The 1957 Dope Dauphine

[Adey]

Re-enforce the Roof rack and fit some solid fuel booster rockets and take it to Santa Pod

could probably make it faster than it is just by adding a sail to it

 

[Adey]

to be fair I joke, its a surprisingly sprightly car to drive up to 45/50ish which is plenty for keeping up with the traffic where I live

 

[Steve Swan]

630 kg max??? The Twingo can't match that.

 

[Adey]

Yeah I think I've read 600 to 630kg for factory weight. A shave over 40bhp and nearly 60lbft which isn't massive, propel it along ok. What's that 66bhp and nearly 100ftlb ish per tonne?

 

[Adey]

 

[Adey]

I found some cool images on somewhere on facebook which gave me the idea. I'm not actually looking for a huge increase in power (that magic 60bhp would be nice) but more the something to do using a plie of spares that I've got kicking around. The engine is low comp already, draw through turbo setup running a few lbs of boost with the timing backed off should be ok for a little gain in power (he says, BOOM!)

 

[Steve Swan]

Boost is best!

 

[Turbell]

Looks like a Ventoux engine in a 4cv, that engine bay pic, I've had impure thoughts on a simple fuel injection set up on my 750/4cv, just as a project , more to future proof it for whatever blend of fuel we end up on in ten years plus, rather than for more power.
I would imagine a single point set up could be achieved reasonably , beyond that siamesed inlets make it difficult? Or at least less beneficial.....Thinking last of A series Mini Cooper's ran two injectors as they have same head design as Ventoux???
Probably a pipe dream....

 

[Steve Swan]

@Adey while I remember
watch out for the Carb orientation. I will get onto this on Paul's eventually but the GT Turbo carb does not work in the back of an 8 as the fuel runs away from the mainjet on corners, I will have to try a workaround on this. The Carb throttle spindle should be in line with the crank and the fuel should run away from the mainjet under braking only. If you have a look at your intended carb you will be able to figure it out.
The 4CV/ Ventoux motor above is going to have a problem on lefthanders by the look of it...............

 

[Adey]

I would of thought on a gtt/solex 32dis setup it would be a lot less of an issue with fuel being force fed into the bowl? Yes id try and keep the carb in the correct orientation on my PMT setup.

 

[Steve Swan]

No, been there done that, and it didn't work. Check out any production car and you will see how the main jet is arranged. I don't know about the throttle spindle orientation, but it is mentioned in the Weber tuning manual and in John Passini's Weber Bibles. I think it is to do with mixture distribution inside the inlet manifold. V8 motors are the exception, but the carc is in the centre line of the motor.
If I knew for sure I would tell you.

 

[Adey]

 

[Chris Smith]

Sad to see it go bud

 

[Jezer101]

 

[Steve Swan]

End of an Era. Will its new owner continue the tale? I thought @DaveL485 would have have had something to say, but it looks like even he secretly liked it!!!!!!!!

 

[Adey]

Well the new owner comes from the rod scene, the plans for the dope included a bike engine.... if i see anything I will post it up.

 

[Adey]

@hpojnk sorted me with this amazing print, nice tribute to the dope, just need to frame it and find some where to hang it

 

[Steve Swan]

Answers on a postcard

 

[DaveL485]

End of an Era. Will its new owner continue the tale? I thought @DaveL485 would have have had something to say, but it looks like even he secretly liked it!!!!!!!!

I'll miss hating it.

 

[Adey]