TheSamba.com :: View topic - Impressive small displacement combo (chassis dyno eval)

Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:53 pm

I thought it may not like the gearing.. The "freeway fryer" is definitely the reason for this overheating as it is absolutely load dependent.

This engine will come out mid-summer and be replaced with the next frontier of my development.

Yes I did forget that this wasn't a TIV.

Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:25 pm

So how are the cam followers performing?

Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:30 pm

yessss....
Please do tell mr Jake Raby
how are those cam followers holding up?

Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:09 am

I am awaiting the last round of oil samples to see..

The last samples have the most mileage of any as Damo drove the car a ton while he was here from Australia for a month as a daily driver..

The engine is still together, thats the good news..

I am stripping the engine out of this car in the fall to apply one of our new Subaru conversions.. Its time to get that conversion taken to the next level with bolt in Raby components. Its coming.

Anyone want a good 1679 that makes serious power?

Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:03 am

Suby conversion huh.... What happend to the days of "i'll never have a damn water pumper"?

Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:27 am

is that the same damo/damon that built the berg parts 1776 ?

Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:50 am

craigman wrote: Suby conversion huh.... What happend to the days of "i'll never have a damn water pumper"?
The only thing that stays the same is everything changes.. I can see the future through the fog.

Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:10 pm

ralf wrote: is that the same damo/damon that built the berg parts 1776 ?

No thats not me he's the other Damo, lots of Damo's in Australia. This Damo built the 2.4 litre tyupe 4 thats going in Jake's 356. +And yes i beet the hell out of the thermal reactor engine while i was over there it took the punishment.

Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:18 pm

you back already ,we'll have to catch up

Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:08 am

YOu know this engine is impressive, but Jake had one engine that he posted before that even more impressed me. That was the dual carbed 1500cc...or smaller.

The throttle response on this thing was amazing. This was a landspeed record engine for the Flats or something. I cannot find the thread.

That is an engine!

Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:18 am

nsracing wrote: YOu know this engine is impressive, but Jake had one engine that he posted before that even more impressed me. That was the dual carbed 1500cc...or smaller.

The throttle response on this thing was amazing. This was a landspeed record engine for the Flats or something. I cannot find the thread.

That is an engine!

But that was a race engine developed for absolute power potential. It was good for only one thing and it did that very well.

Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:28 am

Yea, well ..every engine ought to be built that way. To its maximum potential.

It takes dedication and good equipments and know-how to put out stuff like that.

I can appreciate that.

Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:30 am

nsracing wrote: Yea, well ..every engine ought to be built that way. To its maximum potential.

It takes dedication and good equipments and know-how to put out stuff like that.

I can appreciate that.

I TOTALLY disagree... (if you are talking max hp)

Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:08 am

66 deluxe wrote: ralf wrote: is that the same damo/damon that built the berg parts 1776 ?

No thats not me he's the other Damo, lots of Damo's in Australia. This Damo built the 2.4 litre tyupe 4 thats going in Jake's 356. +And yes i beet the hell out of the thermal reactor engine while i was over there it took the punishment.

so i heard too alot of good places to surf :)

was reading the other damo or damon's blog/build thread in an aussie website.. was pretty interesting and detailed :)

i think he is friends with Jack Rizzo?

Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:51 pm

Well if I am building a 1600cc engine for my own use, you can bet that I will balance the parts and machine the case to my own specs. I will port the stock heads and 3 angle it, match the manifolds, and tune for its best performance.

Would I do that much work on every engine build? Not if your budget did not require it. Nobody works for free.

If all you require is a bone-stock engine to putt around and ample HP to push the car plenty out there.

That particular engine is one-of-a-kind. It was purpose-built. My thought was just that an engine ought not to be built on a lousy platform.

..is all.

Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:34 pm

Jake Raby wrote:
Anyone want a good 1679 that makes serious power?

I do! what are you looking to get out of it?

Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:55 pm

I called dibs first btw, hehe

Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:49 pm

I'd take 1K for it without the single 40 Dellorto carb and manifold that ACE just rebuilt for it..

Thats a steal, but I don't have much in it and my Nephew assembled it so I think its fair.. If someone wants the carb, I'd take 1500.00 for the complete engine with the Dellorto carb and manifold.

Runs great.. I plan on ripping it out next week.. Suby power on the way for The "Bluebonic Plague II"..

If interested email me... Catch me before I get a wild hair and decide to blow it up for the hell of it.

Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:01 pm

hmmmmm

Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:29 pm

Yep, gotta push the Suby's now! :roll: