Since the stroker motors seem to be a favored subject of late, I have a
weber/dellorto/solex manifold to fit the R head - the manifold that Pierce
is selling. If anyone is interested in it, please contact me off line. I
also have a factory solex aircleaner that I could sell with it. (the
spacing is the same as the 2000 solex setup!)
Sid
>From: "Daryl Smith" <darylsmith@telus.net>
>Reply-To: "Daryl Smith" <darylsmith@telus.net>
>To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Fw: Fairlady Big Valve Head
>Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 21:54:26 -0800
>
>Adam Bradley asked a while back about increasing the performance of his
>R-16
>(stroking etc.) & a "by the numbers" approach to better performance. As it
>is also something I've been wondering about, I was surprised that there
>were
>no replies (or did I miss something?).
>Is it that hard to get an extra 15 - 20 hp (or more) from this engine for
>reliable street use?
>Anyone have a budget concious (read "cheap") idea for fuel injection
>conversion?
>Thanks for your input. Reading this list is the high point of my day
>lately.
>Daryl
>'66 1600
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Adam Bradley" <ambradley@yahoo.com>
>To: "Tony Genovese" <chaztg@hotmail.com>; <marcsayer@home.com>
>Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 12:33 PM
>Subject: Re: Fairlady Big Valve Head
>
>
> > Since souping-up my R16 is a long-term goal, who has a formula for a
> > good combination stroker crank/piston/etc, camshaft, head mods, and
> > better breathing? Is there a do-it-by-the-numbers approach to better
> > performance without losing much low-end driveability, or is each engine
> > different, even if we all start with a stock R16 and add U20
> > crank/pistons/etc.?
> >
> > Would I be better off to simply maximize what I've got by reducing
> > weight and drag as much as possible (i.e. electric fan, get rid of smog
> > pump)? Maybe I should just leave my engine alone and stop eating those
> > hamburgers and fries (17lbs = 1hp net, according to Bob Sharp).
> >
> >
> > Adam
> > '70 1600 SPL311-28181
> > '67 1600 SPL311-08240 SOLD! On it's way to Southern CA
> >
> >
> > --- Tony Genovese <chaztg@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > Sometimes getting an education can be a harsh lesson in the facts.
> > > But Marc,
> > > you are right on the money, and it is definitely a case of
> > > buyer-beware!
> > > Unless you (roadster owner) have a lot of time to ask around, do some
> > >
> > > digging, & look into some research materials, I'd say you had better
> > > be
> > > prepared for the consequences if you embark into a modification of
> > > the
> > > engine you have--and as a further caution, don't do it unless you
> > > have a
> > > good reserve of back-up parts just in case the part or systems you've
> > > had
> > > modified turns out to do you no good.
> > > In my ideal world, I would have a stable of different engines and
> > > drivetrains for my cars that I could experiment with for the best
> > > results. I
> > > think this is essentially what carmakers do and have done over the
> > > years:
> > > just a bunch of good old fashioned R&D and trial and error.
> > > What the enginners at Nissan have built & given the general public is
> > > pretty
> > > good equipment. I'm not saying that it is perfect for every usage,
> > > because
> > > obviously racers do modify their stuff. But I've been of the opinion
> > > for a
> > > long time that backyard mechanics no different from guys like myself
> > > are in
> > > a sort of LaLa land when they talk about what they have planned for
> > > this
> > > project and that. But most of it is just "talk". . .
> > > What racers do for every fraction of horsepower and what normal car
> > > owners
> > > like most of us do to get a little more ummphh are not really
> > > related.
> > > Racing and roadstering are two very different worlds.
> > > Just be careful, because we are dealing with old cars with an
> > > evaporating
> > > parts market. What you do with good intentions to make your car
> > > peppier
> > > could really backfire and leave you stuck with a real dog.
> > > That's a little more than my alotted 2 cents, but I hope it spends
> > > just as
> > > well.
> > > Tony Genovese
> > > San Diego
> > > a Z & a roadster.
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