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  1. Posted

    Thanks mate, would like to, but hit a snag....... emailed the Adelaide Wheel Fixxer uppers, and they said, "No, we don't do them." WTF.!! 

     

    Don't ya hate that.??  We roll rims, fix dents, paint, weld, drill.........but NO

    Have to try interstate wheel dudes, maybe.

    That's right, I asked them 10 years ago and they wouldn't do it

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  2. Posted

    Don't forget, 460s were mostly shit smog engines too. And they were heavy... 80 kg more than a clevo and 60 more than an M. That's like carrying an extra passenger, but on your bonnet.

     

    But you can get some decent cubes out of them. 557 seems to be the most they go out to. That's 9.1 litres!

    Yeah they are very heavy and the aftermarket blocks even heavier again...

    The later blocks (385 series) could be stroked alot more than the factory chev/chrysler BB's giving them an advantage nowadays with the better top end stuff available

  4. Posted

    Ronny how many KM has your engine in your XE done? how much racing and street driving has it done? its been around for a long time when me and my mate where racing full on it was around and that's been a fair while now since my grey cars been put away 

    Its done over 11,000 miles with over 100 passes down the 1/4

    I do run a HV pump BUT i do have a pretty big sump

     

    I'm out of this whole thread.  Not interested in a pissing competition on whose engine is better and how long it has lasted and what is better and what's not.

     

    I've clearly stated the facts and what works and why from my own knowledge bank that, coincidentally is hard fought knowledge that actually makes me money.

     

    Do what you want.  Run what you want.  I couldn't give a rats arse.  Not one person has been able to tell me one positive about running a high volume pump.

     

    At the end of the day - do what you want.  Make an informed decision.  Those who actually build and race Ford engines in endurance motor sports know what works and what doesn't.

    Not sure why you are so revved up, most have agreed with you

    But you are not the only person in the world that can build a race motor with endurance

    Most race engines will use a HV pump. Why?

  5. Posted

    Really it depends on how much clearance the engine builder set the engine up with

    By the sounds of it this motor is built to rev a bit harder than stock?

    I personally would prefer to accept dizzy gear wear while the oil is cold and thick

    Then when its all stinking hot with thin id prefer more flow

    A HV oil pump only pumps about 15% to 20% more oil than a stock pump does

    So that would mean that your stock pump is only 15% to 20% away from sucking your oil pan dry? Dont think so

     

    Just my opinion

     

    ​With a stock motor, standard pump definitely 

  6. Posted

    You'll be fine with that pump

    You have a bigger volume sump too which is good

    When the oil gets hot and thin you'll be glad you got a HV pump

    You might get a bit of dizzy gear wear but worth it IMO

  7. Posted

    To give you an idea I was stuck in a queue at Summernats for over 20 minutes just idling and it was over 40 degrees and it sat just under 200F. That's unshrouded as well just with the 16" SPAL, with a shroud would have been even better.

    Thats a good result

    Cubes, HP, rpm @ idle, compression, timing @ idle, fuel used, auto or manual, etc effect heat created

     

    I removed my shroud, worked better

    The SPAL fans i have there is a recess in the fan housing to run a rubber strip to seal the fan to the radiator

    So the fan housing makes its own shroud

    Kind of like this, i have the older style where the rubber is round

    http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/m4jbERooHeCyVNI-5bbg6_Q.jpg

  8. Posted

    werent you annoyed you didnt get what was advertised?

    Always knew it was 2 core James (as advertised)

    Didnt think he made a 4 core like xfish ordered

     

    It is now being proved less cores cool better than more

     

    Only thing i was disappointed in was quality for the price

  12. Posted

    What Gerg said, but id just not worry about the PCV

    Chances of getting pulled over, small

    Chances of bonnet to be popped once pulled over, smaller

    Chances the cop realises the PCV is missing, smallest

    And if you get busted, just fix it then

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  13. Posted

    Sounds like you are getting pretty close

    Lean spot at constant throttle no problem

    High 11 still bit rich for wot, if you can get it to 12.5 to 13 it will be quicker and better economy

    Takes a fair while to set a carby up close to perfect

     

    Are you just watching the gauge while wot?

    I found that hard so I velcro'd my phone to the steering wheel and recorded it

    Then I could watch the replay and break down what's exactly happening in slow mo

  14. Posted

    I ordered a Desert cooler 4 core ( Z flow )

    4 core? Did you specially ask for that?

    At the time i bought it he only had 2 core (but large 2 core) with the triple flow

     

    Alot of new cars now have very wide single core

    Apparantly works better with the heat transfer with the way the air flows past the cores

    Be interesting to see if the trend carries to the aftermarket world

  15. Posted

    and he ran a heater hose through the chasis of the car and gave it a 90' turn and the rear bumper, than again he returned the water line down the other side and hooked it back into the system. He had a heater tap on it, and if it started to get hot, he'd hit the heater tap and the then the coolant would flow the length of the car.

    Thats similar to what some pro burnout cars do to have a higher volume of coolant ie longer to heat up

  16. Posted

    Gotta a nice chrome cover that might fit over that radiator Ronny!  ;)

    Yours looks good mate but i prefer the brushed alloy look

    Nothing chrome or polished on my car

     

    that norm from ADC is a flogger best bullshit in the business

     

    $165 buck rad for my ute here I come link me ronny? james?

    Yeah he is not bad hey, sells the dream lol

     

    Here's one example, lots more

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/331389758067?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=107&chn=ps

  21. Posted

    As sly said, how long at WOT cos the extra fuel from the squirters takes a bit to clear

     

    Also i still wouldnt go smaller than primaries with secondary main jets, id try to reduce the fuel from the PV circuit first

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  22. Posted

    If there's a flat spot coming onto the mains then you could try raising the float a little. This makes the mains come on sooner and harder. I'd prefer to adjust that than to pump more fuel in through the squirters. Some will argue that you shouldn't play with float levels but then why would Holley make them fully adjustable if there was a hard-and-fast rule about float settings?

     

    Your engine doesnt care about where it gets fuel from. If raising the level cures your flat spot, so be it.

     

    Yeah higher float level gives fuel quicker

    I play with the level a bit on mine at the drags

    Is it ok to run smaller jets in the secondaries than in the primaries. Im also going to try a different air filter set up as i've manage to fit a 12x3 drop base under the cortina bonnet with a 1/2 spacer and its tight under there. I've notice after setting the idle and refitting the filter the ratio changes quite a bit. Hoping to have a play tomorrow and try out everyones tips.

    Prob not a good idea, when your secondaries are working you are getting a fair bit of air coming in

    So you need the extra fuel to compensate

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  23. Posted

    Why would you touch the idle mixture screws when he has perfect idle air mixture?  It could go to 15-16 but really 14 is fine.

     

    Primary mixture is controlled by the jets and he had 11.7 so why would you change that?

     

    The problem is enrichment on 'flooring it' so that is controlled by the accelerator pump and squirters and has nothing to do with primary jetting.

     

    As to air bleeds - they control the real high speed and idle as well and have nothing to do with his issue and yes if you play with them with no clue you will stuff things.

     

    The problem is clearly in the enrichment on acceleration and any google search on Holley carbs will back up what I have said and what I know from tuning these things.

    Yes you are right

    Sorry i just saw his first post and replied when it was 17:1 at idle and 10:1 WOT

    Sould have read more

    No offence to LJDB but someone with these questions should not touch air bleeds

  24. Posted

    You need more fuel in the primaries (can do this with idle mixture screw)

    And less in the secondaries (You can do this with jets)

    Dont muck around with air bleeds YET

    Playing with air bleeds can do some very strange things

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