Semmerling Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 (edited) Edited March 27 by Semmerling 2024 folks...we can't place pics in the write ups? Yikes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerJon Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 (edited) Glad to see you got it done! How does it run, compared to before? Edited March 26 by FarmerJon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semmerling Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 (edited) Edited March 26 by Semmerling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semmerling Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 I can't figure out how to place pictures into the article where they belong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semmerling Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 As I mentioned, I have to finish up the exhaust before I can tune it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sidevalvepete Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Thanks for posting. Very nice, considered and well engineered work. Your '34 is particularly suited to this tasteful upgrade. And, in theory, it should deliver improved performance and not just looks. I look forward to seeing the performance outcome. Art and engineering combined...worthy of the art deco ethos around automobiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semmerling Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 Thank you, appreciate that. For a single atmosphere the original carb was perfectly fine. The car doesn't need any more flow than the original carb, at least not in a meaningful way. Economy, perhaps all the rest in negligible by todays standards. The exhaust is where something can really make a difference. Anything else is accomplished by speed parts inside the engine...pistons, crank, valves, decking, porting and fuel. Then there are some gearing that can matter. If you want to go faster, get in a modern car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Yeah, the stock exhaust is a cork. So are the stock valve guides. Anything else done without addressing them is less than optimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booger Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 That thing is primo! Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobK Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 On 3/26/2024 at 1:57 PM, Sniper said: Yeah, the stock exhaust is a cork. So are the stock valve guides. Anything else done without addressing them is less than optimal. Sniper...... So, what do you do about the stock valve guides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 You trim down the portion that sticks in the port. The freewheeling Tony Smith has some info on his Facebook site 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 My answer was a little lacking in detail, I was on thee road using my phone. Here's the valve guide picture from Tony https://www.facebook.com/thefreewheelingtonysmith/posts/pfbid02DEDHDF8oDH4At7zqLpbdj4yX9ybU4LEwpbEYi61TjEXyShNvaDHy84M1feqYGg7Tl How long a guide do you need? https://www.speed-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19767 Assuming a 218/230 length * 1.15 * stem diameter = 4.845 * 1.15 * 0.3405 = 1.89" Stock guide length is 2.813" So almost an inch can come out of the guide length, all of it from the port window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booger Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Sorry to be a duffus, is that a progressive linkage? Or step down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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