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PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:37 pm    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

Wow! just saw the ad,
i paid like $500 for mine
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

$500 for a linkage? How much HP does it add?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

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$500 for a linkage? How much HP does it add?


it better add 500 Razz
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

I seriously considered it, but in the end I purchased the csp center pull for around $100. I’m very happy with it.
I’ve heard the sync link was smooth as butter though.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

67 Sunroof wrote:
I seriously considered it, but in the end I purchased the csp center pull for around $100. I’m very happy with it.
I’ve heard the sync link was smooth as butter though.


I've run the csp for a couple of years and it was fine,
i changed carbs/manifolds a few times so i got quite handy at adjusting it Razz

only issue i ever had was that i had too many return springs, it snapped the hook of the cable at the pedal, so i used only the bellcrank spring after that.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 8:15 am    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

I have installed the sync link today,
Wasn't a big deal to set up, took me the whole afternoon because of the many fiddely parts, took me an hour or two to sync.
It took me this long cause I'm a lazy bastard Razz
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 12:50 am    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

There is only 1 minor issue,
i'm not able to fit the heater hoses, as the cables cross the outlets.

i did not have the option to buy a different version i saw on the classifieds here,

Limebug only has 1 type avalible, and it doesn't mention that it won't work with heater hoses.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 6:42 am    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

Pull shroud, hack em off, hole saw higher up, reattach old piece with sheet metal block-off below it and weld. Might look ugly, but you'll have heat again.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 7:10 am    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

I will cap the outlets off for now, might cut up an old shroud o do that,

or make a set of hoses with a tube through them, so the cable can pass through
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:35 am    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

Here is a reply from Limebug about the heater hoses


here is the response, fingers crossed this should be a simple change
Yes, the standard kit would be installed opposite to a normal installation. The Left-hand bracket and pulley would be installed on the right-hand side of the engine and vice versa for the passenger side.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:55 am    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

So i went and reinstalled the sync link on the front of the carbs today,
rather than the back, took me close to 5 hours to get it all cramped in behind the doghouse , synced and adjusted.
it's a shame that it's barely visible now.

at least i can use my heater again.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

But now things are clean and tidy back there.

We should have some photos to looky-loo at from your new installation....
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

I'll post a pic tomorrow, forgot to take one, I was just happy to close the lid
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

Still waiting on pics............
Yeah, that must have been a bit difficult to install in front of the shroud.
Glad you got it to work though!
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:36 pm    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

67 Sunroof wrote:
Still waiting on pics............
Yeah, that must have been a bit difficult to install in front of the shroud.
Glad you got it to work though!


it is 8:35 am here Razz
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 1:04 am    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 7:24 am    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

Didn't know the sync link could be installed that way on a engine with a type 1 fan shroud. Did you have to cut the throttle cable shorter? Nice job changing the sync link around.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 8:24 am    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

Honestly, that's pretty cool. Very clean install!

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 8:54 am    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

Thanx,
I had to cut about an inch of the main throttle cable.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Ordered a Sync Link today Reply with quote

Sorry to resurrect a thread, but its content was on point for my application.

Can anyone share info on how this reverse sync-link installation would work on a T1 engine? It seems pretty straightforward (flip the sides of the carbs L/R), but I’m hoping someone can explain how the throttle cable mounts to a fixed point using this setup since it’s not going through the shroud.

The reverse setup is really nice and (IMO) a cleaner look for the heater-box-running folks than the top mounted option that is offered.

On a related note - thanks, Pete, for developing and fab’ing such a high quality linkage option for dual carb engines.
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