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ghiarob Sun May 16, 2004 9:27 am

hello all esteemed ghia masters, if i may pick your collective brains please.
i am rather new to the ghia thing and would like to boost some of the performance features of the car, wanting more of a beefier daily driver than a racer. i am currently at a mostly stock AR 1300 dual port '74 engine (the car itself is a '71) with with the only apparent PO modifications a bosch 009, weber dual 34 ict carbs and an empi dual exhaust muffler. was thinking about some mild resurfacing/porting of the heads vs new heads (w/larger valves?), either 85.5 or 90.5 cylinders with appropriate case modif., and better shocks. what about the crank and flywheel, is stock ok here? brakes? transmission?
muchas thanks!

JamesT Sun May 16, 2004 7:19 pm

Well... for a beefy dailey driver that could pull nicely, but still be reliable, I'd go with a 1776. Stock crank, 90.5 p&c's, mild cam (engle 110?) Stock flywheel drilled for 8 dowel and everything balanced. Get some p&p'ing done to the head, but don't go for much bigger valves, since a 1776 doesn't need to breathe that much better anyways. Maybe keep your dual solexes. Oh, and just use a stock trannie.
IF your car doesn't have front disc brakes (it should) get some and they'll work great.



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