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I'll be at Eurofest (behind Hartness Hotel) with the 65 Tiger tomorrow from 8am till 4pm, stop by and we can hash out the details. Bill

What stymies me is the issue changing from one cylinder to another. Almost as if the coil was going bad, or the earlier mentioned dirt in the fuel line or fuel barrel leading to the injectors themselves. Has the drop in exhaust temp ever occurred in more then one cylinder at a time, or always just one? The typical way one cylinder runs cold is due to a misfire, bad plug, bad wire, bad coil, but again, with this being a rolling issue makes me believe a bad coil pack vs a bad injector.

I'm going to throw another one out there for you to ponder on, a potential leak in your fuel line when under pressure. My friend who is balancing the TWM throttle bodies finished the front end alignment and was taking the car out earlier today and smelled fuel. Drove it on the alignment lift and found a small leak starting in the -6 braided line. Now awaiting the new -6 line to be delivered and between the two of us will get it buttoned up. Hopefully back at the house before the end of the week.

Sounds like a fuel issue, especially if it moves from cylinder to cylinder. Dirt or air in the fuel system can do this, when is the last time you bled the system and changed the fuel filter? Then again, how old are the injectors, are they high impedance or low impedance units? The injector system you linked to seems like just the ticket for a home mechanic. Let us know how that goes. Bill

Not that specific machine, but back in the early to mid 2K's, I worked for a race shop that had one. Beautiful, stainless steel, think they paid $4,500 for it. It allowed for balancing, testing, cleaning, when you needed to wring every last portion of performance out of the engine they were being installed on.

I had a similar conversation with a fellow purchasing a TR5 from the UK this week, his concern was the same. I advised that no clarification has been made in regards to new vs used car tariffs, or if there would be specific exceptions based on physical age. To the best of my knowledge, the tariffs are based on new vehicle imports at this time, and no additional "import fees" have been levied on cars such as the TR5 at this time. Will this hold, time will tell. Bill

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For my race cars, when the bar to structure was tight, I used the following type (roll bar diameter needs to be checked for each application, they are made in different sizes) https://www.a1racing.com/quickcar-racing-products-58-212-sfi-mini-roll-bar-padding.aspx Strong self adhesive, so if you buy it and plan to install, make certain you fit first, then have an extra set of hands/eyes during install, as this is a one and done situation. Bill

They don't have a full english version of their web site, but google can assist in translation by using cut and paste if need be https://www.teikokukikaku.com/en Dash mounted rear view mirror is the same one used for Cobra (real or replica), I have one I may install on mine once it's running better and on the street Bill

But sitting in traffic and getting it started are of concern at the moment

Not all of the Tail of the Dragon is open yet Same goes for the Blue Ridge Parkway. Just so you know that crews are still cleaning, patching, trimming back No matter what you may be reading online, check with the NC DOT sites for your desired routes. Bill

Next Cars & Coffee at the Michelin Corporate office off RT85 will be on April 26th Maybe by then I'll have the 4-50mm throttle bodies balanced Bill

Thanks, once they are balanced, we will see how they behave. I was told they were 50mm, whether they are or not means little at the moment. Once they are balanced, we will see how they react to the street driving I am planning for now. I don't suspect we will be anywhere near redline or wide open throttle, but you never know, I might get bitten by the track bug again, maybe a little autocrossing instead of road racing, only time will tell. Bill

Getting closer Not even ready for the road, but it does fire and run better than the last time. Engine-start-cold.mov Yes, I did forget the flow meter on my workbench, almost toppled over when the bumperette on the Tiger caught my pant leg.....Yes, I would have posted that too

The background: On my 2003 2.0L, 202hp Zetec I'm currently running an outdated Pectel T2 ECU (no longer supported by Borla), along with a set of TWM 4-50mm throttle bodies. Car runs, but not well, have gone through the usual suspects, fuel filter, new 30lb high impedance injectors (Pectel specs only high impedance), new coil, plugs, wires. Currently running a steady 47psi at the fuel pressure regulator, but the car still takes 3-4 attempts to fire and stay running. Cold idle at 1,700rpms and a current velocity flow balance of 10.5,10.5, 12, 6 . Originally it was 6,2,2,4 ,,,,,Without a real manufacturer based support structure out there for either the Pectel ECU, or the throttle body setup, knowing they are over 22 years old, I've reached a certain point where I question spending the time to muck about with it, or just rip it out and start from scratch. The questions: Has anyone had a similar setup, and if you swapped over to the Jervey set up, what was the transition like? What about the mechanicals, are the Jervey's easy to set up and maintain? What about wiring, and ECU replacement? Is this a complete stand alone that just needs power and ground, or do I need to hack in to the existing Caterham wiring harness as the previous owner of my car did when they swapped out the original UK spec'd Rover motor for the Zetec? Or, is there a US based ITB system out there I should be looking at if my early April attempt at working the bugs out fails? I'm in need of a back up, as it is killing me that the car is sitting unused in the garage. Thanks in advance, Bill

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I'll take the cover off if someone wants to take a look 2: I'll hold it, then reinstall 3: No matter which car I have with me, I always let the kids sit in the car, in fact, I'll usually ask them "do you want to get a picture with your child belted in" They are, after all, the future of our hobby. Bill

I volunteer my 7 if they want something to work on for a turn key Pectel 2 on a Zetec conversion package. I hate wiring, so if they want a car to work up a new harness to sell as a DYI to others, I'm your man. Bill

Two turns and the car fired up, cold idle at 1,800rpms #1 cyl-10 #2 cyl-10 #3 cyl-6.5 #4 cyl 10.5 I may disassemble the aircleaner cover and horns again to see if I can tweak #3 & #4 a bit, but my feelings are that it's running and I should leave well enough alone as I really don't know what I'm doing. Tuning wise, at this point, I'm just looking to tweak the throttle bodies and maybe fuel pressure (unknown at this time). Thinking with that done, the car should run really well and I will not have to touch the ECU. Bill

Ok, well I adjusted back to as close to original as I could get it. Car now idles at 1,400 rpms warm Cyl 1-10 Cyl 2-10 Cyl 3-10 Cly 4-5 Go figure- It starts, it runs, I've locked everything down and will allow it to cool so I can see if I can get it to fire again. If I had actual instructions on how to balance them, I think I'd be alright, but as of right now, I'm gun shy. Sent a PM to Tom to see if he wants to lay eyes on it. I'll be happy to throw it on my trailer and haul it up to him, even if it's for just the basics at this point as he has far more experience with this than I ever will. Bill

Did you send the whole assembly to them? Given my location, I'm wondering if taking my car up to 1turbofocus shop in NC (about 95 miles from my location) would be a better choice. I don't want to screw things up worse then I already have. Thinking I'll try for a few minutes tomorrow morning with a charged battery and see if I can get the basics down. Bill

Ok, so vacuum ports are plugged, fired the car up, still the same three to four cycles to get the car to run and took a quick read 1 maxed out at 10 2 maxed out at 10 3 sitting at 3 4 maxed maxed out on 10 Go to loosen the nuts so I can start adjusting and find them all loose already. Start at number 1 and all of a sudden I get a fuel ignition flash out of number 4 and the car dies. Reversed what I had done (I think) and killed the battery trying to get the car to run again...SIGH. Did I screw the pooch, or will this be a reversible error once I've charged the battery overnight? How can I get the adjustments done if the car won't run? Do I turn the adjustment downwards or upwards to lower the numbers on #1. Downwards will pull the thread in, while going upwards will pull the thread out (clockwise thread) Then again, how the hell can I make adjustments on four throttle bodies with only three doubled threaded (clockwise and counter clockwise) adjustment rods. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bill

I have a similar tool that I've used over the last 20 years on numerous vehicles. Can't beat the right tool for the right job. I have a cabinet draw filled with them. Some used once, some used multiple times, all saving me a headache. Bill

Might I suggest a picture or two of your engine and it's specs, the more you put out in your ad now, the less duplicate questions later. Spring is coming in the northeast, so buyers will be out looking for their next toy. Good luck with your sale.