Carb tuning in North East
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Loose_Cannon said:
Seems to be a dying art...can anyone recommend someone to tune/balance/whatever a pair of Dellortos from scratch? Durham area would be great (preferably not McDonald Racing, too dear for my purse)
The perfect answer to your request IMO is Ron Harper Classic Sports. His workshop is in Faceby, so not your ideal area but worth the drive over there. It's not far really; Durham to Faceby is about 40 miles. I've known Ron for more years than I care to remember and he’s raced at every circuit in the country and sometimes abroad (SPA for instance). His Triumph Spitfire is fitted with a Honda engine at the moment. His previous engine was a Cosworth or March BDA and he’s had many class wins over the years. He is perfect 'old school' and is a main dealer for Weber and probably Dellorto. I think he is on holiday at the moment although I can't give you the exact dates. I am unable to vouch for his charges but his setup is modest with few overheads but very big on knowledge and attention to detail. He will not be as expensive as McDonald Racing. It is indeed a dying art but not at Ron Harper Classics. Ron is one of the few people left capable of setting up carburation from scratch. You will have to get directions from Ron himself as the last couple of turns are not that obvious. His address is:
Ron Harper Classic Sports (search Google for main directions)
Unit 1, Whorlhill Business Centre, Faceby, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS9 7BZ
Tel: 01642 706046
E-mail: ronharpercs@hotmail.co.uk
Hope that helps
Joe
I bought this Weber Synchrometer from Ron Harper when he had his Harper High Performance shop on Linthorpe Road Middlesbrough. It's paid for itself 10 times over and is a hoot to use. I mostly used it on Lotus Twin Cams fitted with Weber 40 or 45 DCOE carbs depending on state of tune.
Joe
Joe
A few locals on the Mini Forum recommend Ron Harper, I've been meaning to ring him to get my Mini set up properly. Only possible problem I can see is that I've binned the distributor in favour of a Megajolt system, does anyone know if he/they are familiar with the MJ system and would it cause problems? I have the USB lead poking out from under the dash and my laptop has the software, it's just the case of finding someone that would be willing to set it up.
Cheers.
Cheers.
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