Gary Drew

Hi, I'd like first dibs on the 4 Accralite pistons + gudgeon pins for £70. YHM, so pls mail me back with details of your location and maybe a contact phone no. Rgds Gary Sussex garydrew@ntlworld.com Edited by - Gary Drew on 16 Apr 2005 14:14:54

its more complicated, more expensive to produce, taller, heavier, the balance of the top-crank look a bit ****y to me too! Apart from that -its fantastic, can't think why it wasn't done before (ahem)

Its a long shot, but I'm looking for the oil pick-up pipe that goes with the James Whiting cast alloy sump. Its for a friend who's managed to buy a sump without the pipe! A complete JW sump-&-pipe combo would also be of interest (he's willing to pay a fair, not pikey, price too) if anyone is fed up with 'wet' and gone 'dry'. Pls mail via me: garydrew@ntlworld.com 07984 572 570 Brighton or Bucks area

Ade, I'm still interested in the engine parts, but still can't quite equate £750 with an engine that has siezed a big end and broken the rod That bore and Accralite piston MUST be damaged too, no? Regards Gary

It's poor 'journalism' whoever he is (IMHO), tho not quite as poor as the pure gibberish written about developments in rotary valves a couple of issues ago... Edited by - Gary Drew on 7 Dec 2004 14:01:55 Edited by - Gary Drew on 7 Dec 2004 16:30:43

Lydden & Goodwood: not allowed Late, lamented Boscombe Down used to have a very generous 'tyre-warming' section marked with 'start' & 'stop' before the start area. Certainly helped my split times.

Haven't checked with DT, but unless there's a typo it would seem that the cost of a 'electric' Accusump kit has dropped from about £350 (2004) to £205 (2005) in the catalogue. Has anyone bought an Accusump kit recently and found the prices reduced? **edited to say that DT confirm the new price is 'correct'.** Edited by - Gary Drew on 1 Dec 2004 13:08:25

Sorry Chris - I have to retract my bid on the A021's this morning (I was bagging them on behalf of a friend who was desperately looking last week - but last night he confirmed he'd already found some) Edited by - Gary Drew on 30 Nov 2004 08:58:22

Several people mention the casting no. i.e. T16 when advertising a 711M block. I'd like to know the significance of the T-number. Which casting numbers are preferred, if any? Edited by - Gary Drew on 22 Nov 2004 15:11:36

Re. rocker side-to-side float You'll notice (a) that the clearance hole in the steel posts for the fixing bolt is fairly loose, and (b) that there's quite a bit of overall 'float' when all the components are loose on the rocker shaft. As a result of these two facts you need to to fiddle with the rocker post positions slightly before nipping-down the bolts otherwise some rockers wil have loads of sideways float (over 1mm) and some will feel as tho they're too snug 'tween post and spacer. So you just need to shuffle the posts till all rockers have similar float. You should find then that the float for any rocker is around 20thou max. It really isn't important if its as much as 1mm (40thou) the rocker still covers the valve stem nicely.

This may be a long shot, but I'd be pleased to hear from anyone with a worn-out set of titan roller rockers for a xflow that they'd be happy to sell. The following std ratio parts would help me out: I've got a couple of damaged tip rollers, rocker body (in blue would be ideal ..) plus the adjustable tappet-piece (the threaded bit with the lock-nut). Please e-mail garydrew@ntlworld.com or call 01273 309425 Regds Gary Sussex Edited by - Gary Drew on 6 Nov 2004 20:59:03

sounds great, but I'm using the Quaife Rocket-4 ☹️ Any other interest in the Rocket-4 alloy case etc? If so, we can think about starting a separate thread Edited by - Gary Drew on 23 Sep 2004 11:10:04

looking to buy a spare shallow sump as a standby for sprints etc in case I crack the current cast alloy one. I have in mind a modified Ford sump giving shallower depth but with good baffling and additional capacity. All proposals (on the subject of sumps) considered. A south-East location is a bonus , but Yorks/Notts or Bucks/Berks also good. pls e-mail to garydrew@ntlworld.com Edited by - Gary Drew on 21 Sep 2004 11:56:07

Hi, Sounds interesting 1) what wheel stud pattern are they i.e. Ford (108mm) or Ital? 2) can you tell us the new cost of the set? Rgds Gary

RE. Baby Bucket's quoted "162.5 bhp at the flywheel" Although is been said a hundred times before, its worth re-iterating for the benefit of newcomers that a quoted "flywheel" figure is almost meaningless. Especially when the engine builder is showing you how well he has built the engine and wants paid 😬 I have a 155 bhp spec Roger King 1700/244/45DHLA/Accralites etc and was far quicker side-by-side at an airfield than a friend with a Protune "160bhp" engine (with 234). so .... its all a bit of smoke and mirrors with 'measured bhp' - sorry to say just to clarify: I'm not picking on Protunes quoted figures, all dyno flywheel figures are non-scientific if calculated from a rolling road power measurement. Edited by - Gary Drew on 20 May 2004 13:57:51