The local Lotus car club had a gathering at NE Dyno. I went there with my 1965 Lotus Cortina and my wife (similar vintage /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif.
I was the last car of our group to run on the dyno because I had a minor problem with the car. A few miles from the dyno place, the engine started sounding a bit strange, but I still had power, so I decided to continue on to the dyno place (I figured it would be safer to stop there where there would be knowledgeable people and tools). When I arrived, I discovered that one of the studs hold the carb in place disappeared, allowing fresh air to leak in. So I got a ride to a local auto parts place and got a replacement stud and a nut. The car seemed okay, so I went for a dyno run.
On the dyno, the car got a max of 72.8 HP and 81.2 Torque. Not bad for a fourty year old car with a 1600 cc engine. As far as I know the engine has been untouched since 1965 (the car has 11,400 miles).
Based on the results of the dyno, my next project for the Cortina is to get the carbs re-jetted.
In two weeks I got back and try again, but next time it will be with a different car and a different group of people.
I was the last car of our group to run on the dyno because I had a minor problem with the car. A few miles from the dyno place, the engine started sounding a bit strange, but I still had power, so I decided to continue on to the dyno place (I figured it would be safer to stop there where there would be knowledgeable people and tools). When I arrived, I discovered that one of the studs hold the carb in place disappeared, allowing fresh air to leak in. So I got a ride to a local auto parts place and got a replacement stud and a nut. The car seemed okay, so I went for a dyno run.
On the dyno, the car got a max of 72.8 HP and 81.2 Torque. Not bad for a fourty year old car with a 1600 cc engine. As far as I know the engine has been untouched since 1965 (the car has 11,400 miles).
Based on the results of the dyno, my next project for the Cortina is to get the carbs re-jetted.
In two weeks I got back and try again, but next time it will be with a different car and a different group of people.
