Richard, The early model Hitachi's aren't too bad but the later type are pretty ordinary and I don't like them all that much either. A weber may be a bit tricky to get right, but once done it will run for years with only a mandatory checkups once and a while.
It's only natural that the under bonnet temps are on the increase but heat in itself will not hurt anything unless it's excessive - i.e. signs of vapour locking etc. Lift the bonnet of the average turbo and the heat blast in the face really is noticeable, but that's pretty normal. Cold air intake and heat shielding between head and carbies is worth the effort and does make a difference. I've not used tape on my headers on the 1600 for years but some folks swear to its benefits. We used it in the race car but with the turbo wound up it was hard to tell if it made much difference - looked good though, oh and it cost plenty and that was 10 years ago. regards Terry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:membersozdat_owner@;datascribe.com.au]On Behalf Of Richard Webb Sent: Friday, 8 November 2002 4:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: su floats needed I think the Z ones are compatable with SU (original) carbies, where as the 180B type are harder to source parts I may be wrong though. Are there more than one type that bolt onto a L seires 4 cyclinder? Everyone I speak to tells me to get rid of them and they arent worth spending a cent on! Is there any other way to stop the heat in the engine bay, I can notice a huge differance on hotter days. Whats that exhaust tape (wrap or whatever they call it) like? Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 1:38 AM Subject: RE: su floats needed --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@;datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
