Nice car! Top tip for your accusump: open the valve before cranking the engine. The crank floats in the oil film before moving so you eliminate bearing wear associated with starts. It’s a great system that has saved many an engine (usually after having a disaster)
G'day Lee, great to see the track cars back and getting them ready for a track day. If your after a solution to no reverse gear on the kit car a mate of mine had the same issue on a trike he built. He made an aluminium flywheel and fitted a ring gear from an Escort to it and bolted it between the drive shaft and rear diff flanges. He then mounted a starter motor to it and when he needed reverse gear he would hold in the clutch and press a button for the reverse gear and away he"ed go
My westfield seight has 500bhp per tonne (excluding driver). It is a car that wants to kill you. 350bhp per tonne is much more sensible. Enjoy the upgrade. I look forward to seeing it run and your feedback. Accusump is a great idea. I have a wet sump with baffling and trap doors but I still have oil issues on long fast corners.
Have you considered painting the airbox Barum Orange? It may be too obtrusive in black? Other than that, a great install! The sound from the air intake when running is immense!!!
An orange airbox would look trick, or, here is an idea so you dont have to cut into the bonnet, you could move the air-cleaner so it sits in front of the airbox, then run a fat pipe from the filter housing up and into the airbox.
Hi Lee, I cant wait to see it on the track!! 11th or 12th of May last year! U wished me a happy birthday m8, I wish u's all the best for the 11th of May 😊😊😊😊
Accusump on my blackbird 7 didn't sort the oil surge issue out sufficiently. It was fine on the road but on track with stickies, it wasn't up to it . Hope you have better look. On a positive note it will go like stink ;)
I'm aching to see a ride along racetrack video of that Kit car on the track and how much better it is with the extra power. Pardon me if I'm completely wrong here but, it didn't seem as responsive to throttle as I was expecting. It did have the sound of a beafier engine it seemed to me it responded cleanly with no actual hesitations or hint of being off but, just not as snappy and quick revving as I was expecting. If it's a drive by wire throttle it could be settings to do with that that might want a bit of adjusting, or it could be Leah just not stabbing at the throttle, which would be sensible if this is/was first start or even just not to be revving hell out of a pretty much stone cold engine, something I try hard not to do on any of my bikes or cars.
Oh no! An unfinished job with a cleaned up and repainted old second hand engine doesn't look absolutely perfect. I guess that's it then, it won't even run, clearly! If it does it'll always be behind a prettier, tidier and shinier car for sure 🏁 🛵 🐢 🛺💨 💥 💨💥 💥💨
I'm with you but, for keeping the time wasted to a minimum for the video, I'll allow it, only the once though. I'm usually a real strong advocate of waiting for a machine to warm up to full running temperature before even going above a quarter throttle at no more than half max revs, at least with ones I care about. I'm also really fussy about how I run an engine in too.
@@stevekelly5166 You know, I heard that sea water with half a bucket of sand makes great coolant, the same makes great lubrication for an engine too so, why don't you go play with those ideas, or pull your pud some more for us to laugh at. Either way, nobody here will give a crap.
Grinder helped the whole video experience, giving the live workshop feel
I wondered what this comment was about as I read it before watching. Makes sense after watching.
Nice car! Top tip for your accusump: open the valve before cranking the engine. The crank floats in the oil film before moving so you eliminate bearing wear associated with starts. It’s a great system that has saved many an engine (usually after having a disaster)
Motor sounds sweet 👍
G'day Lee, great to see the track cars back and getting them ready for a track day. If your after a solution to no reverse gear on the kit car a mate of mine had the same issue on a trike he built. He made an aluminium flywheel and fitted a ring gear from an Escort to it and bolted it between the drive shaft and rear diff flanges. He then mounted a starter motor to it and when he needed reverse gear he would hold in the clutch and press a button for the reverse gear and away he"ed go
This is a great day!! The carrot looks on fire m8!! Can't wait to see it on the track 😊😊😊
Can't wait to hear that thing howl at track day!
My westfield seight has 500bhp per tonne (excluding driver). It is a car that wants to kill you. 350bhp per tonne is much more sensible. Enjoy the upgrade. I look forward to seeing it run and your feedback. Accusump is a great idea. I have a wet sump with baffling and trap doors but I still have oil issues on long fast corners.
Have you considered painting the airbox Barum Orange? It may be too obtrusive in black? Other than that, a great install! The sound from the air intake when running is immense!!!
or 'Barum Engines' in orange on the top of the air box
Nice ❤
An orange airbox would look trick, or, here is an idea so you dont have to cut into the bonnet, you could move the air-cleaner so it sits in front of the airbox, then run a fat pipe from the filter housing up and into the airbox.
Hi Lee, I cant wait to see it on the track!! 11th or 12th of May last year! U wished me a happy birthday m8, I wish u's all the best for the 11th of May 😊😊😊😊
Love it😮
Sounded like my dentist in 1978 💉
11th May on my calendar.
You need sound absorbing panels in your workshop; or chuck out the screamers.
Accusump on my blackbird 7 didn't sort the oil surge issue out sufficiently. It was fine on the road but on track with stickies, it wasn't up to it . Hope you have better look. On a positive note it will go like stink ;)
awesome guys,,
I'm aching to see a ride along racetrack video of that Kit car on the track and how much better it is with the extra power.
Pardon me if I'm completely wrong here but, it didn't seem as responsive to throttle as I was expecting. It did have the sound of a beafier engine it seemed to me it responded cleanly with no actual hesitations or hint of being off but, just not as snappy and quick revving as I was expecting. If it's a drive by wire throttle it could be settings to do with that that might want a bit of adjusting, or it could be Leah just not stabbing at the throttle, which would be sensible if this is/was first start or even just not to be revving hell out of a pretty much stone cold engine, something I try hard not to do on any of my bikes or cars.
Accusump NEEDS to be mounted oil port Downhill 10/20 deg NOT level. and the electric one way valve makes it much easier to manage and set up
Good gosh, a Pro Stock seven.
Can’t John do the Trackday in his special? Would love to hear the organisers excuses “it’s not a race car”…….”oh yes it is ExBrookelands”, 😂😂👍
Hope the induction noise isn't too high for Combe. As you know they can be very fussy!
Was going tobsay the same on driveby noise limits, induction can be more problematic than exhaust
WOW that sounds mint, shame you have to cut the bonnet though...... And those " UA-cam ' lights are still rubbish 😂
great video up she goes well on track the air box will look class
do u know What BHP you are getting at the wheels .
sounds like a barrel girnder
that air filter not going to be good in the wet
Nice !! Ps nice Sportage, is it petrol and what does it perform like ?
Fuel was mentioned in the jerry can. It's a diesel with 20% methanol.
Well John made his presence known, maybe zip tie his hands behind his back on the next vid.
That airbox don`t look right at an angle.
the whole engine looks on the piss
@@chimpinainteasy819It has to be "on the piss" in order to have the prop shaft run down the centreline of the car.
Poor old John is working and you young kids are playing?
Looks a bit tatty to me and untidy.
Oh no! An unfinished job with a cleaned up and repainted old second hand engine doesn't look absolutely perfect. I guess that's it then, it won't even run, clearly! If it does it'll always be behind a prettier, tidier and shinier car for sure
🏁 🛵 🐢 🛺💨 💥 💨💥 💥💨
Revving a cold engine Lee? Not ideal…
It had already been running
I'm with you but, for keeping the time wasted to a minimum for the video, I'll allow it, only the once though. I'm usually a real strong advocate of waiting for a machine to warm up to full running temperature before even going above a quarter throttle at no more than half max revs, at least with ones I care about. I'm also really fussy about how I run an engine in too.
Hardly revving considering the redline! Not under load.
Guess you let your engine idle for halfg an hour, until it warms up.
@@stevekelly5166 You know, I heard that sea water with half a bucket of sand makes great coolant, the same makes great lubrication for an engine too so, why don't you go play with those ideas, or pull your pud some more for us to laugh at. Either way, nobody here will give a crap.
All the cosworth and numerous other quality engines you guys work on every day and you chose another bike engine 😢😢