp to the manifolds. Thought there might be a brace of Turbos under there or something.

Else

Original Poster:

795 posts

237 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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macdeb said:
Bugger, sorry bloke.
[I may have same problem to face]
Tell me more, by PM if you prefer.

Else

Original Poster:

795 posts

237 months

Saturday 19th April 2014
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This arrived today, even got the same plug as my M4, shame the pin config is different.


MrSoundcraft

23 posts

121 months

Saturday 19th April 2014
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I saw a bit of your thread a while ago. I thought the intake looked pretty cool but didnt realise you had to change it to suit your heads.

Is the engine getting run in on Dave Walkers engine dyno?

Else

Original Poster:

795 posts

237 months

Sunday 20th April 2014
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The engine will be run on the dyno at V8 Developments to bed in the rings then it will be mapped on Dave Walkers rolling road.