Montreal; race to make it to Monterey

[larry]

The engine and trans are finished, not in the car until at least the front body work is done.

[larry]

Trans with .79 overdrive 5th

[81gtv6]

Sweet mother of all things alfa!!!

[Philip Hehir]

I hope you get it back in the car and all running in time.

What size did you get your throttle bodies out to? Mine were CNC’ed to 40mm at the butterfly tapering up to 38 up the top. (From memory standard is 32mm to 35mm or 36mm)

If you are running the engine hard for a while it will run hot, you can help it a bit by removing the mesh behind the heart grill if it's still there.

Also did you get my Alfa BB Private Message about your pistons?

Regards
Phil.

[larry]

The throttle bodies have 35mm butterflies stock. I bored out the castings to be 35 straight through, they used to neck down to 28mm. Shafts were profiled also, gaining a 28 percent overall airflow increase. Even a 2.0 pulls a 32mm stock so for the street 35mm should be fine. I sent you a PM about the pistons, did you get it?

Larry

[Chatis]

Larry, like you I am racing to make it Monterrey. I am optimistic. If all goes well we will see you there!

[Keven]

What intake are you using? its obviously not the Spica.
Very clean conversion to FI, great work!!

[Philip Hehir]

Hi Larry no I didn't get the message, please email to montreal@paradise.net.nz.

Please let me know if I can assist in any way (perhaps even give you a table view of our fuel map so you have something to plug in and start with)

Regards
Phil.

[twoliterlover]

Larry, Your transmission pieces and mine made a good combination. I bought a couple bearings and seals. However, Tom locked up the rear end when the pinion bearing siezed. Have you a standared bearing part number -- not Alfa, I mean Fafner, New Departure, Timken, etc.? Bearings are not so sacred that a good American bearing manufacturer can't come up with identical as European through cross referencing and dimension checks. P.S. I have had no responses, so I suspect you are not coming to national convention in Seattle. Jay@alfanut.com in Seattle.

[larry]

I got your message, called but no answer, thanks for the great offer, but I am trying to make Monterey. With the new boy just not enougn time to do everything. I replaced all my diffential bearings a few years ago.
Timken,
small pinion bearing HM89448
small race HM89410
large pinion bearing HM801346X
large race HM801310
I didn't write down the carrier bearing #'s they are not unusual.

Mine was a little noisy, new bearings and a reset of pinion depth, and reset of carrier preload, helped alot. Diff seized, are the ring and pinion still good? Have a good time at the Convention.

Larry
ALFA PARTS EXCHANGE

[Mad Scientist]

Larry,

what (if any) modifications did you have to do to the intake manifolds to fit the EFI injectors, also, what kind of injectors are you using to get this to work properly

[larry]

The Spica injectors thread directly into montreal heads, those holes where opened up to accept Bosch injectors. The intake manifolds are just 4 dry throttle bodies( 2 butterflies per) that bolt right to the heads. They have been bored out a little. I am using an Electromotive system, can program ign timing and no more dist.

[Mad Scientist]

Larry you are my hero.


you'll hear from me in the near future