I visited my fabricator's shop this afternoon and he is very close to having the Toyota Supra W58 5-speed transmission and Lotus Excel bellhousing ...   05-09-2012 01:04 am

The article is on it's way to you now Ricardo. ...   04-01-2012 01:26 am

I have a 16 page article I wrote that I have been E-mailing out for free. If you PM me with an E-mail address where you ...   03-31-2012 10:19 pm

After checking some dates it turns out I have a year of driving on the first car I did up with the crank-fired ignition and ...   03-29-2012 03:20 pm

I recently acquired what appears to be a pretty good condition 5spd Getrag transmission but it is missing the bell housing and any shifter parts. ...   03-24-2012 11:04 pm

Late last week I picked up some sets of the VR sensor brackets and toothed wheel adapters for the crank-fired distributor-less ignition conversion from the ...   12-12-2011 04:37 pm

I am gathering spare US style ZS intake manifolds to do a batch of the EFI conversion setups. I expect to offer these intakes with ...   12-12-2011 04:28 pm

The blue belts are the HTD round tooth enhanced belts from JAE. ...   11-29-2011 09:07 pm

Also I am in the process of doing the engineering to install a W58 with the Lotus bellhousing. I am sticking with the original Jensen-Healey ...   11-14-2011 05:33 am

Steve Johnson wrote: here is another picture. steve Don't you have these pictures in a higher resolution? It is very difficult to see any details in those ...   11-14-2011 05:26 am

I have a nice set of 15x7 wheels on my other Jensen-Healey but I would like to get a similar set for my JH here ...   11-07-2011 03:34 am

t4brew wrote:I had the same reaction to that system.  So far I have acquired the ECM, chip, harness, throttle body, fuel rail, manifold, injectors, ...   11-03-2011 12:43 am

t4brew wrote: Jenvey has a set of DCOE throttle bodies: http://www.jenvey.co.uk/home/twin-throttle-bodies/twin-bodies-dcoe-style-118mm-long/jenvey-dynamics/tb-body-40-50mm-pair-tbpxxi http://www.jenvey.co.uk/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/tbp45_v1.jpg Lotusbits sells a kit that includes the Jenvey throttle bodies and engine management system: http://www.lotusbits.com/upgrades_fuel_injection.htm file:///tmp/moz-screenshot.png http://www.lotusbits.com/images/excel_fuel_injection.jpg file:///tmp/moz-screenshot-1.png I am looking ...   11-02-2011 10:41 pm

It turns out I did not have a clearance problem with the fuel rail. Once I got it on the car I discovered that there ...   08-20-2011 04:02 pm

Ramp wrote: Don't mean to hijack but wondering why its not relatively easy to use the EFI and/or Turbo system(s) off an Esprit - aren't ...   06-19-2011 09:20 pm

JodyKerr wrote: Paul, Keep in mind that the crank fired unit requires custom machined bits and a bunch of fiddling. I would suggest that you get ...   06-12-2011 02:39 pm

OK, then if you send me a PM with your E-mail address or reply to the PM I sent you a while ago I will ...   06-08-2011 05:32 pm

Are you Paul Koehler? If so I guess you already have a copy of my document. :) -- Steve ...   06-05-2011 05:42 am

So do you think the clutch chatter is because of the type of disc you are using or what? ...   06-01-2011 05:33 pm

Steve Johnson wrote: Yes, I fitted a clutch from a toyota celica, this fits the splines on the w-58,(drilled flywheel for pressure plate), clutch is ...   06-01-2011 03:46 pm

Paul Koehler wrote: Concerning the LAYCOCK TYPE-J OD: Is the drop in RPM, using the Laycock Type J OD unit less than, equal to, or greater ...   06-01-2011 01:14 am

Bogie07 wrote: This may sound stupid, but how would you know what cams and which Dellorto's(40 or 45's) are on your car? I'm asking because ...   05-31-2011 08:41 pm

JodyKerr wrote: It's easy enough to go with the 45's instead of the 40's and you can always jet them down if need be. With ...   05-30-2011 11:39 pm

Why run crank-fired ignition? Hotter spark: The multiple coils have more time to recharge and the elimination of the additional spark gap ...   05-29-2011 06:49 am

Crank-fired ignition should be moved up in importance. Doing this helps performance AND it is a safety item. No more distributor sitting under the carbs ...   05-29-2011 06:47 am

Here is the advance table I am currently running. This is with a standard low compression stock motor. ...   05-28-2011 05:45 am

I also think that the folks at 2002AD.com were the ones who were able to get the parts for the Getrag 235/5 transmission since it ...   05-28-2011 05:35 am

Harkes wrote: The W58 are rare. You can get one through the JHPS. Those are thouroughly checked and with new bearings etc. But they come ...   05-28-2011 05:32 am

Just in case there is some interest here is a list of the approximate parts needed to do the EFI conversion on a Lotus 907 ...   05-25-2011 12:22 am

Here is an example EDIS parts auction on ebay that has most of the Ford EDIS parts necessary to get started on this conversion: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110691598063 Starting bid ...   05-24-2011 11:42 pm

BTW, what ever happened to all of the people at the start of this thread who were so eager to discuss EFI on the JH? ...   04-24-2011 08:53 pm

I do hope to get the Ford T9 to somehow bolt up to the back of the JH four speed bellhousing however because of the ...   04-24-2011 08:22 pm

superk83 wrote: Hey fellas, been a while... any more progress on this? Nope, just driving and enjoying the car.  I was driving it back and forth ...   04-23-2011 03:43 pm

I paid a good high quality fabricator to make the following parts: 1. VR sensor mount 2. trigger wheel adapter to secure same to front pulley 3. throttle ...   01-24-2011 01:19 am

superk83 wrote: $89 for an o2 sensor? Awesome! Just the sensor that screws into the pipe. Not for the whole Wide Band O2 system. The ...   01-22-2011 02:09 pm

I don't know what a kickstand switch, or a tilt switch or an igniter are going to do for you but you also have to ...   01-21-2011 02:30 pm

Yes, Progress but still no Jody and his mythical camera. I think I may have made some progress today on the throttle linkage but it still ...   01-21-2011 04:39 am

That is quite common with many places. JAE doesn't have a published catalog or price list. Same situation for Dave Bean. The issue is these places ...   01-16-2011 05:37 pm

You are much better off to contact Delta Motorsports rather than Bruce. Delta is a real business. Bruce just does Jensen stuff part time when ...   01-16-2011 04:55 pm

JodyKerr wrote: So are we going to see the FI system this afternoon? If you get your butt over here and help me bleed the brakes. ...   01-15-2011 06:33 pm