Glyn I saw pictures of your car and many others( good pics!). What kind of
wheels do you have on your car? Do they require an offset washer? I have ones
that look alot like the ones on your car. I bought them from a friend about 1974
and he can't remember what they were. Thanks
Roger Cotting
1960 Sprite(2)
1973 Midget
1980 TR8
1995 Mitsu 3000GT
Glen Byrns wrote:
> Well.... maybe the 1.5 is going to help the low end torque a bit. Turns
> out I need a different needle to get the best tuning of the 1.5" SU.
> Luckily the PO provided a jar full of various needles he had turned when he
> was setting up the 1.25"SU on the turbo. Using the calipers, I sorted the
> needles into a rack and started through them, with a test drive after each
> switch. It took a needle that was thick at the base(lean at idle), and VERY
> small at the tip(rich at high throttle). The lag on throttling up has
> disappeared, mid range is good and high throttle is smooth and steady. (not
> to mention scary fast). I doubt that this will be the final needle, but it
> sure is working better than the original.
>
> What I had been describing as 'turbo lag' was an overly lean condition in
> low-mid range caused by the fuel setting determined by the needle. The lag
> is gone now.
>
> Steve (Swift Justice) got very good shots of the set-up at the Palo Alto
> show and posted them as per his post today. I know I shouldn't run without
> an aircleaner, but it is on the way from APT along with a shorty ram pipe,
> so don't e-mail me about how bad this is to do.
>
> Regards,
> Glen Byrns
> '59 bugeye
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