07-02-2007, 12:59 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Devon, UK
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Originally Posted by iachella
Hugh:
I don't think my TS takes too long to drop it's revs, although I'll check that more closely when I get it back from getting the hood modified. The accelleration curve unloaded is just very steep and I have a hard time finding where to engage the clutch. I'll play with a little more when it comes back and try to define the bahavior a bit better.
Concerning the 8V chain driven TS155 head. I don't have one, nor have I examined one, but Glenn Oliveria has one of each in his shop I can compare someday. I have read on this BB sometime ago that it will bolt right up to the TS75 block. No one ever mentioned any differences. I would certainly analyze this in detail before I bought one. My plan is to one day, so I will double check, for sure.
Re-reading this post several times paying attention to Biba and alfa of-course, it seems that the no-name alfa of-course is Jim Steck. Does anyone read that? Am I mis-understanding the hard-to-follow ramblings? Did Spider-man slip up?
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As far as i'm aware the 155 head will drop on - if there is 1 bolt difference, i'm sure its not a problem and certainly isn't the trickiest part of the install, which I believe surrounds the water rail. However, i know it is possible (i have a few customers with home made setups using this head) and there are obvious great benefits to using this head due to the port angles, its going to be this winter's project to do a 155 head and see what we get.
I found the ramblings virtually impossible to follow, it jumped in so deep so fast, I can only imagine the parties know each other outside of this forum. The only real bit I understood was the aformentioned diss about my engine/car.....
I think may be there was also some talk from Alfa of Corse about having issues with people on forums trying to get everyones info together so they can build themselves a cheap motor..... if I have read this correctly then I think he hasmissed the point completely..... EVERYONE can go out and buy all the best internals to build a screamer (from one shop or several), if the tuning shop engine builder is worth his salt then the home builder will never attain the same power (perhaps reliability also) but the home builder makes this choice because they WANT to build their own engine. Some people just don't want to build their own engine and want the very best delivered to them to install, so they chose to pay to have the best built for them.
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