The 67 2000s were available new with the solex package installed - fresh off
the boat - no dealer installation required. The reason that the parts were
available is two fold - service parts for the aforementioned cars and parts
to racers through the race parts program.
The articles you failed to reference were from Rallye's catalog. A well
tuned 2000 Solex should be able to take a 240Z up until the aerodynamics
come into play.
Sid
>From: Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com>
>To: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>, Marc Sayer <marc@gracieland.org>,
> datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Roadster vs. Mike Ditka (was Re:350z)
>Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 07:56:34 -0800 (PST)
>
>Agreed on all except the Solex. I believe they were offered "legally"
>if not from the factory for 1967.5; U.S. reviews included info on the
>Solex setup and some tested that version. 68-70 may have been "under
>the table" but it's odd that a dealer would be able to sell all the
>parts if they weren't legal.
>
>Also, I plagarized the 240z story from a website I read a long time ago
>- was it Tom Walter's story? Something about a used car lot, the
>police, and racing 240z's when owners had no clue how to tune them.
>
>--- datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > Solex Roadsters were never offered by the factory in the US other
> > than as a
> > dealer installed option and even then they were not "legal." There's
> > a lot
> > more to power than horsepower figures, say, torque, and also the HP
> > curve.
> >
> > The Z also has much better airflow unless the shape of the Roadster
> > can be
> > considered aerodynamic. The Roadster as compared to the Z is a brick.
> >
> > The original 240s weighed about 300 lbs more than a Roadster and had
> > more
> > cubes and more cylinders to provide more torque.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Adam Bradley" <ambradley@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Marc Sayer" <marc@gracieland.org>;
> > <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:49 PM
> > Subject: Roadster vs. Mike Ditka (was Re:350z)
> >
> >
> > > A Solex 2000 and a 240z have the same SAE hp rating. The 2000 also
> > has
> > > a 5-speed and weighs less. Depending on what type of race and how
> > well
> > > tuned-up they both are, you may be able to outrun a 240z.
> > >
> > > --- Marc Sayer <marc@gracieland.org> wrote:
> > > And a bone stock Roadster (even a
> > > > 2-liter) will
> > > > not outrun a Z
> > >
> > >
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