'86 Corvette C4 Tuned Port 350, standard

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Lewis
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'86 Corvette C4 Tuned Port 350, standard

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As you know I not long ago picked up my new daily, an '86 Corvette. I've done a good few hundred miles in it now and it's great fun, handles fantastically and makes all the right noises!

I'd recently been trying to diagnose a little idle stumble that it'd had since purchase and as such had been cleaning the idle air valve, butterflies, resetting the throttle pot and so on. Ironically it was one of those really frustrating problems, with the car being absolutely spot on the majority of the time, then occasionally turning into a stumbling beast at idle.

It did give me the opportunity to find I've got a brand new TPS, IAC and a recent MAF though so not all bad!

However, whilst I was there, I was interested to see how the power was holding up after 21 years on the road, so I rang up a quite well reputed RR near me in Bletchley and headed on down.

It turned out that this was the same RR the previous owner had come to and the operater, Martin, recognised it and took me through the issue - a worn throttle bush, or shaft that was causing the problem (which was the conclusion I'd come to) - either way effectively requiring the replacement of the body.

A shiny new bored out one is on the way, which should combine nicely with my new K&N and new filter box to up the power a further 10BHP and 12ft.lb, as that's what the forum dynos show......Anyway!

......back to the dyno, it made pretty much bang on factory figures! Air/fuel, emissions, all spot on!

Huzzah! So all is well in Corvette land!

Some pics:

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And the dyno graph:

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A total result of 230.6BHP at the crank, 185BHP at the wheels and 436NM of torque (320ft.lb!).

Certainly feels it, hell, even the early 'just' 200BHP ones did 154MPH flat out! Not bad for a 21 year old car, so she's doing quite well for her age.

The curves reflect the driving feel as well, once it starts singing in 2nd and 3rd at about 2500RPM it just goes, below 70 it tends to feel like it's not really trying.

So more than happy with that really. If anyone's in Beds or MK, I can highly recommend Marlin Motor Engineers, it's a really good place and the dyno is excellent! One of the receptionists is extremely pretty as well!

Here's a vid of the dyno - should have had my tripod but didn't really think, ah well!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pgA27hTfRdE

:)


They had a mental autocross Mini (new shape) there too - with a 600BHP Supra engine in the nose........It was bonkers! It was burning rubber on the dyno and had stuck itself to it.

They're right about dynos though - 3000RPM sounds like 7000 and 5000 sounds like ten! :o



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Post by mgbv8 »

Blimey!!
I saw your car there Lewis. I popped in for a chat with Martin and Ian Metcalf who is building his MG Magnette between martins shop and Pauls just two doors down.
I parked my Black truck a few feet from the vette.
Martin will be doing my RR tune soon for my new engine. Bletchley isnt exactly local to Coventry is it?
Let me know next time you come down to Martin. I only live 15 mins away.
Perry

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Now looking for 8 seconds with a SBC engine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVscbPHgue0&list=UUqIlXfSAoiZ--GyG4tfRrjw



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg3avnsNKrc&index=2&list=FLqIlXfSAoiZ--GyG4tfRrjw

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Post by Lewis »

Awesome! Yea, Ian dropped in when I was there as I've conversed with him on other forums......Jolly nice chap!

No, Bletchley's a bit of a drive from Coventry :lol: - I only study in Coventry, out of term time I live just outside Milton Keynes, so doesn't take me any time to get there.

I'll give you a shout if I head up there next time - only thing that worries me is rolling anything with an auto - tried it with my more recent C4 and it was just a pain in the ass, couldn't get anything meaningful out of it :cry: - and I suspect my next car might be an auto too....

Time for a manual shift pattern and a ratchet shift, then.... :lol:

G'luck with the tuneup - hope it does the business! :twisted:

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Post by mgbv8 »

I live just outside MK too. I'm in Buckingham.

Perry Stephenson

MGB GT + Rover V8

9.62 @ 137.37mph

Now looking for 8 seconds with a SBC engine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVscbPHgue0&list=UUqIlXfSAoiZ--GyG4tfRrjw



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg3avnsNKrc&index=2&list=FLqIlXfSAoiZ--GyG4tfRrjw

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