... I'm not suggesting the entire reciprocating mass be counterbalanced, but if the standard balancing method for single-cylinder engines is used where the...
... Not exactly . . . The rotating mass of the connecting rod will more than counterbalance most of the added counterweight. Accept for the moment that the...
I am relatively happy with my stock set up, however, I have a set of the ATE 911 aluminum calipers sitting on a shelf for "someday". Does anyone know of a...
Have you considered turning the non vented rotor into a "hat" for the after market vented rotor? After fitting your "Alfa Hat" can be turned thinner on...
... world, ... the ... rigid ... and ... rotating ... block. ... There is no Alfa engine that meets your criteria, so we're left with the question of which...
We run an Alfetta GT in the 24 Hours of Lemons and we can't keep the bellhousing mount from falling apart. What is the trick set up for this mount? Thanks, Wes...
Reinforce it with a 60 shore A elastomer urethane. ... From: wesconklin To: alfaracing@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 3:26 PM Subject: [Alfa...
My father installed a 1400 kit in his 1300 Super Nuova. The new cylinder head gasket was a 1600 cylinder head gasket. I am assuming the increase in bore calls...
David: Depending on how strict rules enforcement is with your sanctioning body, 1300 and 1600 heads are marked differently and are easy to distinguish. In many...
The 1600 cylinder head is "deeper" and has significantly large volume than the 1300. Bet it would work great with custom pistons made to compensate, but would...
I have had made vented front rotors to fit all ATE 105 and 115 Alfas. They are the original diameter of 272mm, height 68mm and 22mm thick. They use the...
I use the Brembo aluminum caliper, but with the center removed to use a standard single disc. The car is light and it seems to me that if it were a heavier car...
Thanks all! I agree that the Brembo solution either solid or vented makes the most sense however I can only legally use a caliper manufactured prior to 1972....
In a message dated 11/6/2007 8:10:51 AM Central Standard Time, bearbvd@... writes: Aluminium hubs are NOT a good idea--because as they get hot (from...
... From: alfar7@... Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:48:19 EST To: alfaracing@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Alfa Racing]: Re:Vintage legal front brakes for GTV ...
Andy, this is yet another area in which vintage rules make little sense. The B-Sedan specs from '72 allow the use of any caliper. Among other things, they...
... sanctioning bodies ban them (NASCAR, for instance). ... Big heavy NASCAR machines will turn rotors red hot, so will short track roundy rounders. Even with...
... From: scott potter twincamracing@... Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 16:12:21 -0800 (PST) To: alfaracing@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Alfa Racing]: Re:Vintage...
I agree with you 100% Erik. The Performatek Outlaw calipers even use a pad with the same surface area on a stock disk. If the rotor is the same size and the...
Ya want some cheese with that whine? If only I could drive as fast as you.then I'd generate enough heat to be unhappy! See, it's not so bad back in the middle...
Hey All, I just had a the great opportunity to be a navigator on this year's La Carrera Panamericana. Just got home this past Saturday. It was a fantastic...
Pretty sure it's still around. Think that's what you make valve seats out of when you are running TI valves. ... [mailto:alfaracing@yahoogroups.com] On ... ...
