R500 engines

[Incorrigible]

Steve,

Glad to hear that all's right with the R500

Just to put a 2 penneth in re MOT pass: the concern was fuel mixture expecially at fast idle (had great difficulty getting Lamba down to the proper level) We were concerned it migh be running too lean (we're talking glowing manifolds) especially considering the time since it's last refresh

enjoy Le Mans

Ben

[rubystone]

Murph7355 said:

F355GTS said:

...but it wasn't the Car that was the problem, it was the Engine which was not the one that came in the Car but one supplied by a Company mentioned on this thread

If it's the car I think ruby's talking about I'd also have run a country mile. There was something very wrong with the way it was treated...

It was indeed, but Mark's comment still holds true - I think he bought an ex race engine that then went bang?....

[F355GTS]

rubystone said:

Murph7355 said:

F355GTS said:

...but it wasn't the Car that was the problem, it was the Engine which was not the one that came in the Car but one supplied by a Company mentioned on this thread

If it's the car I think ruby's talking about I'd also have run a country mile. There was something very wrong with the way it was treated...

It was indeed, but Mark's comment still holds true - I think he bought an ex race engine that then went bang?....

Andy

I agree the previous owner did not have much mechanial sympathy but the Chassis was straight and the Suspension was all new as they'd refitted the std SLR stuff. During my ownership nothing unusual needed replacing other than a failed Dedion Tube.

I bought a rebuilt bare Engine from the builder which was to std SLR spec but with Steel rods at £4,500 IIRC, it was fitted by them, it failed after 5 trackdays with HGF (shockingly,no warranty on their work whatsoever apparently) so it went to somebody you mentioned who advised the liner heights were not to spec (discounted by original builder) and rebuilt at a cost of nearly £1,000 . Within 3 laps of a circuit the HGF failed again!,

It went back to the original builder and they rebuilt it at a cost of some £1,800, it lasted 4 laps of Silverstone when a Rod came through the block, for the purpose of clarity they had in their words "taken the bottom end apart to check it was OK" while replacing the Head.

I subsequently bought a brand new PTP engine from Clive at Arylium Motorsport (top bloke and good service at a fair price) which to my knowldge is still providing sterling service to Simon Scott

I was inexperienced back then and frankly was taken for a very expensive ride, a mistake I won't make again and hence my unwillingness to recommend certain suppliers

[Murph7355]

F355GTS said:

...I was inexperienced back then and frankly was taken for a very expensive ride, a mistake I won't make again and hence my unwillingness to recommend certain suppliers

Sorry Mark, wasn't aware of the extended history and feel for you on that one. That car was jinxed

Agree on Clive at Aryliam.

[Out Run]

Out Run said:

...........

And if you see a mango R500 on the side of the road on the way to/from Le Mans, and swerve past bits of twisted black metal on the road, then you know a refresh is required every 21k miles.

Me, I am hoping it is every 22k.

well you might have seen me on the side of the A16 15 miles out of Calais on the Monday

I believe it is electrical, not entirely surprising given the submariner conditions. After 2 hours in the car Sunday evening, I had to bail out an inch from both footwells.

Another 1,200 miles down and I think a trip to Minister might be called for....