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those look so cool. cant wait to see those on the track this year.

Further info. Car went out for a bit, was getting lean spikes when i accelerated. Went through and tweaked: Accel enrichment: Accel Max enrichment upped to 35% Clamp 50 Decay 22 Accel Rate Threshold Then, I was also getting some timing advances randomly when I would clutch in and coast -> Idle ignition control was set to 2100 RPM. Backed this down to 1350RPM, slightly above idle. Next break in the weather and I will go out and test the changes. I didn't push too far given the lean spikes.

I've seen the car in person. It's very well built / thought out and the attention to detail is imppecable. Seller is a great guy.

I actually may have an A127 equivalent - A127's are near impossible to find new. I have a 100 amp Powerlite 676 (right) side alternator. (RAC676) Alternator 100 Amp "Right Hand-Unit" - PowerLite Units one of these, but I wouldnt charge you near that price..

Overdue update, car is still misfiring on the K6 ECU. I sent it over to Emerald in April for them to review. Still waiting on a verdict. In the meantime, I snagged a used emerald K3. Ported over my map. Just got done confirming timing. I was able to get the car running, idle it is dead solid at a 12 degree advance (locked). When unlocked, and given gas, the timing mark moved to the right, it didn't jump. I'm hoping this ECU is the culprit, and will go test it this weekend. QED lightweight 1.4/1.6 Rover K series Emerald flywheel settings (in case anyone needs them): 36/4 EU2 Rover Flywheel drop down Reference: 125 degrees (124 or 126 had a slightly worse idle). This is based off the idle stop screw being set to a good idle on the previous K6 ECU. Will update later.

Josh is a good dude, always willing to help out.

Oatman was amazing. The whole time I was driving it, all I could think about was having a 7. I didn't miss the 7 for that stretch out into california - outside temp was close to 100 degrees. Did you run a half hood?

Hey Terry, I am going to have the 7 out this weekend, may go for a short drive with another 7. You're welcome to come by Saturday. I'll PM you my address.

I wish I had seen this earlier. I just got done with a 2.5 week chicago to LA route 66 trip. I am sad I didnt see you. I suppose any advice now is moot.

Good and bad news. Good news is the car is running on the new ecu and means it can be tuned / driven. Bad news is I'm travelling for work starting wednesday, and will be back around memorial day, if that can scratch your itch. happy to help you try the car out.

I'm doubled up in weddings this weekend. Next week M-W after work should be good, then traveling. I have an S3, so its the smallest you will sit in. Happy to let you try it on for size.

I'm in northern Morris county if you want to swing by for a sit while I tinker, let me know.

Tire pubes. Don't give @Croc any nickname ideas.

Was supposed to be for a k series, turns out it is a ford / lotus part: (RAC676) Alternator 100 Amp "Right Hand-Unit" - PowerLite Units

I had no idea this place existed. I may be taking my 7 there. It is relatively close.

Hi All, Alternator was purchased, not needed (my car has a different plug and setup). They do not accept returns as it was a special order. Link below: RAC676 Alternator Assembly, with Internal Fan

I like that Caterham is getting the exposure. Feels weird that they focused on Miami, and that the writer was kind of surface level - I believe the writer lives on the NJ/NY border and has a lotus cortina - I think I just expected more excitement / enthusiasm from someone who has a niche taste like ours.

Are you going to toss the rover k series and the emerald when you do the switch? let me know, i'd be interested..

Neither - cheap gigantic Amazon umbrella

Sounds like they're going for more of the larger sports car crowd for track days too? Formal Petition to go to lightning next year so I can spin out on the 3rd corner which is a blind right apex and give everyone a heart attack?

Yep, you will definitely need to know some of the limitations of the engine, and to know the timing, but i've found AI great, even for checking for spots in the map that could be an issue. It calculated injector scaling etc. AI isn't an end-all, its only as good as the prompts which it is given.

I've used it pretty extensively at work. Built an app which references a bunch of policy information etc. Think, I used a pre made a sandbox, defined the sand to play with in the sandbox. I've used it to summarize 30 pages of notes from when I started a job to build out a handbook for the role. Copilot can build heatmaps, adjust powerpoints etc. I also used copilot to update and review my map for the coil on the emerald. it was able to figure out what the base values should be, and then compensate for voltage drop.

Happy to help another K series owner. I've learned a lot so more than happy to help share some knowledge in the US.

I've got a base map for an emerald vvc, i'll message it to you. Revilla on the blatchat forums should be able to answer your mems question. he reverse engineered the mems system. andrewrevill.co.uk/EU2EngineLoom.htm

I think i'm going to have to loop @JohnCh to help out here, you clearly have an agenda. S3 vs SV @Vovchandr!?