Engine / carb set up...Midlands

[GAZ W]

Does anyone know of anywhere GOOD that does engine/carb set ups in the midlands .

Got my car running on saturday with the new engine , but i also had new carbs for it and these will need setting up .

cheers

[Andyc]

dont custom know any one also give phil or mick at RACE a call and ask them who they use they are in Stoke 01782 523664

[Frosticles]

I have been told to take mine to a bloke called Russ in Ollerton who sets up all the local Grass track/Rally cars and is supposed to be mustard with a Pinto and excellent on price. I will get his number for you

[rs new boy]

theres a guy at viking rover dismantlers in kings norton he was the pick up truck champion, hes a wiz with webers tuned mine first time round brill went to mick in cradley heath been disapointed ever since , lost 10 bhp and it pinks all the time

[rs new boy]

heres his web site gaz
http://www.vikingautodismantlers.co.uk/

[harrier mark 2]

russ,s number is 07976961442,and theres ike @chatsworth motors, 01246 278633, ike is old school but a carb specielist and dealer,has a rolling road but you have to book. both are good.

[GAZ W]

theres a guy at viking rover dismantlers in kings norton he was the pick up truck champion, hes a wiz with webers tuned mine first time round brill went to mick in cradley heath been disapointed ever since , lost 10 bhp and it pinks all the time

Tried mick last year with my old carbs , was totally disapointed with him ,got car back it was exactly the same as when i took it in, only i was £130 lighter in my pocket


cheers for the other replies lads , will give them a call

[richie]

russ,s number is 07976961442,and theres ike @chatsworth motors, 01246 278633, ike is old school but a carb specielist and dealer,has a rolling road but you have to book. both are good.

if you ring russ tell him richie put you onto him, hes a good friend of mine. we used to race together. hes a good lad.

[MAD4IT]

If you fancy a trip across to Congleton there's Mikeanics, telephopne number 01260 297115 and web site http://jc-webs.co.uk/mikeanics/

[flyingpilot]

It's a shame Graham Hickman of RAT (rolling road autotune) is still not around, I remember taking mine down to him in Gt Martley, Worcester after buying one of his stage 3 heads and comp dizzy. The engine was a new 2.1 with 48's, he was a wizard, dragged every inch of power from that engine. Guys like him seem to be rare, blokes who knew there stuff, old school.

Going back further in the mid 80's I used to use Lafhey performance centre in Lye, Stourbridge. It was a father and son set up, same again real talent, after a couple of months I would take my Mexico to him before a Road rally event and the car would seem like it had a new lease of life, nothing was new on the car just him tip top tuning it.

Sorry not much help as non of them still trade, just a trip down memory lane

[wayne m]

do you have a lambda boss in exhaust?

[paul mann]

try aldon automotive,hade my crossflow set up there last year can't recomend them enough,they have two tuner's one who can do standard cars & one who does the race cars,mine ran like a sack of shite,got it back totally diffent car for the better,i think the guys name was alan (the owner)he still answers the phone they are in brierlyhill birmingham

here is the link

http://www.aldonauto.co.uk/shop/

[wayne m]

Aldon are good, can recomend them too.

If you had a lambda boss in exhaust i would do it for you, as under load on the road, is slightly different to dyno or rollers, if no boss then rollers is best option.

And results off rollers are good enough, as engines can actually be quite far out on fueling and still run well, and give good power.

Advance curves in the dizzy also important.

Who ever does it it will take time to get it right so an hour run on rollers no good.

Good luck hope you get it sorted.

[graham John]

It's a shame Graham Hickman of RAT (rolling road autotune) is still not around, I remember taking mine down to him in Gt Martley, Worcester after buying one of his stage 3 heads and comp dizzy. The engine was a new 2.1 with 48's, he was a wizard, dragged every inch of power from that engine. Guys like him seem to be rare, blokes who knew there stuff, old school.

Going back further in the mid 80's I used to use Lafhey performance centre in Lye, Stourbridge. It was a father and son set up, same again real talent, after a couple of months I would take my Mexico to him before a Road rally event and the car would seem like it had a new lease of life, nothing was new on the car just him tip top tuning it.

Sorry not much help as non of them still trade, just a trip down memory lane

yes, good guys indeed


cheeRS

[GAZ W]

I have been told to take mine to a bloke called Russ in Ollerton who sets up all the local Grass track/Rally cars and is supposed to be mustard with a Pinto and excellent on price. I will get his number for you

russ,s number is 07976961442,and theres ike @chatsworth motors, 01246 278633, ike is old school but a carb specielist and dealer,has a rolling road but you have to book. both are good.

if you ring russ tell him richie put you onto him, hes a good friend of mine. we used to race together. hes a good lad.

Spoke to Russ today , taxing the car 1st april then taking it to him , comes across as a very knowledgeable chap when it comes to tuning pinto's

cheers lads