Mine is about 40-50 psi at idle at 900 RPM, runs about 75-80psi at 3000-4000 RPM.  Accusump is in and plumbed - hope she does ...   10-25-2006 08:12 pm

Jensen Healey wrote: What does this do to a street engine that idles for long stretches and never sees 7000 rpm?    Probably keeps a lot ...   10-25-2006 03:16 pm

If you want a new gauge you can get a mechanical gauge that will fit in the hole perfectly, or electrical, your choice. I used ...   10-24-2006 01:33 am

I might drive to that thing! That is right near a buddies house in Waynseboro, and the JH Race car will have a street tag. ...   10-23-2006 10:30 pm

My motor is done like that from Judson, as is his own Frankstein beast.  Both seem very happy. I want that oil down in the ...   10-23-2006 05:51 pm

Hey Dan, Excellent, looking forward to hearing more about this with some pictures. These are common transmissions and easily rebuilt, as well as easily obtainable. I'd ...   10-18-2006 11:46 am

The LED 1157 and 1156 replacements are not that expensive on Ebay. I bought a few for my race trailer because they always burn out ...   10-11-2006 01:50 am

Hey Joey, I missed this post eariler in the month and hadn't looked at JH on Wiki. Sounds like whoever wrote that intro on racing ...   10-08-2006 06:13 pm

http://itforum.improvedtouring.com/forums/style_images/bill/spacer.gif Jeff and I made the journey to Atlanta to pick up the Jensen with new motor from Judson Manning, our Lotus 907 engine guru. Judson ...   10-08-2006 05:29 pm

It is a Super Secret Racer TrickTM then. Hell, if anyone doesn't know I'm an amateur racer by watching all my mistakes by now then ...   10-05-2006 09:56 pm

Mark Rosenbaum wrote:  I've always considered it an indicator that the person who assembled the carbs didn't quite understand what they were doing.  On the other hand, ...   10-05-2006 09:31 pm

Third time has to be the charm, right? Thanks to Judson for putting in the time on the motor and doing a second one for me. ...   10-04-2006 12:25 am

Have you got the Miata diff in hand?  We've had a lot of experience with them in our SCCA SMs and the diff is a ...   10-01-2006 10:22 pm

wtberks wrote: Maybe I should just register the car in Nevada or Arizona and dumpt the Strombergs for Dellortos. How will that solve the problem? Even ...   10-01-2006 12:07 am

Judson is doing my second motor here in the US and knows well what he speaks. Maybe you should go with a dry sump system? If ...   09-22-2006 02:37 am

Not sure. I did just get a large socket, like around 32mm at Sears for some bearing nuts on another car I'm working on. They ...   09-16-2006 11:41 am

US Postal is very affordable and I've used it a lot for UK and Germany.  Used UPS and FedEx too.  Generally for a package that ...   09-11-2006 01:07 am

You might want to wait around a bit. Don't be in a hurry, there are plenty of JH's for sale out there.  I don't know ...   09-09-2006 01:26 pm

Seems like you might have a much better chance to remove it and repair. Removal is easy, and a good shop should be able to ...   09-04-2006 09:17 pm

Interesting they don't list the transmission either on those pages with the early Getrags.....but maybe they can rebuild just the same, will keep them in ...   08-24-2006 06:51 pm

Another option you have, and it is cheap, is all brand new calipers. Triumph TR7 two piston calipers bolt right on, and, offer a larger ...   08-24-2006 06:46 pm

Best guy I know of for custom work is R&J in Apex, straight down 55 about 10 miles from you. 919-362-6630.  Robert is the welder ...   08-24-2006 11:09 am

The hole that goes from the block to the head for oil supply is like 1/4" or 5/16" in diameter. This is too large, or, ...   08-23-2006 06:48 pm

Nope, looks like another Jensen Healey with V8 conversion! ...   08-21-2006 07:54 pm

Hey britter, Is this you doing a little bracket drag racing with one of my fellow Lightning owners? Video on that first link of the Lightning and ...   08-21-2006 06:54 pm

There have been some that have gone from five to four speeds.  Fellow that I got my five speed from in California did that.  The ...   08-21-2006 01:23 am

And I saw and advertisment in Roundel for a company that will do them. I can try and dig out is you wish, but it ...   08-20-2006 02:06 pm

Well, for one I didn't restrict the oil passage to the head and that will help greatly on the oil leaking problem since their won't ...   08-19-2006 12:08 am

Hi John, You are not far from Judson - talk to him about a motor rebuild. He is doing mine and does great work. I'm down ...   08-18-2006 11:45 am

Hmmmm.........................Pat that is some good information, thanks! Ron ...   08-14-2006 04:58 pm

Ah, you've the Chevy motor. Run that thing on a chassis dyno yet? Be interested to see how it pans out at the rear wheels. ...   08-13-2006 12:15 pm

16", IMHO, would be a bad idea.  It'd get you nothing over traction that you couldn't get with careful selection of rubber (I've got 225s ...   08-13-2006 03:09 am

You try Delta Motorsports? They've got flat top pistons for some decent compression ratios. Club Store might have those too. ...   08-11-2006 02:13 pm

Todd, Use the Ford clutch quadrant and cable. The cable is about 1/2" thick and plastic. The quadrant will give you proper leverage to operate the clutch, something ...   08-10-2006 12:51 pm

Brett Gibson JH5 20497 wrote: Please don't think I'm offended, but I just had to stand up for all those "lumps" out there....  hee hee ...   08-08-2006 05:52 pm

There are lots of purists for the JH, no doubt about that - I'm not one of them though! I'm not doing a Ford conversion, but, if ...   08-07-2006 10:44 pm

Very nice, I like it! I've considered dropping a Ford V8 into my JH, kicking out that Lotus lump, and classing it in ITE thus ...   08-07-2006 11:34 am

Sort of heavy, but 15s.....and not that cheap really. ...   08-03-2006 04:21 pm

I'd spend the extra 1-2 hours and pull the motor. Then you'll have a much easier time doing all the things that need doing and ...   08-03-2006 04:20 pm

Some guys swear by good old automatic transmission fluid to help get the job done. It is very thin and lubercates. Clearly, not for extended ...   07-31-2006 07:12 pm