[ale] Time for this Grey Beard to stir up some stuff

[Jim Kinney]

If only it was the Porche with twin carbs! It was a 2L Fiat 131 that had EVERY gear head option except the fiberglass body with the roll cage and a turbo (they were crappy and burned up). That motor didn't redline until 9500 rpm and with the racing trans I could hit 60mph in first. Top speed was well north of 130mph. Broken speedo cable but passed a friend doing 120 like they were parked.

Ah. Young and invincible (i.e. foolish!).

On May 27, 2021 11:51:56 AM EDT, Sean Kilpatrick via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>Jim,
>I got my start on Porsches rebuilding A-coupes. You needed the trick
>tool.
>With it balancing the two carbs was a matter of a few minutes.  Without
>it
>. . . LOL!
>
>Sean
>
>On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 9:52 AM Jim Kinney via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>
>> My last carb car I worked on had dual twin Webber's. Keeping those
>> balanced was a challenge.
>> Don't miss it.
>>
>> The injection car I tinkered with had miles of vacuum hoses and
>stranded
>> the wife due to a leak.
>> She was grinning the day that one was sold ('81 Porche 924 turbo -
>aka the
>> 931 - oodles of fun when it worked).
>>
>> On May 27, 2021 9:43:56 AM EDT, Jerald Sheets via Ale <ale at ale.org>
>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 27, 2021, at 9:21 AM, Solomon Peachy via Ale <ale at ale.org>
>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ObAnalogy: Do you miss carburated cars?  Having to check and adjust
>>>> ignition points?  Hard starts in particularly hot, cold, humid,
>and/or
>>>> dry days?  A pinhole leak in half a mile of vacuum hoses causning
>>>> stumbling under load, the inability to hold idle, or simply not
>being
>>>> able to start at all?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Bad analogy.  I have a carbuerated car that I adore working on.
>>>
>>> :-D
>>>
>>> —j
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