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 Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 12:10 pm |
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Location: Essex
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| Edward wrote: |
Has the block been painted? I always wonder if shot blasting an engine prior to strip down would finish it off like new.
Even the bottom pulley looks nice. Bolts look new too. I want a new pulley as there is a bit of corrosion on mine. £55 for a new one...
Is your rear rocker cover breather connected to anything? I see the later EW engines with the tall rocker covers have a breather on the inlet cam cover too. Any rally or touring car EW engine seem to have a breather on the front cover. Do you think having one would be an advantage? |
Yes.... the block got painted. I have to say the whole thing impresses me. Charlie has a good engine builder. He has replace everything that needed doing. In the bag of bits that came back with the engine are some nice surprises.
A huge quantity of bolts
The old tappet buckets
The old springs
The old bottom end shells
The old pistons and rods
Old gaskets
I am not listing everything but suffice to say there is a lot of stuff.
The breather is to be connected to a catch tank. Small piece of tubing and a filter on the tank. I have had the end of the original breather tube covered to see what comes out and I have to say the old engine was not a big breather. The new one will need to breath me thinks.
Fancy a poke at the end HP figure as much as I know you dont like to "label" an engine 
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Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 12:42 pm |
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 12:53 pm |
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Joined: Apr 30, 2011
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very nice ,,,,,,,
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WARNING: This User Has Had Bad Trade Feedback In The Past
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:12 pm |
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Engine is back in car tonight.... SAE 30 to run it in for a couple of hours and then miller oil
The only issue is what grade to use.... I am swayed toward CFS 5W/40
I will get some pictures up tomorrow of it fitted back in and see if I can scrounge a digital camcorder to capture the fire up 
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:18 pm |
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| macj wrote: |
Engine is back in car tonight.... SAE 30 to run it in for a couple of hours and then miller oil
The only issue is what grade to use.... I am swayed toward CFS 5W/40
I will get some pictures up tomorrow of it fitted back in and see if I can scrounge a digital camcorder to capture the fire up |
did the engine builder not got any suggestion for the oil?
did you got trade discount on miller oil? 
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:21 pm |
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| Seabook wrote: |
| macj wrote: |
Engine is back in car tonight.... SAE 30 to run it in for a couple of hours and then miller oil
The only issue is what grade to use.... I am swayed toward CFS 5W/40
I will get some pictures up tomorrow of it fitted back in and see if I can scrounge a digital camcorder to capture the fire up |
did the engine builder not got any suggestion for the oil?
did you got trade discount on miller oil? |
He suggested Valvoline VR1
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:43 pm |
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Joined: Dec 16, 2010
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rawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwhhhhh power
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WARNING: This User Has Had Bad Trade Feedback In The Past
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:04 pm |
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| macj wrote: |
| Seabook wrote: |
| macj wrote: |
Engine is back in car tonight.... SAE 30 to run it in for a couple of hours and then miller oil
The only issue is what grade to use.... I am swayed toward CFS 5W/40
I will get some pictures up tomorrow of it fitted back in and see if I can scrounge a digital camcorder to capture the fire up |
did the engine builder not got any suggestion for the oil?
did you got trade discount on miller oil? |
He suggested Valvoline VR1 |
don't know much about VR1, but they got 10w30 and 20w50 oil.
i presume he mean the 10w30 oil.
see this:
www.bobistheoilguy.com...er=1452700
base on additive all racing oil are pretty much similar; higher does of ZDDP (>1000ppm; if you have cat then beware.....) and depends on brands some will have moly (redline, royalpurple, mobil) as well; generally lower level of detergent means more frequence oil change; also reduce the chances of detonation.
however; as far as i remember, VR1 wasn't truely synthetic oil, it is mainly group 3 base oil; moreover, the ZDDP level was not amazing high compare to the others.
better to get something better. i know miller CFS is quite commonly used in UK and in US people tends to use redline, amsoil or royal purple; those are truely synthetic oil
just my little though really.
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:36 pm |
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That is why my head is with Miller Oils CFS 5W/40
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:42 pm |
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if you are worried you can run oil analysis of the new oil (VOA) and used oil after each oil drain (UOA) to monitor the health of the engine.
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:02 pm |
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I need a good chemist for that
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:22 am |
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:10 pm |
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:18 pm |
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:41 pm |
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i like that CTM decal 
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