Well, Alan, If I did denigrate the idea of PS it's because my previous
experience with it left me cold. My 2003 VW GTI, for instance, has
Bosch PS and it's dead as a doornail! Can't "feel" the road and I
don't like that isolation from the car. My previous VW GTI (an '85)
had manual steering and while it was a bear to park and to steer at
low speeds, it gave me marvelous feedback through the steering wheel.
I suspected that the Alfa PS would do the same (after all, it too is
Bosch) until I had a chance to drive someone's Milano Verde. That
changed my mind - and GOD did the GTV-6 NEED PS! it was almost as
truck-like as a Ferrari Daytona.
I don't get any exhaust smell. Is it a sort of rotten-eggy smell? If
so, I suspect that you'll find that your cat has failed. This is a
common problem with OEM Alfa cats.
I'm using the original 2.5 throttle-body, but I've fitted an L-
Jettronic AFM from an '80's BMW "6-series" sedan. But I have also
fitted an aftermarket air inlet system:
http://www.hiperformancestore.com/airintakemilano.htm
from the High-Performance Store (formerly "oldebottles.com) as well
which gave me quite a horsepower boost. I also added S-Cams at the
time of the engine conversion as well as larger fuel injectors, ported
and relieved inlet and exhaust ports, and a "Pandora's Box" modified
Bosch CPU. I'm getting 216 BHP to the rear wheels at 6200 RPM.
George Graves
'86 GTV-6 3.0 'S'
On Dec 14, 2011, at 5:32 PM, Alan Lambert wrote:
You forgot----You poopooed my power steering (I put it in long ago)
until you got it yourself! Ask Eddie!----I did, however, replace the
rack and a bunch of hoses and stuff when the engine was out. I get a
very obnoxious exhaust smell (which the 2.5 did also)--Have you ever
had this problem? If I lean the car down 'til the smell is less
noticeable, then it hesitates on acceleration. Can't seem to win.---
are you using the old 2.5 AFM?
Best regards,
Alan Lambert
--- En date de : Mer 14.12.11, George Graves <[email protected]>
a icrit :
De: George Graves <[email protected]>
Objet: Re: Re : [alfa] Roll Call
@: "Alan Lambert" <[email protected]>
Cc: "alfa" <[email protected]>
Date: Mercredi 14 dicembre 2011, 20h53
Yes it does transform the car! Did you add power steering while you
had the engine out? I hope so...
George Graves
'86 GTV-6 3.0 'S'
On Dec 14, 2011, at 10:37 AM, Alan Lambert wrote:
> I just put a 3 liter in my GTV-6----A great change, love it!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Alan Lambert
>
>
>
> --- En date de : Mar 13.12.11, Ed <[email protected]> a
icrit :
>
> De: Ed <[email protected]>
> Objet: [alfa] Roll Call
> @: [email protected]
> Date: Mardi 13 dicembre 2011, 12h08
>
> I'm still here but I am much quieter than I used to be. I joined
in 99 soon
> after I bought my first Alfa, a 79 Spider that I still have. For
many of the
> intervening years I only owned Alfas and I drove to work in the
Spider, a
> couple of GTV's and a Milano Verde. I have now returned to
normality (at
> least
> I think so) and I just have the Spider and a GTV6 and I drive a
modern car to
> work most days. George Graves has inspired me with his posts to
build a fast
> 3L GTV6 and that is the current project. I am Alfaparticle on the
Alfa BB.
>
> Ed Prytherch, Columbia SC
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