This mornings rolling road session saw a power run on a modified Peugeot 106 Rallye whilst this afternoon we had a setup on an MG TA with Triumph 1300 engine on twin SU carburettors.
On the rolling road today Peugeot 106 Rallye and MG TA Read Post »
Another lovely example sent our way by Paragon Porsche. This 2.4 litre 911 had a crack in on of the carburettor bodies around a mixture screw. We machined a sleeve to fit around it and pressed it over ensure the crack does not getting any worse. The carburettors were then balanced and setup on the
Porsche 911 carburettor repair and rolling road tune Read Post »
This morning saw the rolling road tuning of another Aston Martin V8. First of all we replaced the spark plugs. One carburettor was running fast so all four were balanced. We setup up the idle mixture and idle speed. We then disconnected the kick down cable and gave it a power run to check the
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You can’t help but love a straight six. This MGC belongs to a local enthusiast who wanted to get the best from it.
Ian Gordon brought his very tidy Triumph GT6 MkIII in for a tune up on Friday. Almost too clean to touch, Ian’s GT6 went on the rollers without trouble. We balanced the two Stromberg carburetors before taking it up through the gears and getting the fueling spot on.
Rolling road tuning a very clean Triumph GT6 Read Post »
Summer is on it’s way which means the rolling road is getting very busy. Today we had four cars. Two MGB’s and two classic Minis fully tuned and ready for some summer time driving.
Another busy day on the rolling road Read Post »
A fresh 1330cc engine build with a fast road cam for this little mini. Now it is all back together a quick run on the rollers gets it in tune.
Mini engine build and rolling road tune Read Post »
Today we setup a stunning 1938 MG TA. The engine hadn’t been setup since it was rebuilt so onto the rollers it went for a thorough going over. The owner Mr W.A. Gerdes has owned the car since 1965 and enjoys nothing more than driving the car hundreds of miles across Europe every year! He
1938 MG TA rolling road tuned Read Post »
David Spellman brought his Mk2 Cortina GT in for tune up today. The car was struggling over 3500rpm which was due to a weak mixture. The 1600 engine has a fast road cam with the stock carburettor and after a session on the rollers produced a healthy power increase of 12% over standard.
David Spellman’s Mk2 Cortina GT on the rollers Read Post »
On the rolling road this week we had a smart little Mini, a Porsche 914-6 with a 2.7 911 engine and one of Crosthwaite & Gardiner’s Jaguar E-type race cars.
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