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Re: new roadster for me

To: CalSpeed@aol.com, mitch@ias.net, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: new roadster for me
From: Mark Dent <stickerman@home.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2000 17:17:35 -0500
At 04:56 PM 12/4/00 -0500, CalSpeed@aol.com wrote:

>Why bore it out when you can get a stock U-20 motor and drop that in there?

1. because you can
2. because it makes a neat, fast 1600, without a lot of the U20 problems
3. See #1

>By doing that you also know which carbs are going to work with it.

Webers will work, 240 Z carbs will work.  2000 carbs with 1600 linkage 
seems the easiest

>   Then you can also drop in a 5 speed tranny to match.

The 5 speed will work just fine with a stroked 1600.  I prefer the 4 speed, 
quicker around town.



Mark
Baltimore
1964 1500
1967 2000
1968 1600
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