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Not for the faint hearted!
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:15 am
by RogerRust
Three short vids from the rolling road.
We only went to 60 mph which is 3800 rpm and 28 bhp at the wheels.
948 engine, 1098 cam, HS4 carb on MG inlet manifold and stardard Mini air filter. Timing 7 BFTDC. Carb Needle AAU
Turn your volume well up!
On the run up
On the run down
One unhappy dog!
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:53 pm
by ben739
very nice
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:46 pm
by Kevin
Good grief Roger your dog has shrunk a bit
28bhp at the wheels doesnt say mush for the original figures does it.
So has the rolling road been worth it and how well does the car go compared to your old 1098cc Traveller.
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:59 pm
by RogerRust
Thats is 28 at just under 4000 probably good for 45 at 6000. If you add in 15-20 bhp for the gearbox and dif that gives a repectable 60 -65 at the flywheel.
Its definatly quicker than the 1098 was, but it has the 4.55 diff. So the top speed isn't as good - probably only 80mph.
We didn't want to push it until its properly run in. I think I'll have another go in the Spring when its done a few more miles.
The biggest improvement is that it now sounds even and revs really freely.
The guy at the rolling road was very good, he tried about 6 needles before he was happy with it and tweeked the float chamber level so that the jet was at the right height etc. Most of the time he seemed to adjust it by ear.
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:07 pm
by wibble_puppy
*phones the RSPCA*
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:12 pm
by Peetee
In my experience a tweeked 948 really is a much nicer engine than a standard 1098.
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:41 pm
by moggyminor16
i can not open it any idears please
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:50 am
by RogerRust
They are MP4 files you will need a player such as realplayer. They are quite big files so will take a little while to download.
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:32 am
by moggyminor16
thanks roger i will try and give it a go
were do you find the nearest rolling road to were you are as i would like them to have a go at my traveller so what i can get and see if they can set it up
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:39 am
by RogerRust
The one I went to was near Leamington Spa - about 40 milesfrom me. What you want is a RR that does minis so that they will have all the needles they need to tune it. Try the minsport lads I guess.
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:43 am
by moggyminor16
cheers mate
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:37 am
by chickenjohn
Try right click and save target as. Neither of my computers would open the file from the page (Powerbook, running OSX 10.2 / Safari, or win 98 PC running Mozilla). However, right click and save target as and the file downloaded OK and opened in Quicktime - don't install Realplayer if you can help it, its horrid software.