Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 23:07:05 +0000 From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> Subject: Re: Classic 900 carburetor engines
Paul Halliday wrote: > I've tried a couple of T16s and thought they were very nice, but one look > under the bonnet and I ran for the hills - "ye gods, what is all that > stuff?". I like mechanical things and tend to distrust computers controlling > things. In many way a T16 with electromechanical injection is both simpler and more elegant than an 8v with CIS. Sure you've got some electronics in there, but the electronics very rarely fail. It's almost always a vac leak ;-) > I love the sound of a barking carb and really fancied the idea of that on > top of the growling B201 block. Are they really that poor? Compared to an 8V > 900i, what's the difference with a twin carb? The difference in max power isn't huge, but the difference in acceleration is quite big. This is because carbs deliver optimum mixture under only one set of conditions. Fuel injection delivers optimum mixture over a wider range, allowing much better pickup. > I 'spose I should go and drive the beast and see how I like it. If the twin > SUs are *so* much better than a single, then a pair of Webers should be a > blast :) Yes, that would be nice. Webers are much nicer to work on than SUs. -- Grunff
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