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Rick Site Admin

Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 20495 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:35 pm Post subject: Tuning equipment - PECO, Aquaplane, Speedwell etc |
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Hi all,
Just re-visiting the tuning company corner of the main site, got me thinking about the old tuning co's that were once around, but are no longer. Did you ever avail yourself of tuning goodies for your car(s) in years past, and were they successful?
RJ _________________ Rick (OCC Admin)
Various 1920s-1960s - Austin, Morris, Commer, Dodge etc. |
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lowdrag
Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1207 Location: Le Mans
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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Alexander Tuning. Stage 2 Mini Cooper engine bored to 1293 plus an Alextractor exhaust. Noisy and fruity that. |
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47Jag
Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 1463 Location: Bothwell, Scotland
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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In 1966 I did something similar with an Austin 1800 using Downton parts. Bored +80 thou. Twin 1 3/4” carbs, head ported and polished with a ‘bunch of bananas’ exhaust manifold. Balanced and compression upped to about 12:1. The only let down was the low diff. gearing but nothing could beat it for the first 50 yds.
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47Jag
Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 1463 Location: Bothwell, Scotland
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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In 1966 I did something similar with an Austin 1800 using Downton parts. Bored +80 thou. Twin 1 3/4” carbs, head ported and polished with a ‘bunch of bananas’ exhaust manifold. Balanced and compression upped to about 12:1. The only let down was the low diff. gearing but nothing could beat it for the first 50 yds.
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4014 Location: Lancashire
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Art
We heard you the first time 2 and a half hours earlier  _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
V8 V10 |
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Penguin45

Joined: 28 Jul 2014 Posts: 317 Location: LBA
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:03 am Post subject: |
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Ah. The only way was to claim the diff from a 1.7 Ambassador automatic. The scrap yards must be littered with them by now. Oh, wait a minute...
P45. _________________ '67 Wolseley MkI 18/85, '70 Austin MkII 1800 The Landcrab Forum. |
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