At 12:20 PM 11/26/97 -0500, Matt Kulka wrote:
>Yesterday the machine shop called to say:
>1) The head will have to be surfaced due to some warpage,
>2) They'll have to bore the cylinders at least .020" over.
>
>Now I'm in for a camshaft *and* pistons. As long as I'm ordering both,
>I'm back to thinking of that 270 degree camshaft, and some flat top
>pistons. (Let's see, does that make the compression ratio 8.5:1 or
>8.7:1?)
>
>Question 1: If I may impose on the list, are there any other
>modifications I should make to get the best out of the 270 cam and flat
>pistons? I'd like to stick with the twin SU's and the standard exhaust
>manifold if possible. (And, naturally, cost is a consideration since
>I'm already having to replace the cam and pistons.)
Matt, how about new bearings for the rods and main. They're cheap and good
insurance.
>
>Question 2: The vacuum advance in my distributor is stuck tight, and
>one of the springs in the centrifugal advance is stretched so that it
>doesn't even touch the posts until full advance. I know no one's been
>able to come up with new springs, are there any good suggestions for
>distributor refurbishment?
Same here. New 1/4 camshaft, oversized pistons, new header, old distributor.
Any suggestions from the public out there? I am contemplating either the
Mallory
or just a new Euro-Spec distributor.
Jay
BTW, for engine parts I was extremely happy with Brit-Tek. They're long
sale is
over now, but their customer service was excellent.
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