johny Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 34 minutes ago, James H said: Why was I under the impression that swapping to ethanol petrols from 100 octane apart from needing a valve conversion would cause pinging that would require retarding the timing not advancing ? Thats certainly the experience I had... Dont know where that came from because the valve seat conversion was only ever suggested when changing to unleaded fuels and independant of octane rating. However its true before ethanol it was standard procedure to retard timing when going to a lower octane fuel. Unfortunately ethanol has introduced another largely unknown variable so as Iain says each owner needs to find their own prefered set up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted October 8 Author Report Share Posted October 8 (edited) 2 hours ago, johny said: Dont know where that came from because the valve seat conversion was only ever suggested when changing to unleaded fuels and independant of octane rating. However its true before ethanol it was standard procedure to retard timing when going to a lower octane fuel. Unfortunately ethanol has introduced another largely unknown variable so as Iain says each owner needs to find their own prefered set up... Well of course I meant when ULTIMATELY swapping to ethanol fuels so yes including earlier unleaded and like Iain I just didn't know ethanol threw such a spanner in the works... Just to be clear Johny, you're successfully on E5 SP95 without additives, surely not E10 ? Sorry for being a bore just trying to keep my facts straight, on a bit of a 3 or 4 day crash course here ! Absorbing it like a sponge, I'll bugger off soon don't worry, you'll forget I was ever here 😉 Edited October 8 by James H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 Running just E5 95 these days with no additives on a standard original mk1 engine and even in hot conditions not encountering any problems in fact sometimes I wonder if its my hearing thats gone😮 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted October 8 Author Report Share Posted October 8 15 minutes ago, johny said: Running just E5 95 these days with no additives on a standard original mk1 engine and even in hot conditions not encountering any problems in fact sometimes I wonder if its my hearing thats gone😮 Know how you feel, when I'm hammering it up a hill, 4 up, in the midday heat, passengers blissfully unaware of the inner dread only we know about and actually make it, I briefly wonder if my minds gone😮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 You are brave! And so are all those passengers😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 57 minutes ago, James H said: I'll bugger off soon don't worry, you'll forget I was ever here 😉 Surely not au revoir but a bientot? Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted October 8 Author Report Share Posted October 8 52 minutes ago, Iain T said: Surely not au revoir but a bientot? Iain Mais bien sûr, la boîte de vitesse... à bientôt oui ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted October 8 Author Report Share Posted October 8 Iain you'll get us kicked off, everyone knows the english zero tolerance policy of anything French ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 What do you mean! We've accepted croissants with open arms😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 French cuisine gets the thumbs up from me 😋 especially northern France. Butter butter and more butter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 (edited) With croissed arms, surely? And it must be the best butter. Edited October 8 by JohnD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted October 8 Author Report Share Posted October 8 So based on all 3 comments its still a zero tolerance of anything French with the exception of butter, well its progress ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 Waterloo wasn't that long ago.....we need time to forgive 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted October 8 Author Report Share Posted October 8 (edited) 5 hours ago, johny said: You are brave! And so are all those passengers😂 Thats a polite way of putting it Johny, thanks. But the passengers ? sod the passengers, I'm the one carrying the burden of stress ! Sounds like you're all probably already aware of it but if not, this is the stuff, to be eaten whole or drunk pure... Edited October 8 by James H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted October 8 Author Report Share Posted October 8 (edited) Not having anything to compare the car to and being out in the sticks with no rolling roads I'd like to know if the power is low or not with the indicated retarded timing but I have too much mechanical sympathy to do any 0-60 tests ( plus the ratios are as yet unknown ) ... Is it feasible to find some performance figures with a T9 in 4th or 5th gear since it was suggested they were standard ? A long shot I know... cheers Edited October 8 by James H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 18 minutes ago, James H said: Is it feasible to find some performance figures with a T9 in 4th or 5th gear since it was suggested they were standard ? A long shot I know... cheers Yes that would be probably be interesting for a lot of people, a group test from say a rolling 20 or 30mph to 60mph time in 4th (your ratio will also be 1:1 in that gear) on a flat road in calm conditions just timed with a watch. Of course there would be some error but it could give a rough comparison of how ones steed is performing.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Twitchen Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 2 hours ago, James H said: everyone knows the english zero tolerance policy of anything French ! An exception is made for Pastis and Calvados. Iain, I think the reverse is true with respect to Waterloo, Agincourt etc 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted October 8 Author Report Share Posted October 8 Just now, johny said: Yes that would be probably be interesting for a lot of people, a group test from say a rolling 20 or 30mph to 60mph time in 4th (your ratio will also be 1:1 in that gear) on a flat road in calm conditions just timed with a watch. Of course there would be some error but it could give a rough comparison of how ones steed is performing.... Oh it would indeed... mine pulls great but if I'm missing out I want to know about it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 Best not to do the test with 3 passengers though😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted October 8 Author Report Share Posted October 8 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Dick Twitchen said: An exception is made for Pastis and Calvados. Ah yes and for those in the know, the Pastis of choice is Casanis from Corsica, of course they are all the same but its the most obscure so its the best, just sayin'... Just out of interest whats considered the general success rate of staying on topic on here, as a percentage figure are we talking single figures or is it actually in the double digits ? Edited October 8 by James H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 ah youve found the forums achilles heel there🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted October 8 Author Report Share Posted October 8 (edited) One last thing before wine commences, I would imagine you're probably already well aware of him but if not theres a great young u tuber in the UK named Ben whos channel is "Tasty Classics" and hes raffling off a '67 MK1 Vitesse saloon with £1.00 tickets ending early november, heres the link : https://raffall.com/365830/enter-raffle-to-win-1967-triumph-vitesse-tasty-classics-feature-car-hosted-by-tasty-classics 🍷 P.S. He got the car up and running minus for one of a few things, the temp gauge, he obviously doesn't know about the ritual knuckle tap ! Edited October 10 by James H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 (edited) holly mosses dont get another one Ha ! get in drive ...............get the smile would that be before or after the wine Pete Edited October 8 by Pete Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, James H said: Corsica Huh Le Petit Carporal's home island! We take thread drift to new levels...but we like it! Edited October 8 by Iain T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted October 8 Author Report Share Posted October 8 38 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: get in drive ...............get the smile would that be before or after the wine Pete Pete, yes every moment with a triumph 6 is a pinch moment ! They say 2 glasses of red wine a day is healthy for the average male, shocking really but I'll take it 🍷🍷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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