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An update on the new cam. Beryl ran very well at Lime Rock Park on Saturday, definite increase in speed and acceleration. With the final speed on the main straight up to 90-92 mph vs 85-86 with the standard cam. Fuel consumption wise, she feels about the same, maybe a little better. but I will...

Now, we all know you're secretly a millionaire and that's just your side shed! :P

Yes, we do most of Lime Rock in 3rd. 4th is reserved for the main straight (and sometimes No Name Straight along the back), I do the same in the mini, and that is faster and has lower gearing. Engine gets an oil change after a weekend on track. Gearbox oil is checked and examined for metal. I...

That’s also a common misconception, the limiter was only fitted to German export models.

@Gargo I rather regretted giving the Lancia the point by. (He’s a friend) he kept braking just before the uphill turn. You can do that at wide open throttle with the uphill giving you extra grip. I must admit, I do have the Italian job soundtrack on my phone for some journeys! @cobraboy I...

Yesterday I took the P6 up to Lime Rock Park for the VSCCA spring sprints. Running in the preservation class (sorta 7/10ths racing). I have to say the suspension mods, fast road cam and Pirelli CN36 tyres made a huge difference. I was able to keep up and deal with Alfa Guiliattas and Lancia...

Was told by the chap in the Fitch Corvair sprint that he thought I had a V8 and was surprised when I told him it was a four banger. We weren't the fastest out there, but did pretty well considering.

Well, the Piper cam really helped! Beryl was holding her own against a few more exotic cars at the VSCCA Spring Sprints. I was in the Preservation class (sort of 7/10ths racing / track day rules - only overtake on the straights etc). The suspension feels very well dialed in with much less body...

Fitted one to our race mini, made it so easy to dial in. Need to fit one to Beryl next.

That it pretty worn isn’t it? Certainly not helping.

If anyone wants to lend an original pair of spoilers I can 3D scan and make them.

T’wasn’t me! Ask @cobraboy !

Nice installation of the V8! Nice to see you back.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the car as also asymmetric. Yet to find a car that is!

Which actually will help @Baron von Marlon situation. If he had to make it rich at idle to get decent performance under load he wants a profile the enriches off idle and allows correct mixture at idle. Best options to test it are either a rolling road or a wide band O2 sensor in the downpipe.

The carbs and needles seem to have stayed close to what I had setup for the standard cam. However, I did feel like I had better fuel consumption after 100 miles. Maybe due to a lower throttle opening at cruising speed.

I was a little worried about that too, fortunately it was a cool day and the gauge never really went above normal.

The loads on the nose of the cam at low speeds is much higher, a faster rpm helps reduce the loading during run in. It’s just the rest of the engine takes a bit of extra work.

All good advice, obviously I always run with nothing in the boot/cabin on the track for safety reasons. The spare was replaced with a fix a flat can a few years back for the weight savings (although on the drive to the track it’s full of spares and tools!). The driver, however, has not been...

Copied and pasted from my Members projects thread. I thought others might be interested in my findings so far. After some family related stuff I have finally got back to the car. The fast road camshaft I had reprofiled by Piper Cams has been sitting in its box for 6 weeks giving me the eye. I...

After some family related stuff I have finally got back to the car. The fast road camshaft I had reprofiled by Piper Cams has been sitting in its box for 6 weeks giving me the eye. I was able to get into fitting it this weekend. First I had to remove the old camshaft. You know the routine if...

Got to admit, I've not seen a spring like that on any valves I've worked on.

I’d been told in the past that the asymmetric fan blades were for a diffused output. I spouted that then did some research to cite. It was only then I found out it was the noise reduction that drove the shape. I still stand by buying from @cobraboy though. He’s a top chap.

To further drag it away I found I was wrong (been doing that a lot recently, apologies) turns out the asymmetrical fan blades reduce noise while keeping efficiency. Discussion thread. As for buying from @cobraboy I’ve just bought a LHD manual steering box from him and he was great to deal...

Oh, interesting. Every day is a school day.