Ted, that is exactly what I wanted to know and what I suspected! Looks like
when it bothers me enough, I'll pull the engine and dump some money into it,
at which point, I would be inclined to max it out, but not to the point that
it would be a 'track only' car.
I hope to stop by your place sometime this summer to check out the salvaged
stuff.
> ----------
> From: Ted Schumacher[SMTP:tedtsimx@q1.net]
> Reply To: tedtsimx@q1.net
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 9:59 PM
> To: Banbury, Terrence
> Subject: Re: More power
>
> Banbury, Terrence wrote:
> >
> > I love cornering, but would like more speed in the straight-away. How
> can I
> > obtain this without major engine modifications? I have a stock Mk III
> > 1297cc HE with twin SU carbs.
> > What types of things, in order, of money and time, would produce a
> faster,
> > more responsive performing car?
> >
> > Replace stock air filters with..what?
> > Use lighter weight oil in carb damper?
> >
> > Free-flow exhaust?( Would this be a noticable increase in power or just
> > sound like it is.)
> > Headers?
> >
> > Supercharger? ;-)
> >
> > I don't want to swap engines or rebuild the one I have, I basically want
> > every horse out of it that I can get, short of engine mods (cams,
> boring,
> > etc.).
> >
> > Terrence N. Banbury
> > 1967 SPITFIRE MK III
> > 1988 Honda Accord lX
> > 1998 Ford Expedition EB
> > 2000 Ford Mustang GT
> > 1973 Honda CB350G
> without going internally, all you can do to this is add the european 1
> 1/2" su carb set. a header will make power toward the top end of the
> scale but is only marginal in the area where most of your time is pent -
> the mid-range. power increase comes from increasing the compression
> (this gives a "bigger" explosion when the plug fires). you can then
> benefit from a different cam. cam allows more fuel to enter and more
> exhaust to leave. 1 1/2" carbs now give the fuel the engine can use.
> please check our webpage for a list of cam specs for your car. just
> hanging "things" on the outside of the engine, exhaust, etc. don't give
> the benefits expected fromn the money you paidd. ted
> --
> Ted Schumacher
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