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Re: [alfa] Re: Spica vs. Carbs



At 9:17 PM 4/29/04, John S. wrote:
>Stevan - With a ported head and hot cams, the stock SPICA pump isn't going
>to cut it. You'd have to get a HP SPICA pump from Wes Ingram. He can make a
>high performance street pump to the engine's specification and it will
>perform beautifully throughout the RPM range. However, that's another
>expense for you. Even if you're against spending money for a new HP pump,
>I'd strongly encourage you to call Wes and tell him what you have and ask
>his advice. He has a lot of experience with exactly what you're doing.
>
>If you have the Webers already, I'd say install and tune them to the
>engine's need and see if you're satisfied with the performance.
>
>Good luck. Sounds like a great engine.

You didn't specify, but sounds as though the engine is a 2 liter.

Assuming that this is so, I would say to try to find a pair of 45 DCOE's
and then proceed to set them up (properly)  with 36 mm chokes as a starting
point.

Greg
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