Bryan -
18 MPG? Are you sure you don't have a fuel leak somewhere? I have a
hard time imagining conditions in which a streetable Bugeye would get
under 20.
Chris K.
Bryan Vandiver wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> I run a Dellorto DHLA 40 on the 1275 in my bugeye.
> It has the same bolt pattern as a Weber DCOE, so any a-series manifold for a
> DCOE will work, depending on the ammount of clearance under your bonnet(some
> mini manifolds will not fit).
> I am finding it difficult to track down a good supplier of parts for
>dellorto's
> though. The supplier I used before appears to be gone. I did get some jets
>from
> APT, however they only have a limited number of parts, and I got the
>impression
> they are NOT getting any new ones.
> I jetted the Dellorto on my car using the info from the Vizard book, and
>another
> one I have. It seems to work great, however my gas mileage is pretty bad
> (18MPG), and I'm still trying to tweak things a little more to get the MPG's
>up.
>
> Regards - Bryan
>
> BTW - Do you know what components are in the carb you have?? venturis, etc??
>
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> >To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> >Subject: ok.. it works again!
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> >
> >Hello spridgets,
> >
> > just had to tell someone....
> >
> > the SPRITE runs again.. found the nut that hold the lead
> > to the condensor LOOSE... that explained why i would miss
> > a cycle when i went over bumps... and at other times it
> > would run intermittently.. . .that is .. work fine. then
> > miss....
> >
> > changed the points... the were set to over .025 gap!..
> > changed the condensor.. just to be on the safe side
> > changed the rotor... just because
> > went back to the STOCK COIL.. to get a better connetion
> > to the distributor.....
> >
> > Car runs like a top... 2 months of summer driving left...
> >
> > BUT the tach doesn't seem to work at all.. it used to
> > bounce.. and hold no relationship at all to the RPM.. now
> > it just sits there.... .. any ideas?
> >
> > also... anyone ever put DELORDO carbs on SPRITES... where
> > can i get a manifold for such an application.. have
> > access to a DELORDO 40!
> >
> >--
> >Best regards,
> > Bill mailto:pythias@pacifier.com
> >
> >
> >'66 Sprite HAN8L49403
> >
> >
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