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Re: engine mod questions

To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: engine mod questions
From: Thomas - Sweden <csp311@telia.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 10:19:36 +0100
Weber's will make more power from low to high rpm
than SU's do but it require more testing to find the
correct jet and venturi sizes.

Thomas

datsunmike wrote:

> I was quoted a price of 300 for the manifold and linkage but no carbs. I can
> buy a used set of carbs to keep the price down but I think it will be a lot of
> trial and error on jetting the carbs correctly and expensive!
>
> I'll fine tune my SUs and I doubt the Webers will really give that much more
> performance and they'll lose some power on the bottom end.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: SLBESQ@aol.com
>   To: datsunmike@nyc.rr.com ; evan@sensorydigital.com ;
> datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>   Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 1:33 PM
>   Subject: Re: engine mod questions
>
>   In a message dated 11/5/02 5:49:25 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> datsunmike@nyc.rr.com writes:
>
>     I have researched the Weber idea but I'm not going down that road as all
>     1600 manifolds use 40 DCOEs and a stroker with a cam would really need 45
>     DCOEs if you plan to rev it past about 6000 RPMs.
>
>   the manifold for the R16 from pierce will accept 40 or 45 DCOEs (the same
> price from pierce whether you get the 40s or the 45s...~$1,000 last time i
> checked) or 40 or 44 PHHs.  i have that manifold with 44PHHs on my H20.
>   s
>   67.5MIZU

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