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A30racer

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 08:17:39am

This is slightly off topic, but if you can consider it as helping out an elderly relative....................

I am building an Austin A30 with a 1380 Sprite block with a K1100 head. I was planning to use Megasquirt for injection and ignition, so no dizzy needed. I thought the hole in the block left would make a great crank-case breather with the right baffle to stop the oil escaping!!
My question is how is the dizzy drive lubricated (splash or pressure)? I've looked at the block and can't see any obvious oil hole, so can I just leave this out without losing oil pressure?
Your thoughts would be very much appreciated

Joe C

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Carlos Fandango

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 08:25:02am

Its just splash lubed,

However, mak sure you pull the dizzy drive out as it'll wobble about and hit the crank.

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Joe, do you have a photo of your tool?



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A30racer

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 08:30:38am

Thanks Joe,
I thought it looked like there wasn't an oil feed to the drive, you have confirmed my suspicions, so it can be safely removed and left out of the build!! The cam is only there as a jack-shaft to drive the oil-pump (all lobes have been removed already), so this makes life even simpler.

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Carlos Fandango

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 08:43:03am

Sound Like an interesting project,

you should get some pics up, do you know our other A30 owner Richard (tadge44)

On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged...

Joe, do you have a photo of your tool?



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3rd Mar, 2011 at 08:49:30am

On 3rd Mar, 2011 Joe C said:
A30 owner Richard (tadge44)

You mean Dave....

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

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Mongo

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 08:51:53am

And Dave has an A35 not A30 *wink*

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 08:55:32am


Yeah, it's 5 better

On 3rd Mar, 2011 John said:
And Dave has an A35 not A30 *wink*

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the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

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I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


tadge44

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 10:48:04am

6 actually.

A30 - 28bhp

A35 - 34bhp

Anyone seen a quarter mile figure for 34 bhp ?.

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 10:57:14am

The tried to record it once Dave but the Day wasn't long enough pity really would have been nice for the record.

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I find the easiest way is to super glue the bolt to the end of one of my fingers.

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Mongo

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 10:59:55am

Whats it weigh dave?

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

tadge44

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 12:31:24pm

Far too much !

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Mongo

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 12:32:21pm

quick calc if it weighed 825kg's about 25seconds

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

tadge44

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 12:33:27pm

I,ve beaten that - but its not 34 bhp either.

A30racer

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 09:49:16pm

If live long enough to get this little beast finished it would be good to see if Dave's Turbo 35 was quicker than my 16valve NA 30. .....................!
I'll try to stick up some pictures when I've got my camera connected.

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 09:58:03pm

Be good to line them up on the strip one day.

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3rd Mar, 2011 at 10:09:33pm

I, too, am using the distributor hole as a breather, but also looking to hook up to a crankcase evacuation system previously discussed on here, a la Vizard, with breathers from timing cover and rocker cover included.
Pics in due course.
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