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JackMcCornack · 03-30-2009, 01:27 AM

It's a Metro engine, but it's not in a Metro. The carbs are an interim proof-of-concept step, the objective of side draft in this application is to reduce frontal area...I know this is a bit over the top, but it's a very small car and I believe it will help overall vehicle efficiency even though it won't help engine efficiency. Team Swift has lots of info on bike carbs on the DOHC 1300cc bangers, and yes they do seem to get more power, but for me it's a space issue rather than a muscle issue.

I was hoping somebody had done it allready, and could tell me that Hodaka Ace 90 carbs are just the ticket, or a set of Amals from a 1932 Henway or something...

03-30-2009, 01:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
JackMcCornack EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 179 Thanks: 5 Thanked 39 Times in 23 Posts	It's a Metro engine, but it's not in a Metro. The carbs are an interim proof-of-concept step, the objective of side draft in this application is to reduce frontal area...I know this is a bit over the top, but it's a very small car and I believe it will help overall vehicle efficiency even though it won't help engine efficiency. Team Swift has lots of info on bike carbs on the DOHC 1300cc bangers, and yes they do seem to get more power, but for me it's a space issue rather than a muscle issue. I was hoping somebody had done it allready, and could tell me that Hodaka Ace 90 carbs are just the ticket, or a set of Amals from a 1932 Henway or something... Last edited by JackMcCornack; 03-30-2009 at 01:32 AM..