30-04-2020, 10:23 AM
(This post was last modified: 30-04-2020, 10:27 AM by Austin in the Shed.
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Years ago I bought a stromberg carb with a fabricated 4 port manifold,Unfortunately someone had cut the mounting flange off it. Whether it was a copy who knows.
I read Colin Chapman's biography,I believe he could still get 62 mph on 2 cylinders ?
I do wonder how effective all of this is/was as when I owned a mini many years ago at that time I remember the 8 port heads available at the time only gave an extra 3 bhp or so when these engines could produce 120 bhp.
I also believe Frank Hernandes 4 ported one of his cars,I'm sure I saw it when on a rare occasion the bonnet was off in the paddock,cleverly hidden with exhaust wrapping tape.
I read Colin Chapman's biography,I believe he could still get 62 mph on 2 cylinders ?
I do wonder how effective all of this is/was as when I owned a mini many years ago at that time I remember the 8 port heads available at the time only gave an extra 3 bhp or so when these engines could produce 120 bhp.
I also believe Frank Hernandes 4 ported one of his cars,I'm sure I saw it when on a rare occasion the bonnet was off in the paddock,cleverly hidden with exhaust wrapping tape.