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Re: mga: MGA Twin Cam.

To: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
Subject: Re: mga: MGA Twin Cam.
From: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@iamerica.net>
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 20:55:53 -0600
Kelvin, not exactly what I had  heard about.  Can you tell me how deep the
specer was?  Thanks, John

Dodd, Kelvin wrote:

> John and Bill:
>
>         When my friend was researching EX186 the Le Mans Twin Cam we
> talked with Henry Stone the factory race mechanic about this problem.
> He showed us drawings of a spacer that fit under the top of the SU float
> bowl.  The spacer effectively deepened the bowl and reduced the problems
> of fuel starvation.
>         Sounds like the modification your guys were doing.
>
> Kelvin.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan and John Roper [mailto:vscjohn@iamerica.net]
> Sent: Saturday, November 07, 1998 7:19 PM
> To: WSpohn4@aol.com
> Cc: mga@ffwd.bc.ca; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: mga: MGA Twin Cam.
>
> Interesting point, Bill.  I reached the same conclusion about ten years
> ago when
> researching my twin cam.  Also was able to confirm by talking to some
> guys who
> raced'em when new.  I found one who reported having solved the problem
> by using a
> float bowl arrngement different from stock.  Said the car was so rare he
> was never
> caught by the tech guys.  And as a result we have a bunch of neutered
> twinkies
> with 8 to 1 compression.  John




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