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I went to get the car tonight and everything was fine. Carbs weren't temperamental at all this time for alignment, but the choke cables were a bit surly. One small (relatively speaking) leak at the upper radiator hose after an extended idle, but NO oil leaks, so off we go. Coolant fan working just great.
Erik wanted to center the wheel so he drove the first 5 miles and then I dropped him off on the way home and had a nice ride.
I don't have a video camera, but I also got orders to keep it under 4,000 rpms for the first couple hundred miles, so if next week isn't a wash out like it looks to be, I'll do a youtube video. Watching me force myself to shift at 3,500 rpms is a sad sight, but I know that it's only temporary. You listening Erik??
Second impressions, Day Two.
The car sounds just great, IMHO. It has a slightly lumpy idle at 850-900 rpms. It pulls very well at low rpms, but I'm stuck there for a while, so nothing more on that. It does feel that it really wants to jump when you rev it, so I need to keep the jets cooled for awhile. I would highly recommend this cam to anyone doing their engine, even though I haven't got to run it hard. It performs great for the street and in traffic, etc., yet you can feel that it wants to go when you get to the 3,000 mark.
Now about the (9) lb. Fidanza aluminum flywheel. There is a marked improvement in the engine revving both up and down. I know that the compression is higher, but engine braking is much improved with this setup. And that business about getting used to it and having to rev the engine to pull out? Forget it, it's as smooth as silk to drive and I'd never want the old setup back.
I'm happy that I stayed with the stock exhaust in the stainless version from England and with the headers, it has a very nice sound. It would remind those who can remember, the big block Chevy and Mopar's of the 60's with the stock factory exhaust. Throaty, but nice around town and when you pull along side someone at a light. You can tell that it's had a little work done under the hood.
Oh, one last thing. Driving home tonight, in the dark with the top down, I suddenly realized that I could actually see very well with my headlamps on. That I attribute to the new Masters headlamp wiring and relay package as well as the new 55AMP Bosch Fiesta alternator. I have the TRF Tripod H4 halogen lamps which used to drag the engine down when you turned them on. But they still weren't very bright. Not anymore and nary a drop in rpms with this new Masters harness and alternator.
Now if it only wasn't going to get cold and rain for the next six out of seven days....sigh.....
Erik wanted to center the wheel so he drove the first 5 miles and then I dropped him off on the way home and had a nice ride.
I don't have a video camera, but I also got orders to keep it under 4,000 rpms for the first couple hundred miles, so if next week isn't a wash out like it looks to be, I'll do a youtube video. Watching me force myself to shift at 3,500 rpms is a sad sight, but I know that it's only temporary. You listening Erik??
Second impressions, Day Two.
The car sounds just great, IMHO. It has a slightly lumpy idle at 850-900 rpms. It pulls very well at low rpms, but I'm stuck there for a while, so nothing more on that. It does feel that it really wants to jump when you rev it, so I need to keep the jets cooled for awhile. I would highly recommend this cam to anyone doing their engine, even though I haven't got to run it hard. It performs great for the street and in traffic, etc., yet you can feel that it wants to go when you get to the 3,000 mark.
Now about the (9) lb. Fidanza aluminum flywheel. There is a marked improvement in the engine revving both up and down. I know that the compression is higher, but engine braking is much improved with this setup. And that business about getting used to it and having to rev the engine to pull out? Forget it, it's as smooth as silk to drive and I'd never want the old setup back.
I'm happy that I stayed with the stock exhaust in the stainless version from England and with the headers, it has a very nice sound. It would remind those who can remember, the big block Chevy and Mopar's of the 60's with the stock factory exhaust. Throaty, but nice around town and when you pull along side someone at a light. You can tell that it's had a little work done under the hood.
Oh, one last thing. Driving home tonight, in the dark with the top down, I suddenly realized that I could actually see very well with my headlamps on. That I attribute to the new Masters headlamp wiring and relay package as well as the new 55AMP Bosch Fiesta alternator. I have the TRF Tripod H4 halogen lamps which used to drag the engine down when you turned them on. But they still weren't very bright. Not anymore and nary a drop in rpms with this new Masters harness and alternator.
Now if it only wasn't going to get cold and rain for the next six out of seven days....sigh.....
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