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EZ
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 Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:04 pm Post subject: Dual Solex = Gas milage? |
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Built a three wheel Trike - Motorcycle front end & VW power back.
1600 Dual ported with twin Solex carburators....
Main jets = 130
Idel jets = 50
This 400 pound Trike goes through gas... like 15 MPG
Where to go now? She's tuned well and I'm thinking that I don't want to go smaller with jetting.... ?
Am I wrong to expect 40 - 50 MPG?
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Dennis Law
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:18 pm Post subject: Dual solexes |
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| Just pulled mine off my Ghia today, Installed the stock manifold('74) but put on a 30mm carb. Gas mileage with the duals were at best 14mpg. |
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EZ
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject: Doin' better.... |
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I've re-timed and re-jetted and seem to have pulled the Trike up to 25 - 30 MPG. That's probibly the best I can expect.
Still have a real flat spot at each shift or when I give it the gas quickly???
Not sure where to start with that one?????
I'm listening tho................
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glutamodo 
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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| What distributor are you running on this engine? |
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Russ Wolfe
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| What distributor are you running on this engine? |
OH OH 9 I bet.
The best to use with this set up is a Type 3 Distributor.
Preferably a Fuel injection distributor. They have both mechanical and vacuum advance.
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EZ
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 2:08 pm Post subject: OH OH 9 |
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Yes I'm still locked in to the oh oh 9 with points removed.
I'm somehow having trouble believing that my flat spots are distributor related... I mean I get a flat spot when just barly giving any throttle....
and..................................................
I dunno?  So what do I buy & what's the cost?
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glutamodo
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| Well, a flat spot like that, I wonder how well your accelerator pumps are working? |
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EZ
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| Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:14 am Post subject: Well I... |
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I took a look see and Yes! They squirted..........
But what's a squirt or a good squirt?
....and what's the proper squirt at say 2000 PRM?
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