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hi all,
Am looking at putting twin carbies on my 138 Grey- in EJ special wagon, and wanted to know which brands are better.
ie strombers, warners, etc.
also is it going to drink much more- if any- fuel, and how will it effect the performance of the engine?
Thanks.
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To my knowlage, Those old greys could be souped-up pretty good(hows that for some oldskool terminoligy lol). Though, Most of this work was done in the heads with carbs to suit. And my age dosent really stretch that far to now what was hot at the time othe |
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Webers or SUs are good.
The standard carbs were ok too, but make sure you get them reconditioned or you will never be able to tune them as they will have different worn parts.
Economy?Driven by a little old lady in a bowls hat probably get better econom
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thanks for the help.
what do the "smaller venturi" models look like? any distinctive markings?
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There was a few twin and triple Stromberg manifolds to suit a grey motor on Ebay today. In a shop - I think blownV6 was the shop's operator. |
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Problem with buying off ebay or anywhere else is you have to pay good money and then take his word for it that the carbs are matched. I would prefer to buy the manifold off ebay they are cheap without carbs and pick up a set of carbs elsewhere and get the
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hi johnperth,
thanks for the tips.
totally agree re the "if the motor isnt working, twin carbies wont fix it"just pulled the head off 2nite and dooesnt look good.
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The old greys were the most modified engine in the country in their day and I would not be surprised if there were plenty of books, magazines articles etc written on improving their performance. It might be worth checking the major libraries, you never
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There is a some information on hotting up grey motors here: http://gallery.oldholden...m/blown64/dunstan+story/Cheers...Dave
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There were dozens of books written on reworking the grey. Try the local secondhand book shop.
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I'm pretty sure REPCO (back in the day) used to make an over head cam, head for the old Grey. My wifes uncle's got a pretty damn lumpy old grey, twin down draft stromys, in an old school ski-boat. She's a direct drive boat, so turn the key and away she go
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REPCO did produce off the wall heads that blitz anything that would be game to step up to them! I think there where also others to follow?
There also Damn rare!
Solex Carbs was another form of carburation for those Greys too. Populare on the Power b |
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Cheers for the advice guys.
Any info is helpful, hey even a little history lesson is good.
Joel
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Due to the age of the Greys. I wouldn't dismiss the Down draught Stromms.
In the end it will depend on how lucky you are, And or how long you are willing to search for what you want to build the motor to thew style you want.
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pretty sure there is weber manifold on ebay at the moment.
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