The 'E' Type Forum

Hi All, I have a series three v12 and the last two times I have been out in the car it wouldn't start again when hot after it had been sitting for half an hour or so. The first time it did start again eventually but the second time it did not and I had to call a recovery truck. Once the recovery tru...

Has anyone ever fitted adaptive cruise control to a V12 e type or know a way it could be done?

Hi Craig, Thank you for the message and photo, much appreciated. I did mean B1CG. The engine was a USA spec with low compression pistons and has just been rebuilt with the UK spec pistons and has had all the emissions stuff removed and is consequently running extremely lean and there is not more adj...

Wow. Thank you! I just messaged them to see if they have four and if they can post to UK!
Don't know how I didn't find them. Really appreciate that. Thank you!
Hopefully I can find a UK supplier too!

It could be done! I'm going to search for the correct needle first i think. Much easier!!
Fingers crossed someone has some tucked away somewhere!

The reason i need them is i have just had the engine rebuilt using UK spec pistons (it was a USA car with low compression pistons) and i took it to the local rolling road for a tune up and there was not enough adjustment left to get it running rich enough. The B1CG needle was the type the rolling ro...

Sadly Burlin don't stock them and cant get them either, spoke to both the UK and USA offices!

Hi,
Does anyone know where i can get 4 x B1CG metering needles for the stromberg carbs on my V12 e type?
I have called all the usual suppliers and no one i have found stocks them.
Thank you all!
Tom

Hi,
Does anyone know where i can get 4 x B1CG metering needles for the stromberg carbs on my V12 e type?
I have called all the usual suppliers and no one i have found stocks them.
Thank you all!
Tom