Mk1 1600 8v, R1 bike carbs on megajolt...

[Mazz]

mk1 dash vs mk2 dash, is like the smallblock vs bigblock debate..

mk1 dash + bigblock = :p

[chimp007_uk]

mk1 dash vs mk2 dash, is like the smallblock vs bigblock debate..

mk1 dash + bigblock = :p

Spot on!

Found this vid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoJKWR3DIuA) for Tom, the Magnus Pyke comparisson tickle me... lol

[tom reid]

Thanks for the vid mate, last time I saw that was, oh, 20 years ago?
Thomas Dolby actually looks like mk999, don't you think?
Car thread is this, so we worked on Al's car today

[Iain]

Head on? Test drive complete? :d

[Prey]

head on, running, no clutch! so getting there but not quite just yet!

[Prey]

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i144/prey001/nova/IMAG0615.jpg

[Prey]

will be up for sale before xmas, watch this space!

[calibra-keith]

looks nice motor, liking the r1 carbs just got a set for my 16xe :p

[swedge]

what are the r1's like for starting in the cold along with the megajolt?

[Prey]

what are the r1's like for starting in the cold along with the megajolt?

Never had any problems mate - I actually used it in the snow last winter and it was still fine - no carb freeze either.

[swedge]

good stuff, was there any difference between cold starting with the dizzy rather than megajolt?

thats was the only thing im not looking forward to was frozen morning starting the car lol

[swedge]

btw where did you get your trumpets?

[Prey]

it definitely runs smoother with the mj, tbh not really sure on winter starting , i've never had problems with it firing up.

trumpets were custom hobbies from AT race engines - i believe they were originally bike ones - machined down to mate to the r1 original base.

[swedge]

it definitely runs smoother with the mj, tbh not really sure on winter starting , i've never had problems with it firing up.

trumpets were custom hobbies from AT race engines - i believe they were originally bike ones - machined down to mate to the r1 original base.

ive seen trumpets on ebay before but none that fir directly onto r1's unless i wanna pay loadsa £££

[Prey]

i gave up looking for off the shelf ones - like you say they're just too silly prices, these weren't cheap but the carbs needed 'finishing off' lol

[swedge]

yeah the rubber ones that are standard are ok but not the prettiest, how are your fixed?

[Prey]

the carb top and trumpet is one piece now - they were both machined to an interference fit - the top just bolts to the carb like the standard one - this kind of shows it

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i144/prey001/nova/IMGP0485.jpg

[Prey]

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i144/prey001/nova%20fs/IMAG0805.jpg

[chimp007_uk]

good stuff, was there any difference between cold starting with the dizzy rather than megajolt?

thats was the only thing im not looking forward to was frozen morning starting the car lol


I drove my XE on R1 carbs with H&H dizzy last winter and it was fine...

On a side note, car is looking good Al!