Mine was just a trial engine as I now fit them for willing customers. It has stock internals linished polished balanced, gas-flowed head etc etc and now runs 45mm Webers.
I carried out all the work myself, that is converting the intake manifold to host the Webers, modified a datsun distributer, and removed the variator on the inlet cam and welded it completely advanced. This was all hugely labor intensive!
By no means a cheap exercise, but yet what is...
Mine is in need of some dyno work, it has a flat spot at aound 2000rpm, im not sure if this is a result of what '
han' stated: '
But i feel that if you are running close too stock you realy need the injection because you need the camshaft adjuster for good torque, my problem is that the ports are too big for carbs, if you drive with 2000 rpm and you go on the gas due too the total calaps off vacuum the car stumbles.'
I am also getting the distributer tested soon as i have no idea of what the curve is doing, in fact i haven't had the cap off it since modifying it and starting her up. It is probably pretty soft at the moment, and with modern fuels you can get a lot more advance in early. Probably if i did another for myself i would look into programmable ignition, however i do like the look of the 10 lead monster!
The TS now with the 45's and almost run in, is very responsive, i guess the 4.5kg flywheel helps! It pulls very hard and is so willing to rev, it really does just want to keep on going... Torque is phenomenal throughout the rev range and for a road going motor you couldn't get near it with a nord.
Maybe with all the time and effort put in, it may have been worth while 'warming' it up a bit more, but for a road going car its a super driver, and if nothing else, I think it looks pretty good
(if she dont go, chrome it!)
