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Rod Millen 1982 RAC Rally
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 6:56 pm
by DB RX63
Hi chaps,
I found this video the other day, sound quality is so 80's..............
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkTAtcGjWOE[/YouTube]
Interesting nonetheless.
Re: Rod Millen 1982 RAC Rally
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:10 pm
by KiwiDave
This is a great post!
Strange to see the nikki in the engine bay. I wonder if GpA rules allowed for re jetting the carb?
Re: Rod Millen 1982 RAC Rally
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:19 pm
by DKWW2000
Really good to see ......................the RAC Rally was by far the best...just needed to have sorted the crowds
Re: Rod Millen 1982 RAC Rally
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 9:28 pm
by KiwiDave
Re: Rod Millen 1982 RAC Rally
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 5:58 pm
by richrx
Great find! I watched 2 minutes before realising its a 30 min video! I'll watch this later, but looks mega!!!!
Thanks for sharing
Rich
Re: Rod Millen 1982 RAC Rally
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 6:42 pm
by DB RX63
KiwiDave wrote: ↑Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:10 pm
This is a great post!
Strange to see the nikki in the engine bay. I wonder if GpA rules allowed for re jetting the carb?
Dave,
They made a lot of mods to the carb, what precisely they did I have no idea, but the engine is ported, so it would need plenty of juice.
The homologation papers don't give too much away, but are worth a look.
Re: Rod Millen 1982 RAC Rally
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 7:12 pm
by KiwiDave
It's mentioned very early on that it's the same spec motor that they ran in the 1981 event, just a different carb.
My RX3 back home had a 12a bridge with modded nikki. Re- jetted, modded intake intake manifold and mechanical secondaries. Quite a good combo and a bunch more economical and less temperamental than an IDA.