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Trailering home or will you do some shake down testing in NC?
Few other questions if you don't mind sharing:
- Is the tank on the left side a dry sump tank?
- I notice the oil cooler is on the right side vs. on 1051 it is on left; was that just for best fitment?
- Did they fabricate a scoop to pull air up into the oil cooler from under the car?
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Thanks for the detail photo. That's the same setup I have. I will be interested in your thoughts on drivability. I found mine to be very difficult to finesse at low speeds (in traffic - and I know that's not where these cars love to be, but life can be like that). It felt like the throttle would 'snap' open, rather than be progressive. I ended up adjusting the rods to reduce the amount of force required to open in small increments, that helped a lot, but it's still not as good as I would like. On the track or in more 'sporty' driving situations, it's not an issue. Your car looks great and I love the dry sump setup. Congratulations.
Was talking to someone a few years back who had a similar issue to you Cameron. He solved it by fitting an off-centre crank (as below) that allowed small openings at round town speeds and then WOT when accelerator was floored.
I remember seeing that. Thanks Brian.
Regards Brian
Throttle Stop with Indexable Cable Pulley
Full Throttle Stop with Return Spring, Adjustable Idle Stop and Fully Indexable Eccentric Cable Pulley and Solderless Cable Nipple. Supplied with both Left and Right hand Springs for extremely flexible installation. Available in black anodizing only.
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Regards Brian
Sorry Rob for the thread drift, back to YOUR beautiful car, and YOUR build.
Congrats !!!!!
Regard Brian
Congrats !!!!!
Regard Brian
Thanks Brian, I'm familiar with that efi hardware piece. It may be a last resort, as I want to keep a more period correct look. I also believe that if this issue with this setup is unique to me there may be something else going on in my setup. Appreciate the pics and responses.
Not being an engine expert I can only give my opinion based on driving behavior. I would categorize it as a mild+ cam as its pretty smooth on the street and comes alive on the track. With the stack setup, overlap is a consideration due to reversion, so my engine builder advised and I went with his recommendation. That's about as non scientific an answer you might ever see to that question.
It is a beautiful GT!
You might want to consider either changing out those tires for a less-sticky DOT compound, or having your rear quarters that are exposed to the flying debris, clad with a 3M Clear Bra material.
Race type tires look great, but are absolutely the worse trash magnets you can imagine..
You might want to consider either changing out those tires for a less-sticky DOT compound, or having your rear quarters that are exposed to the flying debris, clad with a 3M Clear Bra material.
Race type tires look great, but are absolutely the worse trash magnets you can imagine..
Neil
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Race tires aren't too bad cold but when the compound is hot, they are like glue.
I always found them too hard and slippery when cold - but it didn’t take much of that sliding around to get them sticky….
Neil
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Cold they have little grip- you are right about that1 I had an interesting phone conversation with the chief compounder at Goodyear Racing Tire Div many years ago. I forget his name- he was British fellow. At that time the optimum tread temperature was 190F.
That concurs precisely with the information given to me by the tire engineers at BFGoodrich when I was driving under contract with them In the late 90’s…. Their compounds were formulated to start working at 180°f and starts to fall off over 200°f.
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IMHO, if the use of racing tires on the highway is just an invitation for trouble….
Davidmgbv8
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You lucky perm-a-grin bastagin! I look forward to the day I may join that club!
Davidmgbv8
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Have you pulled the spark plugs to read them to see how you are running or a way to look at your air fuel ratio while running? Unless it is a right foot issue, I would expect decent highway mileage.
