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1. PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>; Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 21:58:04 -0500; Some say that dual ZS are sufficient until I run over 5000 rpm for over one minute, because that is where I will run into fuel starvation with dual ZS. Some say triple ZS will add to performance at a; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00173.html (9,094 bytes)
2. Re: PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 23:36:55 -0800 (PST); Don--There is nothing about the ZS carburetion system that would make it "starve for fuel" at over 5,000 rpm, unless the engine was heavily modified. Even then, it might keep up. Most often the engin; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00177.html (8,740 bytes)
3. Re: PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: Shane Ingate <madmax_xx@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 09:38:17 -0500; Not a dumb question, though it is sure to elicit some very emotive answers! Carbs are one of my fave subjects! Carbs are ultimately a huge compromise. Carbs are "narrow-band" instruments, originally; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00183.html (12,943 bytes)
4. Re: PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: "David J Stauffacher" <dstauffa@csc.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 07:53:09 -0800; G'day Shane, I enjoyed your response to Dan's question and found it most informitive excecpt for this bit: And personally, I think carbs have more "soul" than FI. Carbs engage the driver in a way tha; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00187.html (9,243 bytes)
5. RE: PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 08:34:16 -0800; The reason PI performed so much better than ZS: 1. Better mixture balance between cylinders by virtue of one injector per intake runner. Carbs are subject to the vagaries of mixing and air flow in t; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00192.html (11,851 bytes)
6. RE: PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 08:29:57 +1300; I didn't see it mentioned, but I understood one of the main reasons for the PI systems improved performance over carbs was the increased intake area due to one intake per cylinder rather than the fa; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00193.html (10,713 bytes)
7. Re: PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: "Richard Seaton" <rsh17@msn.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 14:42:21 -0600; Have you looked at a set of polished triple ZS carbs lately or even the most beautiful setup of three Weber's with the air horns on them? That's got to be the most impressive site ever seen under the; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00194.html (9,938 bytes)
8. PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 21:44:56 -0000; What is it about PI that provides a performance increase over carburetion? Higher compression ratio, different camshaft and a PI compatible distributor. Two 1.75" SU's should be sufficient - and prob; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00195.html (8,467 bytes)
9. RE: PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: Peter Zaborski <plz@shaw.ca>; Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 19:01:26 -0700; Hi Bernard, I'm really interested in the procedure to set the valves using a dial gauge. Can you please provide more details, I'd like to do this on my car as I too am always tweaking the valves wit; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00201.html (8,936 bytes)
10. Re: PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>; Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 21:57:01 -0500; Hi Vance, Shane, Dick, and others Thanks for the response. I have a way of asking my questions in an obtuse way... :-) I did not mean to ask about the value of PI vs ZS. My real question is the value; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00203.html (13,944 bytes)
11. RE: PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: "Neil Beesley" <Neil.Beesley@securesult.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:25:07 -0000; Um, agreed except for point 5 - as a result of the 3.45:1 diff ratio the overall gearing is higher on the PI cars than US spec cars. Acceleration improvement is just down to the increases in power an; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00209.html (13,494 bytes)
12. Re: PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: Shane Ingate <madmax_xx@hotmail.com>; Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 11:56:45 -0500; Don, Given that this is a street engine that is very rarely driven in anger, I would spend the $300 elsewhere, unless you want the looks of the triple carbs and all that shine. A perennial sin (espec; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00213.html (10,827 bytes)
13. RE: PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 08:10:29 -0800; Thanks for correcting me on that point. Regards, Vance -- 1974 Mimosa Yellow Triumph TR6 Cogito Ergo Zoom (I think, therefore I go fast) --Original Message-- From: Neil Beesley [mailto:Neil.Beesley@; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00215.html (9,124 bytes)
14. Re: PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 15:18:53 -0800 (PST); A few years back, I installed a Goodparts head (ported, polished, cc'd, 9.5:1 compression, reshaped valves, 1.65 roller rockers) and Goodparts GP3 cam. I also had a Monza header, free flow exhaust, a; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00216.html (16,223 bytes)
15. RE: PI vs dual ZS vs triple ZS -- dumb questions (score: 1): Author: Jim Hurley <hurls@world.std.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 17:05:56 -0500; Hello All, I respectfully disagree with this. I believe that the PI cars had 3.45 gears, while the US Carbed models had 3.71, which is a better ratio for acceleration. Did the PI cars have different; /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00240.html (8,675 bytes)

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