good to see the new progress, i love that steering wheel!

Cheers, i found out how to get into 1st a bit easier now, I go down into second and straight up. It wont let me go into 1st if i just try go left and up[?] I'll get use to that anyways.

Just have to get some smaller springs on my new linkage because they dont pull the Accelerator pedal fully back, so ive been puttin me toe under the pedal to lift it up so it doesnt look like im a nob revvin at idle [88]

Just listening to the second Vid Rhys and to me it sort of sounds like the carbs could be out of balance. Check to make sure they are in balance, could be your fault

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Originally posted by Steviestar

Just listening to the second Vid Rhys and to me it sort of sounds like the carbs could be out of balance. Check to make sure they are in balance, could be your fault

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I had a problem with vaccun on one carb, the soft mounts were poo poo and there was a leak. so i had them fiddle and tuned lightly around that leak. Now that ive fixed them leak and new soft mounts the carbs werent balanced from all the fiddling i had to do to compensate for the leak.

anyhow, got it all fixed up today and tuned a bit and it's running as good as its been in the last 2 years. while driving it home i decided to give her some and it was awesome, screaming at 6500RPM in 3rd. Since driving a 1L Chirade for the last 6 months and getting into my escort it felt like i was in a rocket ship [:x)][:x)]

Next step Rego & then off to get a long awaited dyno tune.

Rhys.

All looking good. Have you found the pedal to be relatively heavy/stiff since putting on those linkages? As I put them on mine and its not as smooth as it was.

Well not really, i had a very poor linkage setup before on a flimsy terry spring, but on this new linkage i find i can controll the throttle easier now. I like that it's a bit stiffer but thats probably because im not use to having a linkage that works lol

Just a vid of how it sounds now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h26K-L78v2A

i put this box about 30cm behind the exhaust to see how much fuel comes out &... well a little bit did [:x)]

haha jesus! atleast its cleaning the exhaust pipes for you! [88]

Just a little update on how my luck is going with the Escort...

So i got my tax back and i was all excited about going to get my car dynoed [:x)].. So i live in Tamworth and was heading 3and a half hours south back to Newcastle to get it Dynoed at John Collins Dyno Tuning.

So i hope in the car after work and start heading down to Newcastle and i get 40kms out of town and then bang... the clutch let's go and burnt out... So here i am 10pm at night stranded outside of town and NRMA taking their sweet time to get me!

So thanks to my Uncle (BLOWNMK12L) towing it to the clutch place and i got it looked at a couple of days ago, so i got a phone call yesterday telling my not only is my clutch completly busted my gearbox is totally rooted aswell [8~2]

I've officially broken everything once [B)]

So im getting a new heavy duty clutch put in and replacing it with another 5spd sierra box! (thanks again Ben)

What will go next?

Rhys.

Sorry to hear. You really have to take the good with the bad when it comes to modified cars.

Keep your head up and keep at it !