Hello

A real celebrity.  Welcome.

Welcome back Pat!

> On Mar 23, 2015, at 5:37 PM, SpeedsterOwners.com <alerts@hoop.la> wrote:
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Thanks guys

Hello Pat

 

I'm running one of your 2332 c.c. engines in my 2004 IM Speedster, and it's a dream. 

 

Great acceleration, and doesn't use a drop of oil after 49,000 km.  No one could ask for a better engine.

 

I guess I should have added that I have one of your 2054s in my 2010 Beck :-)

Whoa... I'm not sure if I bow? shake hands? or what...

 

Welcome aboard!

Ted

Welcome back Pat!  Here is a picture of Pat, Teby and Anand talking over Anand's pending Spyder sale.

Good to have your knowledge and experience here, Pat. Al

Hey Pat!!  I have one of your 1915s in my car, which was the '06 Carlisle build Beck.  You and I met at VW Drag Night a near Charleston, SC a couple of years back.  I have a picture somewhere if I can dig it up.

Hey, Pat, how do you de-tune a 2332 so it runs like a 1600? People want to know!

 Ok, Ed; that made my day!

Wow!   Pat does road trips?

 

Maybe we'll see you in New England some time.

 

In the meantime, "Welcome to the Speedster Madness" and thanks for giving us so many really good engines over the years.  Even though I built my own 2,110, your engines are legend in this group.

 

Thanks.

 

The Speedstah Guy from Massachusetts

Ed, it's funny that you asked about that.  Anand and I saw Pat this morning and he mentioned that post.  His tongue in cheek solution was to put a really crappy exhaust on it.
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pat, welcome back to the SOC! How many engine builders call you up two days before they're going to run your motor on the dyno and invite you over to see your engine? Pat was a great. Not to mention an amazing resource when I had to change my throttle cable and my first axle seal!

 

I have to say...we're very lucky to have such a master here in Central California. Getting to meet Pat as I built my Spyder was truly a blessing. Not only did a great a fantastic engine, but an even better friend.

Troy, I love that photo of us at your place! That was a fun evening. Thanks for hosting us!

 

Anand

Pat !!!

Good to hear from you!

-=theron

That's funny, Troy! Like I said above, lipstick on a pig.....

 

Pat, welcome back. I had a long, informative conversation with you back in 2001 about buying a type1. I learned a lot from your experience. Thanks!

How do you detune a 2332cc? Now this is a question I don't get asked very often lol

  I read that post and honestly, the guy probably has something else going on in the car to make it undrivable. Even a big displacement engine can be tuned to be drivable. I imagine he has a severe geometry issue with the throttle linkage, giving it an "off and on" feeling on the peddle. It probably has a heavy pressure plate and is hard on his leg. All things I have seen before and understand what the guy is going through

Pat actually spoke to me at a car show in Irvine. I, uhm, wah.. huh? He signed my shroud, "To Rusty my best friend in the whole world - Pat". I'll never ever wash my shroud.

 

Pat - I was the guy with the "piston slap". Turned out to be the cam bearing. The cam was knocking on the case.

Hey Pat, welcome!

Awesome! Welcome to our "madness"

My buddy John Brown is gonna hook up with Mark from CB Performance tomorrow to help fine tune my fuel injected motor that was built by Pat. It blows my mind that Mark is going to tap in to Johns laptop and tune the car from California and we're in West Virginia!! The computer even has a lead that connects to the compressor that bumps the idle up when the air kicks on! Goodbye clogged idle jets and flat spots. Can't wait to open it up.

 

 

Many thanks to Mark and Pat for the tune up on my speedster. The car idles,runs,and pulls like crazy now. I now have the latest download and my buddy John Brown loves the fuel injection set up. His next project is a CB Performance fuel inj. system with a turbo for our buddies oval. It will be a monster.  Thanks again Mark for answering our many questions.  Tom

Was gonna drive down and tow my speedster back from Johns and he called me just before I left with a problem. While taking it for a final shake down cruise it picked up a weird vibration and then started squealing like crazy. We lost 2 fins out of the cooling fan. Now the headache of replacing the fan with a fully welded one.  This may be a lesson for anyone building a new hi-po motor to install one now before it's in the car!

Tom, you are absolutely right. Anybody putting a decently-optioned motor should get a welded and balanced fan.