My SD1
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My SD1
As the Manta is gone and the Sebring MXR kit won't be on the road anytime soon. I decided to buy this.
As I have the 4.6 for the kit car sitting in the garage I decided to put it in the SD1 to run it in. Thoughts being a big heavy car like this should give the engine some weight to pull rather than sitting idling during an IVA test.
Sidecar Pete having a laugh.
Engine out.
Bit of rust to clean off on the inner wings.
Used a wire brush on an air tool to clean up the areas before using some jenolite and Epoxy Mastic two pack primer.
Just a bit of rubbing down before the white undercoat, Gold base coat and two pack clear lacquer before the 4.6 goes in.
As the car has an MOT I hope to be on the road by the end of the month for a trip to Plymouth for "classics on the Hoe" and meet up with Paul - Gel monkey face- Roach
As I have the 4.6 for the kit car sitting in the garage I decided to put it in the SD1 to run it in. Thoughts being a big heavy car like this should give the engine some weight to pull rather than sitting idling during an IVA test.
Sidecar Pete having a laugh.
Engine out.
Bit of rust to clean off on the inner wings.
Used a wire brush on an air tool to clean up the areas before using some jenolite and Epoxy Mastic two pack primer.
Just a bit of rubbing down before the white undercoat, Gold base coat and two pack clear lacquer before the 4.6 goes in.
As the car has an MOT I hope to be on the road by the end of the month for a trip to Plymouth for "classics on the Hoe" and meet up with Paul - Gel monkey face- Roach
That's odd!!! In the pictures it looks like Pete has dirty hands, did he fall over??
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Thanks Dave, The car's not in bad nick really. Body wise it needs some attention at the rear of the sills. Hoping to get this sorted next month.
Thinking of lowering it and adding a set of Torq Thrust Ds http://www.summitracing.com/parts/are-1055773
Thinking of lowering it and adding a set of Torq Thrust Ds http://www.summitracing.com/parts/are-1055773
I've had the same problem with both my sills. Luckily, it seems to be only at the back, so worth just fixing that rather than changing the entire sill. They're cheap enough to get a new one and cut a repair panel from that. You'll likely have to make a closing panel repair. But there's a good chance the inner sill is still ok.
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The OEM in tank pump on my 4.6 SD1 struggled to supply enough fuel for the Edlebrock at WOT. I replaced it with a Pierburg rollervane pump which is mounted inline on the crossmember outside the tank.
Supposed to support 340hp, rated at 3.9 - 5.5 psi, delivers 130 litres per hour (34.34GPH), self priming, lift capable, no return, very quiet, weighs 0.5kilo. I think they're OE on some Porsches. Seems to supply enough fuel now.
Supposed to support 340hp, rated at 3.9 - 5.5 psi, delivers 130 litres per hour (34.34GPH), self priming, lift capable, no return, very quiet, weighs 0.5kilo. I think they're OE on some Porsches. Seems to supply enough fuel now.
I think that Paul does have a suitable Edelbrock pump that was going to be used on another project but will now find a home on the SD1. The slight pain in the bum is modifying the tank for use with an extrenal pump.Robrover wrote:The OEM in tank pump on my 4.6 SD1 struggled to supply enough fuel for the Edlebrock at WOT. I replaced it with a Pierburg rollervane pump which is mounted inline on the crossmember outside the tank.
Supposed to support 340hp, rated at 3.9 - 5.5 psi, delivers 130 litres per hour (34.34GPH), self priming, lift capable, no return, very quiet, weighs 0.5kilo. I think they're OE on some Porsches. Seems to supply enough fuel now.
BTW I use a simple formula which I read in a book in order to work out if a pump can supply enough fuel. (You do have to add a generous error margin!)
Anyway the formula is BHP = (Fuel flow in CC per min) / 4.7
Your pump flows 2166 cc per min which is enough fuel to make 460 BHP. I guess the manufacturer is staying on the side of caution with their statement and like I said the formula does not account for any loss of flow down the pipe and past the float valves. (If the formula came up with a figure of 300 BHP and you think that your engine makes 300 BHP then that's the time to worry!)
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Robrover wrote:The OEM in tank pump on my 4.6 SD1 struggled to supply enough fuel for the Edlebrock at WOT. I replaced it with a Pierburg rollervane pump which is mounted inline on the crossmember outside the tank.
Rob, I take it you removed the original in-tank pump. Did you have to fashion another fuel pick-up pipe? If so please let me know how you did it. I intend to use my Edelbrock pump in the line as Pete mentioned.
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