Sears Pointless - I think we're in good shape. (Page 2 of 2)

I think it's more like "broken, period".

One week to go and this is what is left of the 320HP jag engine. No problem i can fix it!

And we are waiting for the new wheels that should be here Monday and i still have to build custom fender flairs for all four corners.

No problem.

Pendejo

That looks exactly like my engine! Except of course you obviously photo-shopped in a bunch of extra cylinders. You funnyman you.

Wa HOOOOOO!!!!!!

It finally lives!!. Er, I mean it is still undead, but now with smokey steamy ANIMATION!!

Again!!

Hard work, long days and late nights have proudly netted us a horrible noisy lump of crap we have absolutely zero faith in. Every piston ring in the replacement engine was broken, the bores were badly rusted, and the rod journals have ridges. But hey, a few new bearings, rings, and a pass with a honing stone and we are off to the races!! We have ZomBee Magic and plan to use it.

P.S. It also turns out every mount in the drivetrain busted on our mid-air rotation. Only one bolt in the rear mount and the stick shift kept the motor from flying out of the engine compartment and decorating the hillside. Pulling the motor at the last minute gave us an opportunity to fix it correctly, which we declined.

Now to do something about this stack of bent wheels...

Sorry to hear this.

Hope to see you.

KT

All kidding aside, my MGB has been like that for years.  Several other local B owners report the same thing.  One guy even (jokingly? we think...) attributes the long life of his engine, last rebuilt in the early '80s, to "not being stressed by all that high-pressure oil."  This is the stock gauge, right?

Of course, the other issues you listed sound fairly serious.  Best wishes and I hope to see you this weekend.

Oil pressure at idle is overrated.

Eyesore Racing runs Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck oil. More anti-wear hocus pocus than they're allowed to run in gas-engine oil. Highly recommended for engines with no oil pressure.

Also, try cranking the idle screws. No more idle = no more problem.

-Dave

An engine builder friend of mine used to race MG and Triumphs many moons ago....he often spins yarns of "racing to save the engine"....in that it was perfectly normal to see ZERO oil pressure in certain turns after "x" amount of time....the trick was to be very gentle on the throttle.....he might have some tips for ya...he WILL be at the race Saturday...shoot me an email and I'll give you his info

Just for info its the same engine builder that rebuilt the engine in my "other" race 928....think 500+Hp out of 5.0L normally aspirated!!

Remembering how the Capri folks were denied at Fernley, I daftly timed our few remaining minutes of engine-about-to-blow for Sunday afternoon. The goal was to beat pit out closure yet still have enough pow-pow-pow to cross the finish line for the last laps and "finish" the race.

The ZomBee did cross the finish one last time, but I miscalculated the checker by, oh, about 600 seconds. Here then is our moment of glory...

(photo courtesy of Judy Kiel, Stick Figure Racing)