John:
If I remember correctly it was about 3/4 of an inch. It used a
standard bowl gasket at top and bottom.
Kelvin.
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan and John Roper [mailto:vscjohn@iamerica.net]
Sent: Monday, November 09, 1998 6:56 PM
To: Dodd, Kelvin
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net; vscjohn@america.net
Subject: Re: mga: MGA Twin Cam.
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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