Track Day Pics Oct 19.08

[C4 Metal Werks]

Thanks guys for the info. I think it is the coolest seeing aircooled iron on the track!!!!

My dad bought this 68 Autostick(yep, an autostick) brand new when he worked for VW and auto crossed it for a few years. He still has 3 or 4 trophy's from his wins. VW of NA payed him to build a few more cars like this one to send to other dealers around the USA.

[Wally]

Your sure your fuel lines are big enough, fuel filter is not clogged, tank is vented and your fuel pressure is correct all the way to WOT ?

'I think so' as an answer won't do this time

[big daddy]

Originally Posted by Wally

Your sure your fuel lines are big enough, fuel filter is not clogged, tank is vented and your fuel pressure is correct all the way to WOT ?

'I think so' as an answer won't do this time

Yes to all of the above questions. I am using 1/2 inch lines, inline micro filter is not clogged and my fuel pressue is t 3.5 psi.

What size jets are you using in your carbs?

[Wally]

Originally Posted by big daddy

my fuel pressue is t 3.5 psi.

I guess that was measured at idle? How do you know its also 3.5 psi at 5500 rpm at WOT?

What size jets are you using in your carbs?

Sorry, no reference for you on a 2,6 ltr engine. I only ran Dells on much smaller engines, but they always only like one air corr. size on anything: 180. Your very close already to that size though...
At WOT they can use a lot of fuel, since your jet sizes are quit large already, its only logical to suspect fuel feed. Hence the pressure question

Do you have a wide band installed for the tuning? If you question your jet sizes, a Wide-band really is the only way to go imo. Rent one if need be.

If you ARE already rich enough (should be by now), it may not be your carbs, but ignition or s/th else. Even if you may think it works ok, some things may just surprise you, especially with HD coils and such. Just re-route the wires so it stays clear far far away from anything alternator related, if only for me asking...

Just some (maybe obvious) pointers, but then again, I really can't do much more over here from my computer...

[big daddy]

Thanks Wally for the great suggestions, I will definitely try and double check them all. I just got an LM-1 tool so I will put it to good use.

Thanks Again

[Sandeep]

I just wanted to say that Larry's oval was scary fast on the track ... even though it was set up for drag racing. Once we did the hard laps and pulled into the pits, we started to check the engine over. I grabbed the dipstick and then the manifolds to see how hot they were, but they were just barely warm.

We took the covers off of the heads and when I grabbed the rockers, they were just warm, not hot, as I would have expected them to be. I guess the Nickies had something to do with that temp.

Good luck with the engine Larry and let us know what the problem was.

I should have that video up by this weekend.

Sandeep

[Sandeep]

Video is up.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ef8FZ9V-Yvo

Sandeep