Been to the rolling road
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Went to Well Lane Turbo's today to check my car on the rolling road.
Cost me ?80 for a mixture setting! anyway i found out that my car peaks at 3500rpm, and after that it just bogs down. Theres no power after that really and the torque starts to dip. My maximum power was 87bhp at 5226rpm thats running at 6psi.

Making the boost anything above 6psi made it too lean when under load, but my car was running really rich when i took it in so i wont have done it any damage through that.

Ive ordered some performance silicone plug leads at my work (Halfrauds) and some better plugs & newrotor arm and stuff. I only put them in when dropping the engine in but will change them anyway i only used the old standard ht leads.

The Air filter was another big problem. Mines above the top bracket on the radiator, and he said because of the heat i will be limiting my power massaveley. I will put pics of it up tomorow on the rollers, and also my power graphs.

James

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

Forgot to mention i also still have a tapping noise when under load coming on boost, doenst seem like its affecting performance but i reckon its still the wastegate it seems to come from there

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

There you go - a good lesson in taking your mini to a rolling road who understands SU carbs and a-series turbo's...

what i really want is one that will make the needle and stuff dont i?

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

btw also my torque was 105bhp at 3500rpm on the graph

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

becasue they didnt know how to I bet!

alex

AlexF

peter baldwin ..... go see him down in cambs

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

do you mean your touque was 105lbs?

Team Racing

Baldwin is good, he know what he's doing and will profile your needle to suit.

16V project underway

So basically you paid ?80 for a power run ?
Baldwin is the man to see.

Phil.

WWW.TURBO-MINI.COM

Balwin......My tuner.

feebs, want to borrow a rice pudding with a skin on?

Sorry could'nt help it!!

lol.

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

where is this peter baldwin fellow? I think i'll use him for mine if i ever get it on the road

Down the A1 from you Alex, near Royston Cambs.

Thread hi jack!

So is that where all the Top Turbo boys go?

How much would it cost for a needle change with a set up.. Roughly?

A decent SU tuner will reprofile the needle as it is very unlikey they will have one that extreme.

Mine is almost hair thin at the bottom.

I'd imagine they just wound the jet down a bit for ?80, i did'nt notice Him mention ingnition.

Baldwin over doubled my power with ingnition optimising alone, although i had retarded it intentionally just to be safe.

well lane turbo in batley west yorkshire !
WELL what can i say, they are a shower of WANKERS to say the least

in over 20 years, every one i have spoken to says they just put the motor on the rollers and bray the hell out of it, the only adjustment i have heard is optamising the ignition by "only" turning the distrib for peak power and when the punter goes on the road it drives like a bag of shite. i cant belive it!

these shower of inept cowboys should be horse whiped.

peter baldwins the guy, cival nice man who know the score and "wont ripp you off".

having said that watsons at wakefield knows the a series inside out and can accuratley reprofile the needle and sort the the lot,
jeff is the guy so only let him near your motor

I think we should have a hall of shame section on this website for the so called specialist rolling road tuners,

art engineering rolling road at wakefield west yorkshire is in the same camp as well lane turbos...................

after we have spent massive amounts of time, money, blood sweat and tears on or motors, the last thing we need is some inept ding dong ripping us off and not sorting the motor properly to its full potential.

iam sorry for the strong words but it needs to be said.

lets have a hall of shame for these so called rolling road companys. i feel so strongley about this.

I know what you mean benross

Does Well Lane run Interpro too? Its the same story with them, no one has a good thing to say about them.

I went to one rolling road where they got two members of staff to sit on my wings to stop the wheels spinning up, just coz they could'nt be arsed to strap it down properly.

Thet got the right arse when i stopped them so not to dent my mint(at the time)wings.

it was on/off/pay/next one on affair.

i did'nt go back!

ALEX B lets have a hall of shame section.
and a hall excellence for RR companys

it would save mass money, time, Anxiety,
we would be going to the guy who knows the score

like giallofly says peter baldwin "doubled" my power with the ignition optamising alone:

what can i say guys.
you would get the very best from your motor
and thats what its about.

It is an idea but it opens up for people to just complain because they did'nt get the result they expected...

maybe just stick to good feedback.

I did'nt mention the tuner i was upset with!

4lan jeffery, plymouth..oops, popped out!

giallofly, thats true buddy.
but we need to know these companys.

say, Mr Baldwin, never heard a bad word about the man excellence comes as standard:

Edited by BENROSS on 11th Feb, 2005.

dont suppose anyone knows of a good RR in sussex? Nearest one to me i think with a good name is Slark, unless anyone knows different of them?