Re: [Healeys] Converting from HS4 to HS6 carbs

[Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>]

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I can confirm that converting my first 6 cylinder race car, with a standard
MkII engine, to HS6 carbs without any other mods improved my lap times at
our home circuit by absolutely 0.00 seconds ... seriously disappointing =F0=
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On Mon, Dec 2, 2019, 9:50 AM Bob Spidell, <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:

> John, have to ask why you'd want to do this.  I'm not Edd China--or even
> Ant Anstead--but from all I've seen and heard just adding greater air flo=
w
> capacity, without other mods--cam, headers, etc.--does more harm than
> good.
>
> I think I read somewhere that Geoff Healey thought BJ8s were
> 'over-carburetted' (maybe why headers supposedly add a few HP without oth=
er
> mods).
>
> Bob
>
> On 12/2/2019 5:52 AM, warthodson--- via Healeys wrote:
>
> You will need H6 intake manifolds or machine out your HS4 manifolds. I am
> not sure about the linkage.
> Gary Hodson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Spaur <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net> <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net>
> To: healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Mon, Dec 2, 2019 12:17 am
> Subject: [Healeys] Converting from HS4 to HS6 carbs
>
> If I change from triple HS4 to triple HS6 carbs can I just swap them out
> or do I have to change the linkage and other components?
>
> John Spaur
> =E2=80=9962 BT7
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">I can confirm that converting my first 6 cylinder race ca=
r, with a standard MkII engine, to HS6 carbs without any other mods improve=
d my lap times at our home circuit by absolutely 0.00 seconds ... seriously=
 disappointing =F0=9F=98=95=F0=9F=98=95</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Dec 2, 2019, 9:50 AM Bob Spi=
dell, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";>bspidell@comcast.net</a>&=
gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0=
 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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  <div text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF">
    John, have to ask why you&#39;d want to do this.=C2=A0 I&#39;m not Edd =
China--or
    even Ant Anstead--but from all I&#39;ve seen and heard just adding
    greater air flow capacity, without other mods--cam, headers,
    etc.--does more harm than good.=C2=A0 <br>
    <br>
    I think I read somewhere that Geoff Healey thought BJ8s were
    &#39;over-carburetted&#39; (maybe why headers supposedly add a few HP
    without other mods).<br>
    <br>
    Bob<br>
    <br>
    <div>On 12/2/2019 5:52 AM, warthodson--- via
      Healeys wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">
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      <div style=3D"color:black;font:10pt arial">You will need H6 intake
        manifolds or machine out your HS4 manifolds. I am not sure about
        the linkage.<br>
        Gary Hodson<br>
        <br>
        <div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:blac=
k">-----Original
          Message-----<br>
          From: John Spaur <a href=3D"mailto:jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net"; target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">&lt;jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net&gt;</a><br>
          To: healeys <a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_=
blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">&lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;</a><br>
          Sent: Mon, Dec 2, 2019 12:17 am<br>
          Subject: [Healeys] Converting from HS4 to HS6 carbs<br>
          <br>
          <div id=3D"m_7221828957635531067yiv6571067118">
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              <div>
                <div>If I change from
                  triple HS4 to triple HS6 carbs can I just swap them
                  out or do I have to change the linkage and other
                  components?</div>
                <div> =C2=A0</div>
                <div>John Spaur</div>
                <div>=E2=80=9962 BT7</div>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
          <br>
        </div>
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