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- Thu Dec 03, 2009 11:06 am
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Improving a piston: porting, polishing...
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6908
Re: Improving a piston: porting, polishing...
One thing i never disclosed in the articles on the secrets of the sprinter and it may be just that i forgot was about cryogenic freezing. Originally we did it with the gear box and yes it stopped it breaking teeth . The thing is we did it to the whole engine piston crank the lot everything that move...
- Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:58 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Improving a piston: porting, polishing...
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6908
Re: Improving a piston: porting, polishing...
Yes polishing may look pretty but isnt needed and can weaken. Thers was a few hours work in that piston which was a nightmare as they were changed every 25 miles or there abouts.
- Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:41 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Improving a piston: porting, polishing...
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6908
Re: Improving a piston: porting, polishing...
This was a wiseco we used in the sprinter less weight more revs less strain on the conrod. Needs to be balanced and dont take any weight out of the critical areas.
- Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:07 am
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: RB kits-any high mileages?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7387
Re: RB kits-any high mileages?
Supplied an RB two years ago to do the best suporting member for the LCGB. Comming back this week for its yearly service ,as he has to log all the miles for the championship we know milage is accurate and its just completed 12,000 miles. Obviously i will be looking at the whole engine to see how all...
- Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:28 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Question for the engine tuners.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 10941
Re: Question for the engine tuners.
Bloody hell this is getting a bit heated anyway there is one simple answer to this . It doesnt matter where the tuner gets his knowledge from wether its from reading books ,sitting on a dyno. a computer programme or reading it off the back of a crisp packet its still got to be tried on the track. Wh...
- Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:40 am
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Any Thoughts On This?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3964
Re: Any Thoughts On This?
what fuel was you using,hats the exhaust side like.
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:46 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Any Thoughts On This?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3964
Re: Any Thoughts On This?
lubrication problem me thinks,i hazzard a guess that there is excesive ring ware as well
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:01 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: New SIL Lambretta engines
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2837
Re: New SIL Lambretta engines
Your forgeting one important thing there crap. I was offered them on many occasions by various suppliers from India and the mark up was good but i knew the quality off them was poor so i would be ripping off the customer by selling them. Just the bare cases on their own is a different thing all toge...
- Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:35 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: which engine should I go for.
- Replies: 86
- Views: 19994
Re: which engine should I go for.
how much have you been quoted if you dont mind me asking, just wondering what the price difference would be from a DAC engine,these seem to have plenty power,not that i'm saying you haven't made a good choice,cheers Please feel free to ring for a quote but include what you require performance wise ...
- Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:57 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Another RB bites the dust!
- Replies: 64
- Views: 12233
Re: Another RB bites the dust!
Yep i was one of those responsible for thrashing those test kits infact kit number one,its still going stong 4500 miles later as we log all the miles it does. As for its condition well fine is the answer. I agree with you they are great kits and give you an adrenalin rush everytime you take it out. ...