Joe might suggest the same needles he sold me. They were spec needles for a MGA 1500 engine and they DO NOT WORK!
Joe Curry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Muller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [Spits] [TR] SU's/needles/jets ?? > On 9 Jun 2008 at 13:47, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I recently posted the following: > > > > "I have a US 1500 1978 Triumph Spitfire with HS2's (tagged AUC9831 & > > AUC9831R... > > > 1) Is the AN needle okay for street use? > > 2) What springs do I need, and how do I tell what I have? > > As far as I know SU needles normally had a 3-letter designation like > AAE or ABL or something, so AN seems strange to me. I don't recall > noting a jet number, never had to myself, but the needle numbers are > usually stamped on the needle itself, as I recall on the shaft at the > thick end, though maybe on the mounting flange. The springs were > identified by a color, and as I recall there were three different > stiffnesses. They were chosen for the airflow drawn by the engine, > so unless you're swapping carbs from an engine of different size or > one is busted you shouldn't have to bother with them. It's hard to > say just what would be "okay for street use" without knowing more. > But there is one person who can definitely help: > > Call Joe Curto. > http://www.joecurto.com/ > (718)762-SUSU (7878) > > He's the man. > > Jim Muller > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > [email protected] > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > > http://www.team.net/archive _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
