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Generally speaking, backfires out of the carb at low RPMs are caused by... timing too advanced

yeah, your static timing's too early. How's the vacuum advance system working? (or not, maybe...)
...

2000cs racing in Portland Oregon in a vintage race

He's actually based out of Seattle...

but the 'vintage' guys up here have engines that wouldn't be
legal in anything short of SCCA production. ...

mine would definately get jealous.

I keep thinking about a ca18det as an easier swap...

t

+1 for Jeff.

t

Not such a good idea with the bolt changing-
12mm are plenty strong.

Do use the right nuts, tho, not that I know what the right ones
for the Rotas are...

Someone should give me a set of 'em, t ...

Don't buy it unless you have dents!

A stud welder is a conduction fusion welder- it welds
a small stud onto a panel, creating a localized hotspot
that you can use for shrinking if you get on it ...

What's the difference between setting the timing off the flywheel vs. the pulley?

The flywheel is a pita, seldom works, and is sometimes just wrong.

The pointer on the nose of the car is also a ...

notice the flares are blended.

yeah, and we've had one in town recently that's documented to within
an inch of it's life- and the flares are smoothed in. AND they were like
that from day one... ...

THose would fit.

THe hub's too big, but that doesn't really matter as a 2002
is not hubcentric anyhoo...

t

That's most likely the 2002 wheel-
the spokes on the 320 wheel are different,
and the rim's leather covering lines up with
them evenly, instead of the overhang you have...

t

It's always good to live up to your name...

I seem to destroy seals, which, fortunately, come in packs of one.

t

4 bolt is fine.
If you have tii spindles, then you're really fine- I ran the stock
setup for 3 years, and while it's kind of hard on bearings, it's stout enough.

You'll find that there are a lot ...

I have pummelled Jeff Ireland's spoiler on 2' cones,
1' curbs, Miatas (Miatae?) E30's and a full stoppy- type
encounter with a #5000 jersey barrier-
and it's still ticking.

You can beat the s#*t ...

Uhhh, yeah, sure, I'll stop double- clutching, that should save the
pressure plate!

Shame about the bodywork, though...

Naww, I'm not restricted to a stock clutch, I've been
too cheap and ...

What I'd love is a 7 1/4" Tilton and aluminum
flywheel, but frankly, anything that's pretty light
that doesn't go
"BANG Vrrrrrrrrr skooochy skoochy" on a regular basis would be cool...

RacerY ...

This is the second
Sachs pressure plate I've eaten.
The first one lasted quite a while.
This one, 12.75 races...
or 5 minutes less than one season!

heh.

heh heh.

(snif)

t

The slots help with pad fade. Outgassing, you know,
and fire- band breakup.

They also reduce visible cracking, which scares non- racers...

On a street car with gently- used brakes, they don't ...

I think everyone can use a little porn now 'n then.

Of course, often envy will set in...
and trust me, that sh*t you buy on the internet just doesn't do much to help with that!

heh

t

Tells me you don't want a forged piston.

But do want something with about as much compression as you
can run with street gas. The old euro tii pistons would have
been a great fit for you, but th ...

Oh, hey, duh- thanks!

t

Also, when I'm flat out the engine does not pull and it makes a different noise than when normally accelerating

It goes Frrrrrrrr, right? We talked a lot about fuel delivery last week...

Also, ...

Yeah, first check the hydraulics.

Then when they work, try this:
get yourself a good chunk of private roadway.
Warm the car well, then shut it down.
Put the car in 2nd, and push the clutch in.
...

and if you're losing a bit of fluid, drain it out of the
booster when you change it!

Really badly unadjusted rear brakes can do what you describe,
as can front calipers that haven't properly seat ...

What are you going to use the car for?

t

And if it's an 80 or 81, the pistons might just fit an E21 head-
they have a smaller pop- up right in the middle.
Which would probably clear the E21 chamber,
and give you a not- bad compression rat ...

Ok, I'll bite-
what's the reinforcement on the top of the
brake hose bracket for?

t

So, you metered the big + bolt? If that dropped to zero, then
it's either a bad cable (ground OR hot) or connection or battery.

t

at 39...

We did this a few years ago. But it's still fun.
Here we go, mostly in chronological order:

1980 Chevy Monza hatchback
1984 Nissan Stanza
1981 Chevy c-10 shortbed
1987 Mitsu Monter ...

I like the exhaust theory.

But do check the driveshaft flange bolts, halfshaft bolts, and the
center bolt on the driveshaft, too.

As well as the rear hub nut.... and the center bearing and supp ...

Well, the 320/323 trailing arms move the hub surface out about 5mm.

But the turbo flares give you about 30mm more on the outside. So you'll
want (in the REAR) to go about 25mm further out than a ...