'Conservative side" was with respect to needles. The Triumph guys
reccommend even richer needles for the addition of a more aggressive cam
than stock, which included head porting and head fow work. I got the
cam, but didn't flow the head (yet), so I decided to just go the "next
step up" from stock with regards to the needles, and see how it ran.
Fuel pump is mechanical, and new. Cam is timed per Ted's instructions.
Ignition timing is approximate, as I can't get the car to idle smoothly
at 1000 rpm yet. Timing is indeed the next step, but the carbs seem so
out of whack that setting timing is tough.
You know, I did the carbs last winter, and they sat around for some time
before we stuck them on last week. I think I will double check the
settings, and make sure I am indeed starting from 12 flats down. I have
to pull the suction chambers off anyway to replace the damper oil, let's
see if the jets really are where I think they are.
-=Chris
Chris King
http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/
<-----Original Message----->
From: Robert E. Shlafer
Sent: 10/6/2003 3:20:46 AM
To: cbking@alum.rpi.edu
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Help, tuning 101.
Well....I am pondering on your behalf
here and throwing out ideas as they
"surface".
It seems the carb spec matches the engine spec. and they are completely
overhauled so.....but....
what do you mean by the "caveat" ending
of the last sentence in the first paragraph
regarding the TS cam....."but decided
to play it a little on the conservative side".
What does this last sentence mean with
respect to the foregoing one on the cam,
Chris. Do you mean conservative as to
choice of cam?
You did time the cam in according to TS
specs, right?
Assuming the cam is already broken in
(I think I recall reading a previous post on
this as having been done), your looking at
an idle of approx. 1,000rpm and 12 flats out as a starting point for
tuning.
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