MadMarx Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) Hi, i'm running with a dutch racing series there and the IMSA TR8 will meet some of it old class mates: NO Name Nat. Car Engine Class1 Albert Westerhuis NL Trabant 601 RS 1972 2 Bart Lemaire B Trabant 601 RS 1972 3 Anita Renes NL Lotus Sunbeam 1981 4 Christophe Schwartz D Dodge Charger 19745 Freddy van Sprundel B Ford Escort 1600 RS 19736 Marc Seesing NL BMW E30 M3 19877 Luke Bennett GB Ford Capri 8 Roger Bolliger CH Pontiac Trans AM SCCA 19719 Marcel Frijlink NL Ford Escort RS1600 197210 Bas Ambaum NL Porsche 964 Carrera 4 198911 Ad Geerts NL Porsche 964 RSR 1989 12 Chris van Schuppen NL Porsche 964 RS14 Erik van der Ven NL BMW 325i 15 Franc Kooistra NL Porsche 944 16 Steve Dance GB Ford Capri 2600 197217 Koge van der Woude NL Porsche 911 ST 197018 Kevin Abbring NL Nothelle Golf I 197519 Leo van de Beek NL Porsche 911 Carrera20 Hans de Graaf NL Porsche 911 Carrera RS 21 Heinrich Botz D Porsche 964 RS Cup22 Jan van Elderen B Ford Sierra RS500 198623 Jeroen Veldhuis NL Rover SDI 3500 V8 198024 Marcel van Rijswick NL BMW M3 E30 230025 Peter Stox NL Porsche 911 26 Robert Hinzer D Porsche 911 27 Bas van Elderen B Ford Escort MK2 1976 28 Guus de Koster NL BMW 528i 29 Tjarco Jilesen NL Porsche 964 30 Roel Schmitz NL Porsche 944S230 Hans Wolters NL Porsche 964 RSR 1989 31 Hans van der Woude NL BMW 325i 32 Eric in den Bosch NL Porsche 944S240 Kenny Coleman GB Ford Sierra RS500 198641 Axel Hagemann D BMW M1 Procar 1978 42 Christian Marx D Triumph TR8 IMSA V8 197744 Jean Charles Votta CH Chevrolet Corvette 196545 Michael Baumann D Ford Mustang 196946 Achim Pohl D BMW M1 Procar 197850 Daniel Schrey / 115 D Porsche 911 K1 / 935 K355 Hubert Kramer D Marcos GT 1600 196863 Toni Seiler CH Lola T70 Mark III 69 Peter Scheefhals NL Alfa Romeo Guilia 1977 74 Michael Kammermann CH BMW M1 Procar 197994 Gust van Haelst B Mazda RX3 1972100 Tom Laureyns B VW GOLF Gti II 1985107 Ruben Anders NL BMW M3 E30 1988130 Ruud Poels NL Porsche 964 RS ’89131 Marcus Nothelle D Audi GTE 1985165 Dominique Vananty CH Ford Shelby 350GT 1965165 Olivier de Sessenthal + CH Ford Shelby 350GT 1965190 Jannis Bernd D Mercedes 190E 2.3 313 Dirk van der Meer NL BMW 325i 1986314 Rob Bouwheer NL BMW 325i 1989326 Frank Klaassen NL BMW 325i 1987360 Marco Quak NL Volvo 360 1988635 Mathijs Bakker NL BMW 635 Csi Over the winter I found the block main bearings out of round.Today the machine shop phoned that the crank is running again.So engine assembly is short before. To calm the rear end of the IMSA TR8 I get some custom build dampers for the rear axle made by Spax Performance Ltd. The were very helpful to find me the right damper and now building them. If all goes right the first race can come. I sharpen the knife for the BMW M1 ProCars and hopefully can keep up with them. Cheers Chris Edited February 27, 2015 by MadMarx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave McDonald Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Chris Wow, that's a wide variety of cars, everything from a Trabant to a Lola T70 Mk 111. Good luck with the TR8. When is the race? Let us know how it goes. Dave McD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadMarx Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 You are quite right with the cars. The fastest ones are: #8 Pontiac with 700hp #50 Porsche K3 #63 Lola T70 They are out of range for me but I hope for the M1 cars....maybe there is a chance if I get the rear end under control and the bias ply tires working right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadMarx Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 (edited) http://www.hockenheim-historic.de/en Edited March 2, 2015 by MadMarx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Don H. Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Nice, Chris! Sounds great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tr4Tony Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Good luck hot shoe ... Go well and bring home the shiny things ! Regards Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadMarx Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 The car didn't made it into the race. Engine went bad after a few test laps: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TriumphV8 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Crankshaft? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadMarx Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Camshaft and crankshaft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TriumphV8 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) 2 mistakes at one rebuild? Sounds strange, crank not unexpected due to what I had to read earlier but the cam is normally not that problem if run in properly. Would be very interested in details!!!! Will you be back for Spa Summer Classics? Always a wonderful event even with that bad weather would be something missing without that car...... Edited April 13, 2015 by TriumphV8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadMarx Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 I was talked over to use Lucas oil stabilistor in this engine. I filled in 2 cans of that stuff to about 12-15L of oil. The viscosity of the Lucas stuff is so high, like frozen honey. Maybe it didn't like to get trough the little feeding holes on the tappet foot = lack of oil on the camshaft? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) For those who don't know the company, Lucas Oil Products, Inc. is an Indianapolis, Indiana, USA-based company supplying all kinds of specialty oil products for automobiles. Not the "Lucas" that may first come to mind for some on the forum. PS: This may be the "technical data sheet" -- their term -- for the product you used, Christian. Frankly, the quality of the English in writing this is awful. It doesn't make the product look very impressive. http://lucasoil.com/pdf/TDS_Heavy_Duty_Oil_Stabilizer.pdf I had an automotives professor at university for one of the "fun" courses in my last year, and I still remember Doc Schraeder calling all those kinds of products "gas house drip", generally referring to any distillation fraction that didn't have a clear use being rebranded as some sort of special additive. It's colored my thinking about those things to this day... Edited April 13, 2015 by Don H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TriumphV8 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) Maybe it didn't like to get trough the little feeding holes on the tappet foot = lack of oil on the camshaft? As normal engines do not have that it is not that necessary. I do not use Lucas but ZDDP or other adds to oil like Comp break in. Also a little bit like honey, close to gearbox oil.... The engine needs that and so the other marque hopefully will be okay and add ZDDP. The lobes failed? More than one? Take tappets out to the bottom, they tend to spread.... Was it a new cam? Some are bad quality, had a Comp that failed after 5000Km. Edited April 13, 2015 by TriumphV8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadMarx Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) It was an used cam with 4 years of racing on it, also the tappets. All parts looked like new when installed. Edited April 14, 2015 by MadMarx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TriumphV8 Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hopefully tappets and lobes are paired and marked together. Otherwise they tend to fail in the Rover by eating each other as this happens also when used cam or tappet is paired with new items. Rover is there a bit nasty and the TVR boys often changed only tappets because that is easier and after short time both was damaged..... They are specialists for cam failure because they use cheap cams, have higher revs, harder springs and need proper tappet preload that nearly none has ex works.... Valve clearance not correct for your exotic cam? Oil pressure low? With non hydraulic tappets and crank oil pump 5-6 bars seems nice. Anyway very sorry for that...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadMarx Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I see above the tappets oil and in valve area but the camshaft is almost dry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadMarx Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 The engine is now outside the car. I've pulled the right head and found #6 touching the head slightly. The camshaft looks very dry. I think the Lucas additive blocked cam lubrication from the tappet foot. Some debris visible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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