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Something I recently found in one of the manuals! Probably from the intro to the series. Jacking in the wrong place can cause lots of damage!!

Here’s the correct part for reference. The old screen looked ok but there was a noticeable difference blowing through the old vs new screens which would have an effect on fuel pressure.

For those that weren’t sure on the correct procedure, it does make a big difference & will stop starvation or oil overflow….

Well after 13 years she’s finally running again!! Fought me almost all the way! Got lucky that the fuel system wasn’t completely gummed up! The fuel head was clearly affected so I carefully managed the prestart process. Took her for a short drive with systems working well apart from cooling fans...

Their secrets out; sorry whoops!! 🤣

It would appear so! Haven’t spoken to any of them yet; all guys & no partners

Well this was unexpected during our road trip!!

Ferrari said over a year ago 60% of their range will be EV or hybrid by 2026. I wonder if that’s now changed. I would’ve thought they be the last to phase out the whole supercar experience & opt for a limited & sanitised commute…

Lamborghini CEO has stated no one wants an electric supercar despite the company having plans to build one. Most models are hybrids. Rimac have apparently sold only 50 of the 150 EV Neveras hypercars.

Nissan isn’t doing so well either & Toyota is holding off pure EV to focus on hybrids & hydrogen along with BMW. Meanwhile Porsche have just filed a patent for a 6 stroke ICE. Sound like the ICE isn’t dead yet & will be around for decades to come…

Looks like most manufacturers have struggled financing their EV aspirations.. Mercedes, Ford, Volvo & VW have all changed their projections. In fact VW is in serious trouble & if they go under they’ll drag others down with them…

Well I guess there’s 4v versions of the M117 and of course we can’t forget the M119. They’re just very rare compared to the standard M117. It seems MKB are recasting the 4v cylinder heads, but it’s unknown if they’ll produce all the other components to convert a 2v to 4v, or if they’re just...

Note these interesting heads from an Aston Martin. Clearly a hemi design to improve flow but only 2v. Considering their size you’d think they’d opt for 4v to improve flow even more. However that does increase complexity, manufacturing costs & weight for how much gain? It’d be nice to have...

Here’s the C9 engine on the dyno….

Funny that an analysis of the ports puts the 6.9 at an advantage for several reasons. When I eventually get to modifying my 6.9 it’ll get some serious porting…

Well some things happen all at once & looks like I’m sending the ‘template car’ to the new fabricator 16th Sept. Intake & exhaust will be done at the same time. I’ve resigned myself to the fact the current guy has put it all on the back burner indefinitely. I needed more of a go getter with a...

Here’s a few more still frames from the video plus a contemporary article sadly incomplete atm. I’ll try to get the whole article to post soon. Note the car must’ve been so loud the engineers had to wear earmuffs!

And this is the radical Ford Indy engine from 1964. Obviously intake & exhaust have been reversed. So what is the answer to all this development when applied to our engines?? Straighten out the bends of course! I may have a partial solution….

Now compare the Ford Coyote V8 which is actually VERY similar to the M119 in many ways….

Compare intake designs bw 6.9, M119 and Hemi