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From: OzOne on 5 Sep 2009 01:05 On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:29:50 +1000, user(a)domain.invalid wrote: >twin webers ? > you might like rethink that claim Had twin Webbers on an 8 port xflow head....only used one throat in each though. OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
From: OzOne on 5 Sep 2009 01:07 On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:58:36 +1000, user(a)domain.invalid wrote: >Noddy wrote: >> "Charles" <CSpanner(a)poppy.net> wrote in message >> news:h7npso$7il$1(a)aioe.org... >> >>> And why or how would you fit 2X dual throat webbers onto a two inlet port >>> head? You have enough of a problem with fitting 2X 1 1/2 SU's for road >>> use. >> >> For a man who claims to own some interesting English cars you seem to be >> incredibly ignorant about them. >> >> Google is your friend Roger. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Noddy. >> >> >Seriously how would twin 2x webers pass a roadworthy as a single twin >choke was difficult enough and the mechanical problems were not worth >the effort you spanker >It might be possible to forgive trevor but you know better ( or should) Roadworthy? In the 70's? OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
From: John_H on 5 Sep 2009 01:08 Noddy wrote: > >Yeah, the "Knucklehead" was their first OHV engine. First OHV twin perhaps... wasn't the "Peashooter" OHV? -- John H
From: Jason James on 5 Sep 2009 01:29 "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message news:4aa1e814$0$93375$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... > > <user(a)domain.invalid> wrote in message > news:h7sjio$7if$1(a)news1.mynetnews.org... > >> As it was a road car I simply can't see anyone running twin dhoe'S on the >> street as a single weber was enough fun with car mods to make it fit > > I ran twin DCOE Webers on a couple of road going Mini's (or the same > system on a couple of different cars to be more precise) simply because > the engines were in such a state of tune that they benefitted from them > compared to a single one. It was no different to any other mod like > fitting a larger turbo or a bigger cam. It made more power with the twin > carbs than it did with a single, and it did so mainly due to the better > manifolding. > > Making a single Weber work on a Mini engine is hard work due mainly to the > limitations of the inleft manifolds. The necessary bends and curves of the > various manifolds make feeding a siamesed inlet port a difficult task in > terms of even fuel distrubution and burning across all the cylinders. > Using twin carbs didn't give you a poofteenth extra in terms of airflow as > you were still only using the same amount of venturii (and of the exact > same size), but you had a "straight shot" into the port with the air/fuel > mix that promoted better distribution and ultimately more even cylinder > firing. Essentially, you eliminated the problem of the engine running > "fat" on 1 and 4, and lean on 2 and 3 as a great many single carb versions > did. > > In the days when I used to mess around with Mini's I reckon I knew maybe 4 > or 5 blokes who had similar systems on road going Mini engines, and > there's one who lives not far from me who I haven't seen in some time but > I would expect that if I popped into his place today there'd be a road > going Mini so equipped parked in his garage. > >> so no matter who ran it on the track a simple yes or no it would pass a >> roadworthy or police inspection will suffice > > On such a car (mid 1960's Mini) twin Webers would be perfectly legal as > they're not subject to modern day emissions laws and there's no particular > regulations that limit the amount of carburettors you're allowed to run. > > So, the short answer would be Yes, it's perfectly legal. This is a lame "me too" for the not so financial, at the time. The Hillman Californian ran a Zenith POS which used to warp its base admitting air,..instead of scraping it on the cement path, I tried a grey motor Stromberg. It had the same 2 bolt spacing, and the engine seemed to like it. No rejetting of course (what was that?). It did tack on 8 mph to the 1390cc top speed of 72 mph :-) and dropped a couple of MPG Had to use a red-motor airfilter,..the oil-bath unit was a bit too tall. Jason
From: Noddy on 5 Sep 2009 05:44
"John_H" <john4721(a)inbox.com> wrote in message news:kas3a5lspm1pa8r8o1icglcee6ttb710lb(a)4ax.com... > First OHV twin perhaps... Sorry, that's what I meant. > wasn't the "Peashooter" OHV? I believe so, but then if it's not a twin it doesn't seem like a HD to me. -- Regards, Noddy. |