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toomanytoys wrote:clutch slip is gonna be pretty clear isnt it?? revs rise quickly in relationship to not moving forward

You never know Si

Should of gone for a Cosworth conversion. Mmmmmmmm, no probs getting past 50.

Like said there are a number of options that could set your top speed at 50, but most of them should be able to be sorted.

Drain on the pocket, welcome to life with a T25. LOL.

Dickspanner

will try and get some pics not sure about carbs will try and take a look tomorrow

If your 'positive' ? about the revs your doing then it is irrelevant what may be wrong with the engine , it could have 2 pistons missing it changes nothing, 4Krpm =50 mph = wrong gearing
mike (and yep they can drain a pocket)

Pah,
I get 100 out of my shed easy peasy.

Eric.

metalmick8y wrote:If your 'positive' ? about the revs your doing then it is irrelevant what may be wrong with the engine , it could have 2 pistons missing it changes nothing, 4Krpm =50 mph = wrong gearing
mike (and yep they can drain a pocket)

WHS ^^^

Sounds like either a gearing issue or the rev counter is reading incorrectly, and the engine isnt reving out, surely these things should rev to 5000 rpm? if its the latter then yep correct setting up of the engine will sort this out, It wouldnt be a surprise if something is funder mentally wrong, wrong distributor, timming way to retarded, carbs etc etc, wrong firing order?? Did you bolt the engine together yourself? My 19 DG High top will do an indicated 85 with a long enough run up!

Good luck sorting it quickly and cheaply!

Hit 85 out of mine, but got scared and backed off

checked the re counter it is reading wrong. its doing more like 3000 revs at 50.i helped some one ift the engne i got the whole thing compleat.
getting the compression looked at this week and checking the timeing and then go from there..fingers cossed

properly set up Aircooled will do 80 no worries on the flat.

more with nice carbs!!