287.6 BHP and 281 ft lbs woo hoo
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Well a few personal bits n bobs yesterday meaning I didn't get on the rolling road until today at Shropshire Automotive Services
Great weather, arrived at midday
Then it was time to strap the old girl down and see if we've got any issues
Mid range issues highlighted and after some digging and root cause analysis the injectors were identified as potential issues so time for a clean which means off with the plenum
Let the cleaning commence
Omg how much crud came out of these
Screw the lot back together cleaning and replacing any needy parts
Ok let's see what see'll do after all the tweaks :-)
Ear defenders needed to watch this!!!!!
And what did we get, 287.6 BHP at 5794 RPM with 281.3 ft lb at 4811 RPM.........very pleased with that and the drive home tonight was a real hoot
She pulls like a proper monster
Great weather, arrived at midday
Then it was time to strap the old girl down and see if we've got any issues
Mid range issues highlighted and after some digging and root cause analysis the injectors were identified as potential issues so time for a clean which means off with the plenum
Let the cleaning commence
Omg how much crud came out of these
Screw the lot back together cleaning and replacing any needy parts
Ok let's see what see'll do after all the tweaks :-)
Ear defenders needed to watch this!!!!!
And what did we get, 287.6 BHP at 5794 RPM with 281.3 ft lb at 4811 RPM.........very pleased with that and the drive home tonight was a real hoot
She pulls like a proper monster
Edited by gmw9666 on Monday 22 September 12:12
Hugely impressed with the work MA did with Mike at SAS today
@wyn, indeed it is standard, so potential there if I needed / wanted
To say she did 293bhp back in 1993 after the rebuild dropping just a few ponies is not bad at all
The set up and throttle response now is savage it really is
@mark, may not have popped or banged in that video but on the road its like a gattling gun lol
All in all money well spent to fix the known issues that came with the car
One happy chappy :-)
@wyn, indeed it is standard, so potential there if I needed / wanted
To say she did 293bhp back in 1993 after the rebuild dropping just a few ponies is not bad at all
The set up and throttle response now is savage it really is
@mark, may not have popped or banged in that video but on the road its like a gattling gun lol
All in all money well spent to fix the known issues that came with the car
One happy chappy :-)
mrzigazaga said:
Actually thats very good power...What was the spec of the engine..Big valves?...Ported/Flowed heads?...Out of interest what do the 450SE push out..270-280bhp?..Thats a healthy amount of torque as well...Its impressive.....Ziga
Engine Spec for you Mark, I didn't take note of what the fuel mix was or the timing advance so need to get that from MA for my records.4441cc
HRC Conrods
234 Cam
Jaguar AFM
Jaguar Bosch Injectors
Big Valve - Ported and Polished Head
Standard Inlet Manifold / 38mm
JE 80mm Crank
JE 4.5 Pistons
Bore 93.5
Stroke 80mm
Standard timing chain, cam followers, push rods
Bronze Valve guides & Dual Valve springs
8.5 Head Gasket / 10.619 CR
Mark Adams rebuild ECU / AFM
K&N Air filter
Shell V Power fuel
mrzigazaga said:
Out of interest what do the 450SE push out..270-280bhp?....Ziga
Hi Mark if I remember correctly when Wyn put his black 450se on the rollers at the wedge fest it made around 283 bhp not sure how much torque it produced or what the spec of Wyns black beast was ? But I'd say Glens 4.5 is bang on the money regarding what its capable of producing !! Both Glen's & Chris's motors are some of the very best wedges out there IMHO and both cars prove if there is a need for more horses put in the biggest V8 you can lay your hands on !P.S It would be great to get both cars in head to head guys if Zig can organise another visit to the strip at next years BBWF
Great result Glen. Looks like the trumpets are shortened, or is it an illusion? With BV heads and 4.5l you should definitely get some benefit from 45mm trumpets and a blended inlet manifold. You don't say whether the throttle body is standard (65mm IIRC) but if not, that also worth doing - typically go up to a 73mm throttle disc. All it takes is money!!
Number 7 said:
Great result Glen. Looks like the trumpets are shortened, or is it an illusion? With BV heads and 4.5l you should definitely get some benefit from 45mm trumpets and a blended inlet manifold. You don't say whether the throttle body is standard (65mm IIRC) but if not, that also worth doing - typically go up to a 73mm throttle disc. All it takes is money!!
Howdy PaulGood eyes, those trumpets are indeed shortened and another good spot on the throttle. It's the full fat NCK bored out version :-)
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