1293cc Arden 8 port with Lucas Injection Gr.2

Bart Smith · Post by **Bart Smith** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:24 am

HOLY CRAP!

There is no way racing electric cars is going to replace that!

Flygirl · Post by **Flygirl** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 5:10 am

Fantastic! Epic noise....

surfblue63 · Post by **surfblue63** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:17 pm

Just had my daily dose

Post by **JC T ONE** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:23 am

surfblue63 wrote:Just had my daily dose

Ohh and here was me thinking I was the only one

Post by **minimans** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 2:49 am

Back in my day having a dose was NOT a good thing.......................................

mk1 · Post by **mk1** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 8:30 am

having a dose was NOT a good thing.

I don't know whether to comment

or

Did make me laugh though.

Post by **SMOKE GREY** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:01 pm

JC T ONE wrote:
surfblue63 wrote:Just had my daily dose
Ohh and here was me thinking I was the only one

Oh no, there is more of us out there..

e-type · Post by **e-type** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 7:33 pm

Been on the rollers today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JGj_By65aw

running a bit rich i the lower rpm range

The best 1293 5 port Swiftune cam/head split Weber car on these rollers is 135hp

We did 145hp and 140Nm

Oldskoolbaby · Post by **Oldskoolbaby** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 10:35 pm

Thats fantastic. What sort of revs are you running to make that power? Would love to see some indepth pictures of the injection system. I'm current debating whether to fit TJ, Lucas or Kungelfischer. Watching your video's is making me want Lucas!!

e-type · Post by **e-type** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:46 am

Max Hp is at 7000rpm, but keeping it all the way to 8300rpm where the ignition is cut.
I would also go for Lucas, parts are available allthouge expensive.

Astro · Post by **Astro** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:52 am

e-type wrote:Max Hp is at 7000rpm, but keeping it all the way to 8300rpm where the ignition is cut.
I would also go for Lucas, parts are available allthouge expensive.

This means a 300°/300° cam? Are there special sources for these Lucas parts?

skorwxe · Post by **skorwxe** » Sat May 02, 2015 10:49 pm

I know a guy who can supply fully refurbished Lucas metering units and or parts - will dig out his details and post. I own a car with the Weslake 8 port head (dry deck) with the earlier slide throttle set up - the engine needs finishing before I can run it !! I hope it will sound as good as this one does when it finally runs!

e-type · Post by **e-type** » Sun May 03, 2015 7:45 pm

The 8 port Mini finaly made it to the track this weekend, but unfortunately it had trouble with the gear change from 2nd to 3th.
So I only have this small clip from Jyllands ringen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSMoKTWN7pw

Thomas

CooperSweden · Post by **CooperSweden** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 5:09 pm

skorwxe wrote: ↑Sat May 02, 2015 10:49 pm I know a guy who can supply fully refurbished Lucas metering units and or parts - will dig out his details and post. I own a car with the Weslake 8 port head (dry deck) with the earlier slide throttle set up - the engine needs finishing before I can run it !! I hope it will sound as good as this one does when it finally runs!

Hi!
Who can supply parts for the Lucas injection?
I have a unit from the 70 but I miss some parts.
Regards

Post by **Hipwell** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:36 pm

CooperSweden wrote: ↑Fri Aug 07, 2020 5:09 pm
skorwxe wrote: ↑Sat May 02, 2015 10:49 pm I know a guy who can supply fully refurbished Lucas metering units and or parts - will dig out his details and post. I own a car with the Weslake 8 port head (dry deck) with the earlier slide throttle set up - the engine needs finishing before I can run it !! I hope it will sound as good as this one does when it finally runs!
Hi!
Who can supply parts for the Lucas injection?
I have a unit from the 70 but I miss some parts.
Regards

Which bits do you need?

Russsellmk1 · Post by **Russsellmk1** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:38 pm

David Gathercole. Nice, helpful guy.
https://www.gathercoleraceengines.co.uk/injection

georgesheep · Post by **georgesheep** » Sun Aug 23, 2020 9:56 pm

Hi
I read with great interest these new reply's to the original thread. In the last few day I have finished a project engine that I have been working on for the last few years with no particular use in mind, I imagine it could be used for track days and hill climbs but I expect that most likely it will go into a road car for some fun. I made the slide throttle inlet manifold myself melting down an old Landrover TD5 cylinder head for material. I hope to have it running on the dyno in the next few weeks to calibrate the Lucas metering unit fuel cam.

Regards Paul

mk1 · Post by **mk1** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:56 am

GREAT WORK!

Post by **Hipwell** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:20 pm

Very nice, can we have some more photos? Are you sure the fuel lines are good for 120psi?

Good luck driving on the road, they make an SU carburettor look like a military Swiss watch.

Do you have any data for the metering unit? I would be interested to see it.

Post by **Fanfaniracing** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:37 pm

Hi!

Wow! That's a nice engine you built here!

How did you manage to get the oil filter setup?

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