Greetings All,
In no way throwing any shade - as the kids say - to those who modify their 911's, but my 82 SC with CIS just starts on the button and runs so sweetly. Sure it has cams from the inestimable Mr. Dougherty and some real SoCal SSIs to add some
va va voom but I still maintain that K-Jet is such an excellent system with, I'd say, better throttle response the L-Jet/early Motronic. Sure, it looks like the control closet at a Soviet nuke reactor but I can live with that.
Another thing I always mention about this car in the summertime is the A/C. Original owner, Tony the Architect, spent oodles on the system, with some of Mr. Griffith's excellent hoses and hardware. I've now had the car since 2014 and still have not had to add any R134a. I used it today and it made me chilly with ca. 85F. I don't understand those who rip out the air conditioning.
Some recent photos:
If you have to visit your physician, you may as well take your fun car.
When I returned, this handsome fella had shown up. Olds Cutlass, right? 69-70? Someone help me, please, because I could tell you each generation of the MG Midget but am no expert in US metal.
I see this same CRXSi every year in Maine. Great car, and at the time of it's launch (84-85), there was nothing like it. I've always thought that if there was a true successor to the Porsche 356, this was it. Back then all Honda's looked good and the CRXSi was a particular gem.
I'm waiting for the 924S's nose panels to come back from the paint shop.
I finally found the issue making my 924S run on less than its full four cylinders. I'd previously identified a broken exhaust spring (#4) and replaced it in situ (using compressed air to keep the valve in place) but didn't realize that had tweaked the valve itself ... it passed a leakdown just fine. Thinking it must be a broken ring, I pulled the engine (less easy than an 82 911 SC), checked rings (OK), pistons, bores, etc. It was in the (my?) head all along. A replacement valve, a few hundred more dollars in gaskets plus careful reassembly and we're all good. The 924S will be for sale soon.
Happy Independence Day to All.
John