freeride53: stupid hipster?

[freeride53]

By the way, I've been invited to a Peugeot LeMons Raceteam for Buttonwillow in June.

Give me my crown. Made out of recycled PBR cans

[ELVA164]

Dual Solex? Wut? I'd imagine even SUs are better than that, especially for street duty...

Otherwise, awesome pictures!

[5Toes]

first time I ever witnessed a heel-toe downshift was in a Peugeot 505 turbo, so I have a special place in my heart for these cars. Sina, yours is the equivalent of an OEM+ e30

[Hooffenstein HD]

Dual Solex? Wut? I'd imagine even SUs are better than that, especially for street duty...

Otherwise, awesome pictures!

Solexes, at least the good kind are a twin throat DCOE style side draft. Way better than twin SU. Debatably better than Weber DCOE.

[ELVA164]

Solexes, at least the good kind are a twin throat DCOE style side draft. Way better than twin SU. Debatably better than Weber DCOE.

Interesting, I will have to research this.

[freeride53]

The custom cat-back Magnaflow system sounds interesting.
First impression: it sounds a lot like an old Alfa.

SO MUCH GOD DAMN BACKFIRE

Car sounds really nice at idle and at cruising.

Sounds kooky at WOT :(

[ELVA164]

Interesting, I will have to research this.

So after (not that much) research, I've learned this:

SUs are the first step in performance for most small-displacement engines. A bit odd to set up, but aside from bushing and throttle shaft wear they're pretty bulletproof and reliable carbs. Probably the best setup for a daily driver who isn't super knowledgeable about Weber/DellOrto/Mikuni tuning.

The sidedraught Solexes are the ones they used on things like the TiSA. Not very common as they didn't have many standard fitments. Apparently Mikuni licensed the name/design at some point. Perhaps the Mikunis used on Datsuns like 510s are basically these Solexes? Apparently can be pretty thirsty, but apparently a little more tractable in the midrange than the Weber/DellOrto.

Webers are kind of the "gold standard" sidedraught carb and definitely the most popular in racing circles. They offer the best top-end power at the price of fairly complicated setup and tuning. Can be hard to balance and keep smooth at lower rpm. It's not scientific, but they're my favorite. Haha...

DellOrtos, in my uneducated opinion, are effectively Webers. There are minor differences in things like jet design but most of the pros and cons cancel each other out.

The more you know!

[freeride53]

Would you like to know some more interesting info? The engine in my Peugeot is a HEMI 4-cylinder.

Overhead Valve Design.

[ELVA164]

That is interesting info! So is the engine in the Cortina :nice:

That's a DOHC though.