So the "Who's faster?" question between Solexes and SUs isn't clear
cut - which is easier to get in tune and KEEP that way for a daily
driver?
Mark van der Hoek
Salt Lake City
Fred Katz wrote:
> I believe that Solex cars can outperform SU cars at high revs, but only if
> they are tuned!
>
> Forgive me Calspeed, but after all, this was posted last year after Doheny.
> On the way back Calspeed raced his 67.5 Solex against my 66 SU 2000. He
> couldn't catch me. We got up to about 110 and he was always at least a car
> length behind. I felt pretty good about my engine after rebuilding it, and
> had it tuned pretty good. After that, I'm sure Calspeed did some work on
> his Solex carbs!
>
> Oh, to make it fair for his car, we started the race above 3500 rpms in
> 4th. I can take him from a dead stop!
>
> Fred - So.SF
>
> ----------
> > From: Andrew Murphy <solex67@hotmail.com>
> > To: datsun-roadsters@Autox.Team.Net
> > Subject: Vindication (Sort of)
> > Date: Saturday, May 13, 2000 11:07 PM
> >
> > List,
> >
> > I felt terrible after reading the posts about me Pooh Poohing
> > (Unintentionally) Vic Laury's and Craig Carter's car.
> >
> > When I re-read what I had written, I felt a little better. What I said
> was
> > that the GRAY car didn't have the punch of my car. I didn't say anything
> > about Vic's or Craig's car being slower than mine.
> >
> > So I make a full retraction about SU cars being slower than Solex cars.
> >
> > I remember Vic Laury telling me that Solex cars only outperform SU cars
> at
> > high revs.
> >
> > comments?
> >
> > Andrew Murphy
> > 67.5 2000 Solex
> > SoCalRoc
> >
> >
> > >From: "Victor Laury" <vlaury@earthlink.net>
> > >Reply-To: "Victor Laury" <vlaury@earthlink.net>
> > >To: <CarterCM@aol.com>
> > >CC: <datsun-roadsters@Autox.Team.Net>, "Andrew Murphy"
> > ><andrew.murphy@integtech.com>
> > >Subject: SU Envy
> > >Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 18:31:28 -0700
> > >
> > >Andrew Murphy unbeleivably said >I have to say that after driving this
> car
> > >I
> > >have gained a lot of respect for guys like Craig Carter and Vic Laury
> who
> > >have 1970 SU 2000s. They drive very fast and this gray car doesn't have
> the
> > >punch of my solex car. It is still very quick though and the engine
> appears
> > >strong.
> > >
> > >Craig and list,
> > >
> > >I'm too sensitive to be able to tell, so give me a hand here.
> > >
> > >Are we,
> > >
> > >(a) being called good drivers with slow cars?
> > >(b) Or do we have slow cars that are tunned so well that they are almost
> > >fast?
> > >
> > >Victor
> > >70 SRL 31113136
> > >Los Angeles
> > >http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=123073
> > >SoCalROC http://www.ameri-eagle.com/datsun/
> > >
> >
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