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K4KEV 3rd April 2013 03:31 PM

cheers guys, you don,t half get a lift from that first successful start.
As I took a closer look at the way it was running, I was sure it was only firing on three pots ..,..on taking the fuel injector lead off cyl No 4 there was no change in tickover ....so switched off and removed spark plug to check that first for wetness and it was so that pointed straight away to the plug itself being knackered, fixed everything up to check and no spark present, checked with a known good plug and totally ok. So this was what was making it run rough, Glad to say, I put another clean plug in and fired it up for a longer test run and it instantly fired into life.....I am well pleased with the tone of the exhaust, on tickover it just purrs like a hefty cat then growls like f**k when you blip the throttle body...... ran it up to temp and no leaks from the cooling system so I can move on to a proper tidy of wiring.....here is another clip of it running at normal running temp.....turn the volume up to see what I mean:D

alga 3rd April 2013 08:19 PM

Wow, what a sweet sound!

CTWV50 3rd April 2013 11:31 PM

Sounds great now kev, engine looks really good. Nice to see a garage messier than mine too!:D

thailoz 4th April 2013 12:30 AM

To me that is how a roadster should sound well done

jason 4th April 2013 08:00 AM

Excellent, sounds really good.

skov 4th April 2013 07:54 PM

That's looking and sounding awesome!
Keep up the good work Kev, that's going to be one sweet car when it's done :cool:

Johno 4th April 2013 10:11 PM

Good job Kev.:) :) :)
Like the other guys say, it looks and sounds immense (sorry got a son aged 10).
Keep up the good work....

AshG 5th April 2013 09:29 PM

well done kev. you did well to weld that ali pipe to the cast elbow. little tip for the future if you buy some 4043 ali rods they weld cast ali to normal ali beautifully.

voucht 6th April 2013 10:18 AM

I'm amazed by rapidity you finished this engine with, Kev! Sounds so nice, I just love the whistling of the turbo :cool:
As a lot of us, now I can't wait to see your Roadster on the road, it is gonna be one unique car for sure!

I alos like your water radiator very much, it is my conception of "liquid cooling" as well :) . I Hope that at least it is French wine ;)

Congrats mate !

The V8 Files 6th April 2013 11:06 AM

Good job Kev! Sounding good :D :D :D


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