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to the opening page of "The Austin Seven Motoring Pages"From: Barry Lovelock
Date: 25 Jul 2001
Time: 06:02:36
Remote Name: 212.250.194.189
As Steve says, it is now difficult to get 1 1/8 SUs in the UK and most people tend to use the 1 1/4 instead. £5 will often get one at a local boot sale, where I got mine incidentally. Twin 1 1/8s were a popular tuning mod many years ago, actually. Jem Marsh's Speedex often used these
On my fairly highly tuned special, which has a Tim Myall developed engine, I use a number 6 needle and a blue spring. If you click on this link you will see it in action, if you have not seen it already that is, (Bruce has a copy of the whole video):- http://freespace.virgin.net/john.lovelock4/prfile15.mpg
This engine is very quick but lacking in torque at low speed, often needing first gear on slower junctions; this may be the radical cam. It also stutters like some racing engines, but is great if driven flat out all the time.
Barry
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