I couldn't resist....I ran my 72 spit in an scca solo event today.
Very disappointing (with the driver as well). With the current (stock +
headers) setup, there was NO pedal in 2nd gear to get out of a corner, just
sort of a bogged down feeling. I ran the final two heats in 1st all the way
through, but I know that cost me dearly.
The car was well balanced and behaved nicely (I've only put about 200 miles
on the car, so we need to get to know each other, certainly!), but the
powerband is sort of non existant below 4500rpms.
My question is this: I am in the midst of switching from a ZS stock carb
and manifold to a 1.5" dual SU, plus, as suggested here and by my mechanic,
a bit more cam. Will this provide reasonable throttle response at 3500rpms?
Any additonal suggestions?
I'm not trying to turn my poor spitty into a porsche, but should I not even
bother racing, and just enjoy the car as a touring convertable?
Mike (yup. that was me getting beat by the 74 bug.)
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