Westory Progress.

boosted · December 05, 2015, 08:39:50 AM

Thanks mate. Getting my bridgeport rebuilt over winter is on my list of things todo after the newly acquired fd is back on the road. Hows yours going?

Smiffers · December 07, 2015, 04:05:44 PM

Good, I really will try and get some updates on my thread at some point!

Last year ended up too busy again, mostly down to getting married and having a nice time but progress was made!

Re-worked the fuel system, welded up a new ali cell to feed a swirl port through a low pressure lift pump... Ducted the nose into the rad with some more ali and more welding. Fitted a massive oil cooler and ducted that into the front splitter. Made the exhaust silencer even larger in the hope I could get through 100dB tests, was at 102dB and turned away from Abingdon at the last attempt (Silly me did not think of just lowering the Rev limit to get through the day #plonker)

Then is all went on the back burner while I did getting married and building a pizza oven in the garden and generally not having any motivation to deal with the oil issue and generally getting depressed about the whole thing unti...

This weekend when I put an R3 engine that I had taking up space in the garage in the front of it and fired it up. Considering it was a Â£300 spares or repair ebay job (I was hoping for one good rotor housing from it) I'm delighted that it seems to work perfectly. So got to get that tuned roughly this week then off to Llandow next week for a test of everything and more tuning of the new engine.

Also been enjoying some CAD and having things manufactured to go on the car, a coil bracket, new alternator mount to work with a little dinky 40A denso unit, all in prep for needing all the space on top of the block for integrated plenum and intercooler (best not to ask about that yet).

Anyway I'll get some pictured up tonight on the thread.

All the best

Smiffers · December 07, 2015, 04:07:48 PM

Also get to dismantle the old engine and find out what I did wrong to making the oil burning thing...

I'm taking bets on the issue if you want to have guess

boosted · December 12, 2015, 03:14:40 PM

BOO!
had a racer chap pop round to pick up some s2000 bits and put me on race series for westy caterhams etc and have 750mc sports specials...run a open class....

then read:
5.7.F.2 Modifications Prohibited:
Engine capacity maximum 3651ccs two valve or 4 valve per cylinder,
4, 6 or 8 cylinder. Rotary engines are not permitted. Rebore allowance
all two valve engines, except Ford Crossflow, no more than +0.060â€.
Ford Crossflow engines running at 1700cc subject to a maximum bore
of 83.5mm. Multivalve engines have a +0.5mm rebore allowance.
Crankshaft stroke must remain standard. Dry sump lubrication is
permitted

WHY!

Grant Monkhouse · December 12, 2015, 03:55:28 PM

Why not email them and see what they have to say. Worth a try

boosted · December 12, 2015, 03:56:26 PM

Already have ! And a nice piccy of car!

re japi · December 12, 2015, 04:56:12 PM

Wt actual...

damn...

boosted · December 14, 2015, 10:48:45 AM

Well ive had a nice email from one of the formula scrutineers and he said the no rotary reg has always been in there and not sure why so he asking the Formula commitee if the reg can be lifted. Fingers x i may have found somewhere that the westy can compete on a level playing field.

boosted · December 14, 2015, 01:06:34 PM

Couple of emails back and forth and they would ammend the regs to remove the restriction!!!

there is a power at flywheel to total weight of car and driver plus saftey gear max of 340 bhp.....bridge port maybe out but standard power?

means id be in. I need todo some serious decision making.
id given up at combe .....
750MC sports specials open class. every race meeting a double header and max 15 mins.

mmmmm decisions decisions. apart from control tyres and fuel swirl pot set up and fire system recharge car is ready togo.....

re japi · December 14, 2015, 02:08:55 PM

Good news then

And you havent got much to do, I would suggest that you leave that car for a moment and when you got your self "recharged", attack it with new motivation

Grant Monkhouse · December 14, 2015, 05:10:58 PM

340hp per tonne? Or a maximum?

Grant Monkhouse · December 14, 2015, 05:11:20 PM

How do they know this? Do you have to dyno it?

boosted · December 14, 2015, 05:16:22 PM

Max 340 fly bhp per tonne including car and driver with safety gear. So chuffed they amend the regs....cars weighs 596kg. Me 78kg....need to know bridgeport power again lol.

Grant Monkhouse · December 14, 2015, 05:19:50 PM

Carl reckons mine with a decat would be 230 hp. That's his stage 2 porting

re japi · December 14, 2015, 05:49:36 PM

Quote from: Grant Monkhouse on December 14, 2015, 05:19:50 PM
Carl reckons mine with a decat would be 230 hp. That's his stage 2 porting

At the wheels? How about torque?