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Old 08-23-2007, 07:47 PM
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Default Devil in the details...

The car is barely roadworthy at this point.

First I had a hell of a time taming the 160lb/hr injectors. I've mastered that now, but it was no easy task. I probably should have given up long ago; but it became a matter of principle.

Then, I had a nasty gremlin that would leave me stranded after about 5 minutes of run time usually...sometimes 7, sometimes 10... Just enough that you could get to an inconvenient uphill ramp with no shoulder...no fun. That turned out to be some weird combination of fuel pump and controller. When the pump/controller combo warmed up a bit, it started fluctuations in the fuel pressure; which is a big no-no with an injector this big. That would lead to either a no-start condition or fouling of the plugs; seemingly at random.

The last 30 minute drive with the car was problem free. A perfect 14.7:1 Air/fuel ratio at cruise, good street manners, nice tan plugs with good heat indication...I think I'm there and ready to put the dash back together. Most of it is currently sprawled out on the passengers side of the cockpit for debugging purposes.

And then there's the matter of time...not enough of it. I've been taking contract jobs related to my daytime career (Electronics) and it's been soaking up a lot of time. But, at the same time it feeds the Cobra expense account, so it's all good.

Patience...patience...but yes, when it's running, it's pretty fantastic!

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