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Drove the finished product home today - yee-haa!
Starting is really different as you don't start it like Kjet. Since I do not use the starting enrichment (choke), you hit the pedal twice (a no-no with FI), turn the key, wait a moment for the pump, and varoom. A bit of throttle feathering needed when initially cold, but does not have that old plumbing sound the Kjet had starting from cold. Settles down to a purr at 950 rpm. Once warm, no problem holding the A/C.
Drive off is about the same as stock, and I never felt any strong pull under 2500 with either. The FI used to start picking up and would build fairly linearly from about 2800 in a steady smooth onward push like a relentless train up to the redline in every gear. The carbureted engine after 3200 surges and builds noticibly faster as the revs increase and the needle wildly races to the redline over 5000. So, the flow seems to improve with rpm. Kind of cammy, but not really a noticable transition.
Yepper, folks, it does pop a very little on decel. Was able to drive in stop and go (hey, DC beltway at 4:30) and was tractable in the 2000 - 3800 range without stumbling exactly smooth as the FI, but may be a very little less umph but not sure.
The carb engine may be a hair down on low end torque compared but hard to tell - certainly as smooth (surprise to me). It definitely responds to the throttle better (duh) and goes faster faster at higher rpm. I am expecting fuel consumption to rise with the carbs, but the way I drive it was always bad even with the FI.
Sound is way better.
Engine looks neater.
Again, the mech said he drove it side by side to a 308 GTS qv and the Mondial carb 3.2 was much faster.
Later, I'm going to try a little more advance bringing in 34-36 degreees by 3400 rpm. There is a chassis dyno nearby so will get a graph in a few weeks after the distributor upgrade.
Thanks again to all that helped
Russ
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Drove the finished product home today - yee-haa!
Starting is really different as you don't start it like Kjet. Since I do not use the starting enrichment (choke), you hit the pedal twice (a no-no with FI), turn the key, wait a moment for the pump, and varoom. A bit of throttle feathering needed when initially cold, but does not have that old plumbing sound the Kjet had starting from cold. Settles down to a purr at 950 rpm. Once warm, no problem holding the A/C.
Drive off is about the same as stock, and I never felt any strong pull under 2500 with either. The FI used to start picking up and would build fairly linearly from about 2800 in a steady smooth onward push like a relentless train up to the redline in every gear. The carbureted engine after 3200 surges and builds noticibly faster as the revs increase and the needle wildly races to the redline over 5000. So, the flow seems to improve with rpm. Kind of cammy, but not really a noticable transition.
Yepper, folks, it does pop a very little on decel. Was able to drive in stop and go (hey, DC beltway at 4:30) and was tractable in the 2000 - 3800 range without stumbling exactly smooth as the FI, but may be a very little less umph but not sure.
The carb engine may be a hair down on low end torque compared but hard to tell - certainly as smooth (surprise to me). It definitely responds to the throttle better (duh) and goes faster faster at higher rpm. I am expecting fuel consumption to rise with the carbs, but the way I drive it was always bad even with the FI.
Sound is way better.
Engine looks neater.
Again, the mech said he drove it side by side to a 308 GTS qv and the Mondial carb 3.2 was much faster.
Later, I'm going to try a little more advance bringing in 34-36 degreees by 3400 rpm. There is a chassis dyno nearby so will get a graph in a few weeks after the distributor upgrade.
Thanks again to all that helped
Russ
