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"So any thoughts about what this means for the Roadster (s)?" It is very hard to find good solid info on choosing a plug for a modified car. For most stock and mildly modified roadsters it seems the
If it is an otherwise good engine you are probably better running the correct heat range plug with an upgraded ignition system. With the SU's you may be rich at idle, and lean at higher rpm, and a h
Sorry for the off topic post, but I thought someone here might be able to help steer me in the right direction on buying a new or used Oscilloscope. Will be used mostly on automotive electronics. Mos
Thanks for all the tips, advice, and offers of equipment. Some very good info. Cheers Daryl ________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Datsun-roadsters
The most interesting point (to me) that they make is this: "....before the upgrades, our high compression ratio required premium unleaded fuel that still left us with pinging problems. After the upgr
Actually, If you can find one, an H19 crank has the 83 mm stroke with 3 mains, so you can stroke a 3 main to 2L as well. The hard part is finding the crank. You can also stroke it to 1800cc with a G1
Anyone have a date for this show in North Vancouver, BC. I've got to get it marked down before I forget about it till it's too late!! Thanks Daryl ________________________________________ Support Tea
Thanks Pete! Anyone else on the list going? Autocross at the Skytrain station in Surrey ought to be interesting. Better keep a close eye on your car in that neighborhood! Daryl ______________________
Anyone know what the maximum valve lift is on the R16 before you have to start changing components? Recent head work has shown the exhaust retainers are hitting the valve seals and have destroyed the
Many are running 15w40 or 20w50. You want to find oil with the zinc and phosphorous content still in it for the valve train, or get some additive for older engines. Cheers Daryl _____________________
No answers to the last question so let me put it another way...... How do I get .425" Valve lift on an aluminum R16 head. I had a cam with .387" lift which crushed the seals (exhaust only) and wanted
Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. And thanks to Steve and Jim on 311s.org for sending me to the competition prep manual. http://www.datsun.org/roadster/info/sharp1600.pdf They mention going
For anyone who may want to know: The machine shop cut the seal portion off the valve seat, so the seat can be used on the aluminum head, then machined the valve guide boss a little smaller to fit a C
Came across this company today: www.steeringsolutions.com I don't know what they are like as far as pricing, but says he can rebuild any steering gear. Thought there might be a chance someone might f
Just got my head back from the machine shop and was cc'ing (measuring) the combustion chambers. Noticed a small amount of the fluid leaking out a couple of the ports, tells me the valves aren't seali
Thanks for the note Steve, and others as well. I provided the machine shop with the list of spring specs/heights and stock valve dimensions with the work order. Seats? This is the SECOND shop that ha
No. The '66 and some '67s were cast iron heads with SAE studs/threads. I believe some of the later '67 had non-smog aluminum heads with SAE studs/threads as well. After that the heads went aluminum a
Just going over my R16 head and notice that the end of the spark plug is about .030" to .040" inside the threaded chase at the combustion chamber. On the sparkplug itself, there is another .030"-.040
Thanks for the clarification Lars! I'll have to update my books with that. ________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Datsun-roadsters mailing list http