Agreed on all except the Solex. I believe they were offered "legally"
if not from the factory for 1967.5; U.S. reviews included info on the
Solex setup and some tested that version. 68-70 may have been "under
the table" but it's odd that a dealer would be able to sell all the
parts if they weren't legal.
Also, I plagarized the 240z story from a website I read a long time ago
- was it Tom Walter's story? Something about a used car lot, the
police, and racing 240z's when owners had no clue how to tune them.
--- datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> Solex Roadsters were never offered by the factory in the US other
> than as a
> dealer installed option and even then they were not "legal." There's
> a lot
> more to power than horsepower figures, say, torque, and also the HP
> curve.
>
> The Z also has much better airflow unless the shape of the Roadster
> can be
> considered aerodynamic. The Roadster as compared to the Z is a brick.
>
> The original 240s weighed about 300 lbs more than a Roadster and had
> more
> cubes and more cylinders to provide more torque.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Bradley" <ambradley@yahoo.com>
> To: "Marc Sayer" <marc@gracieland.org>;
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:49 PM
> Subject: Roadster vs. Mike Ditka (was Re:350z)
>
>
> > A Solex 2000 and a 240z have the same SAE hp rating. The 2000 also
> has
> > a 5-speed and weighs less. Depending on what type of race and how
> well
> > tuned-up they both are, you may be able to outrun a 240z.
> >
> > --- Marc Sayer <marc@gracieland.org> wrote:
> > And a bone stock Roadster (even a
> > > 2-liter) will
> > > not outrun a Z
> >
> >
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