amphicarian
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Does anyone have a 1300 for sale? I've got the 1147 I just pulled out, but I was thinking if I'm going to rebuild an engine why not go with a 1300?
John
San Diego
John
San Diego
Does anyone have a 1300 for sale? I've got the 1147 I just pulled out, but I was thinking if I'm going to rebuild an engine why not go with a 1300?
John
San Diego
> Paul,
>
> If your car doesn't handle well at speed, there is something wrong
> with it. The most common problem (and free to fix) is over inflation
> of the front tires. The front end "floats" if the radial tires are
> run at over 20 PSI because the front is so light that it just
> bounced off the road too much time to keep control of the cars
> direction. I run mine at 18 - 20 and they are solid on the road. I
> run the rear tires at 30 - 32 PSI, but that number doesn't affect
> steering. Front end alignment can also cause steering problems and
> so can front shocks that are too rigid. I feared the "boat shaped"
> front end would lift the car at high speed but that is not the case,
> the car is even stable at 90 MPH with no sign of lift. Hugh thinks
> that the hood and windshield press the car down at high speed. I
> don't know anything more than "it just works". I once had a 64
> Pontiac Bonneville convertible that would barely steer above 105
> MPH. It had a huge front bumper that I always expected lifted all
> the weight off the front wheels at high speed.
>
> The extra power of the 1300 engine is a stretch for the weak
> original clutch but, of course, my cars have my high performance
> clutch in them and that clutch will easily handle a 1500 engine. The
> extra power hasn't caused any other problems with the drive shafts
> or the transmissions. One of my transmissions is original and has
> never been rebuilt (other than seals) and the other was rebuilt when
> I restored the car 7 years ago by Theo Sahli and both tranny's are
> quiet and work fine.
>
> Low end pulling performance is definitely better with a 1300 but not
> as strong as with a 1500. For reasons already mentioned here I won't
> run 1500 engines in my cars. I want them to run at California
> freeway speeds, which means they have to do 75 MPH. My cars will do
> about 88 MPH and I've run them for extended periods at about 82.
>
> John Friese
> 67 White
> 67 Red
>
> Paul,
>
> If your car doesn't handle well at speed, there is something wrong
> with it. The most common problem (and free to fix) is over inflation
> of the front tires. The front end "floats" if the radial tires are
> run at over 20 PSI because the front is so light that it just
> bounced off the road too much time to keep control of the cars
> direction. I run mine at 18 - 20 and they are solid on the road. I
> run the rear tires at 30 - 32 PSI, but that number doesn't affect
> steering. Front end alignment can also cause steering problems and
> so can front shocks that are too rigid. I feared the "boat shaped"
> front end would lift the car at high speed but that is not the case,
> the car is even stable at 90 MPH with no sign of lift. Hugh thinks
> that the hood and windshield press the car down at high speed. I
> don't know anything more than "it just works". I once had a 64
> Pontiac Bonneville convertible that would barely steer above 105
> MPH. It had a huge front bumper that I always expected lifted all
> the weight off the front wheels at high speed.
>
> The extra power of the 1300 engine is a stretch for the weak
> original clutch but, of course, my cars have my high performance
> clutch in them and that clutch will easily handle a 1500 engine. The
> extra power hasn't caused any other problems with the drive shafts
> or the transmissions. One of my transmissions is original and has
> never been rebuilt (other than seals) and the other was rebuilt when
> I restored the car 7 years ago by Theo Sahli and both tranny's are
> quiet and work fine.
>
> Low end pulling performance is definitely better with a 1300 but not
> as strong as with a 1500. For reasons already mentioned here I won't
> run 1500 engines in my cars. I want them to run at California
> freeway speeds, which means they have to do 75 MPH. My cars will do
> about 88 MPH and I've run them for extended periods at about 82.
>
> John Friese
> 67 White
> 67 Red
>