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Re: AAA SU carb needles \ K&Ns

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Subject: Re: AAA SU carb needles \ K&Ns
From: Alan Tong <alan@picotech.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 12:37:30 +0000
John,

I have not been following this thread, so I apologise if I am 
repeating someone else's advice.

If you change to K&Ns you also need to uprate the dashpot springs.  
The 8 oz (yellow?) ones are the correct ones from memory.  With the 
increased airflow the needle can shoot up too fast causing lean 
running at cruising speeds.  

Suggest you sort this out B4 changing needle type.

Regards 
Alan

1995 MGF
1977 Midget (faster than the MGF!)
1976 Midget 






Does anyone know where I could lay my hands on an AAA carb needle in a hurry?

I've bent or broken all of Seven Enterprises' stock and Victoria British 
doesn't seem to have them.

This was the next recommended step in fixing "rich idle, lean cruise" 
syndrome.  This expert figures my K&N filters are flowing "too much" at 
cruise.  He did have the same problem and fixed it with AAA needles on 
his HS4s.

I'm using HIFs, but now know how to use the adapters for fixed needles.  
I'd prefer biased, but fixed is OK.

(Learning about fixed needle adapters is how I broke the other two needles).

I now have 1 AAE biased needle and 1 AAA fixed needle in the car.  It's a 
bit confused.

John M. Trindle | jtrindle@tsquare.com | Tidewater Sports Car Club
'73 MGB DSP     | '69 Spitfire E Stock | '88 RX-7 C Stock
Home Page:  http://www.widomaker.com/~trindle
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