DamianZ28
Active Member
Re: P6 V8 project: Engine upgrade finished!
I hear you Dave,
Your right, had enough of engines for a while LOL, retuned the carbs & reset the timing, topped up the carb dashpots with oil, running really nice, took it for 10 mile drive, certainly got some power there to unleash once its run in for 500 miles....hate the blue puff of smoke...hate classic cars now, changing hobbies :wink:
One thing I noticed is when I accelerate from say 40 to 60mph, I can hear a metallic sound under load, almost sounds like its pinking, timing perhaps, its set to 6°BTDC, when I rev the car by hand when stationary, no noise, I guess it has to be under load. Also notice a vibration when accelerating from say 50mph upwards, one thing I did was to mark the location of the torque converter in relation to the flywheel before unbolting it, this I forgot & did not align the two up when refitting, would this create the vibration or inbalance or is my BW35 auto box on the way out? I do have the 5-spd manual to go in for my next project.
cheers damian
I hear you Dave,
Your right, had enough of engines for a while LOL, retuned the carbs & reset the timing, topped up the carb dashpots with oil, running really nice, took it for 10 mile drive, certainly got some power there to unleash once its run in for 500 miles....hate the blue puff of smoke...hate classic cars now, changing hobbies :wink:
One thing I noticed is when I accelerate from say 40 to 60mph, I can hear a metallic sound under load, almost sounds like its pinking, timing perhaps, its set to 6°BTDC, when I rev the car by hand when stationary, no noise, I guess it has to be under load. Also notice a vibration when accelerating from say 50mph upwards, one thing I did was to mark the location of the torque converter in relation to the flywheel before unbolting it, this I forgot & did not align the two up when refitting, would this create the vibration or inbalance or is my BW35 auto box on the way out? I do have the 5-spd manual to go in for my next project.
cheers damian