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Re: RPM drop

To: Les Myer <lmyer@qtm.net>
Subject: Re: RPM drop
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 07:52:42 -0800 (PST)
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
In-reply-to: <1.5.4.32.19971122142507.00677060@pop.qtm.net>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
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Les,
which cam is this?
Ulix


On Sat, 22 Nov 1997, Les Myer wrote:

> With the performance cam I have in my 1275 (lopes pretty good) - the clutch
> takes it down from 1200RPM to 800RPM.  If the idle is set to 800RPM it will
> die when the clutch is depressed for a significant length of time.  My
> problem seems to be purely a function of the radical cam since extensive
> work with the carbs and timing has given no improvement.  On the other hand,
> it runs extremely strong from 3000 up - so I guess I can live with the wacky
> idle as long as I don't do a lot of in-town driving.  Also, mileage is 40+
> mpg on the road, but well-under 20 in town. Any others out there with
> similar experiences?  
> 
> Les Myer
> 
> At 01:09 AM 11/22/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >Ron Soave wrote:
> >> 
> >> Never saw that in my B or in any other car with more than 50 hp and a
> >> decent ball bearing throwout.
> >
> >  It's very subtle. We're certainly not talking "engine
> >struggling to stay alive" here.
> >
> >  It's probably easier to hear in the engine note
> >than to see in the tach. Also probably only noticeable
> >if your car is idling 800rpm or less.
> >
> >-- 
> >Trevor Boicey
> >Ottawa, Canada
> >tboicey@brit.ca
> >http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
> >
> >
> 

    Ulix                                                    __/__,__        
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                                                           '67 Sprite


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