ronin Posted December 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 The BOV works great…. I returned the first ARE Dry Sump setup due to the lack of air/oil separator and picked up a really sweet Dry Sump setup from Daily Engineering. This setup is said to be good for an additional 10 hp. Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest surferphil Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Wow, thanks for posting the picture of your old engine, is there an inter-cooler or charge cooler in there? Do you have any more pics of the back side of that engine? Dry sump looks like a nice piece of engineering too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted December 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) Air/water charge cooler . The charge cooler positioning will change a little for the new MP90 supercharger. Edited December 17, 2013 by ronin Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerch Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Frank, you ever kept a tally of what all this cost? Or would that spoil the fun. Quote Life is like a sewer, what you get out of it, depends on what you put into it. (Tom Leahrer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Frank, you ever kept a tally of what all this cost? Or would that spoil the fun. Dude it's all R$D. If I tallied it up I would have to be committed to the padded room ward. I do know it can all be done far cheaper now that the R$D is done. If only I could go back to the future….. I'm tryin. Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBD Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Didn't you tell your wife she was your most valuable expense? Ooh, wait until she finds out how much you spent on the RS211! Quote If you have the choice between a Stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell don't forget the Nomex®! Captain, Lotus Airways. We fly lower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest surferphil Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I want a mongoose engine! It's just a matter of tuning before it is able to open a Rosen bridge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted December 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 I'm not sure I will ever have enough tokens for the Rosen Bridge but I won't have to take my hand off the wheel as I cruise the tight twisties in search of the elusive coins.. A few years ago I used a Mastershift sequential paddle shifter and it was a perfect match when all was working in unison. But by the time I discovered the fix I had gone back to a somewhat basic H pattern cable shifter. Well what was old is new again and it's back to the future .. I cannibalized the Mastershift box which included the controller and servo motors and cable attachment bracket. There are no shift cables now and the motors are a direct mount to the gearbox linkage. This setup still uses a clutch peddle as normal but the gear selecting is all done with a push-pull rally type paddle mounted on the column so that the paddle is always in the same location.. Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted December 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Jezzus look how complicated the shift linkage is……………………Not Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Ride Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Impressive. But how do you know for certain when a particular gear is fully engaged, and that you can then release the clutch pedal? With a stick and cables there was some tactile feedback, and with fully electronic paddle shifters it's all taken care of automatically. So, using your "hybrid" setup, are the motors (servos) acting on the linkages able to select the new gear (up or down) rapidly enough that "normal" clutch pedal use is still permitted? Not being critical, simply curious. Quote Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Impressive. But how do you know for certain when a particular gear is fully engaged, and that you can then release the clutch pedal? With a stick and cables there was some tactile feedback, and with fully electronic paddle shifters it's all taken care of automatically. So, using your "hybrid" setup, are the motors (servos) acting on the linkages able to select the new gear (up or down) rapidly enough that "normal" clutch pedal use is still permitted? Not being critical, simply curious. Here is the company http://mastershift.com I've used the shifter before but had some issues with the throwout bearing and clutch fork of the E153 gearbox. I found out after I took the unit out that it was the throwout bearing. By then I didn't want to do any more R$D and went back to the cable shifter. So now I've cannibalized the motors and direct mounted them. The clutch gives you all the feedback you need and is used as in a standard gearbox. There are safe guards to prevent shifting unless the clutch is completely disengaged, over revs and missed shifts are prevented after programing the shifter ecu. It really is a great setup and I'll do a video showing how it all works as soon as I'm back together. Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 A smooth operator.. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=637620656279624&set=vb.100000950867981&type=2&theater Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBD Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Looks very impressive! Quote If you have the choice between a Stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell don't forget the Nomex®! Captain, Lotus Airways. We fly lower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Tommy it's as slick as a greased seal. Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBD Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Definitively next best thing to a dual clutch gearbox (but where would you find one to handle all that torque you've got). Quote If you have the choice between a Stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell don't forget the Nomex®! Captain, Lotus Airways. We fly lower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 I'm not even gonna look.. This all about me keeping both hands on the wheel on rough canyon roads. Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDdW-mD6X-U Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest surferphil Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Ohhhh how I love that sequential shift! It looks like a complicated problem solved nicely with very little weight added. I saw a demo of one in the Autosport show over here a few years ago and liked the thought of retrofitting it to a road car. More good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted January 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 The system is actually lighter than the manual cable system with linkage it replaces. Just add lightness. Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molemot Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Despite all I have written in favour of the simple manual gearshift...I really like this solution. It gets away from the "automatic" side of the flappy paddle set up, as throttle and clutch remain, and the shift system only shifts the gears. I've been fiddling with a gear linkage for a mid engined single seater road car for a while now...and this system could solve all the problems, and get away from cables too.... 1 Quote Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been." - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted January 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 So I came up with a sequential bump shifter to occupy the old shift linkage spot. Bump back for up shift bump forward for down shift .. Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest surferphil Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Does it also answer questions about your future? Are they the old gear cables (bottom left)? Your seat looks like it weighs less than a pair of jeans too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Yup old cables get the axe today. The seats weigh less than their mounting brackets. Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 The sequential shifters are in and ready.. Steering column push pull paddle and bump 8 ball. 1 Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I finally got around to making a proper right knee support for those high G left handers.. Quote I think it's fast enough…maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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