Found my first major problem and I guess it might be specific to cars with the 4->1 exhaust (as common in New Zealand Trofeo cars). Removed bolts from right...
... cars ... Removed ... driveshafts) ... moves ... Lex, When I replaced the manifold on my Sud I was advised by the chief engineer at work to use brass nuts...
Hi Alex If you do decide to take the handbrake cable off (as I have done) be aware of the fact that this will affect the performance of your brakes as a whole....
Thanks Grant, I had spare set of calipers which I got a brake specialist to remove all those internal handbrake related parts and rebuild the calipers, so that...
... Any special pitfalls to be aware of?< Hullo Lex, I've sometimes had problems unscrewing the rigid brake lines from the calipers - hard to get at, and...
Thanks Graham and all others that made suggestions, but now I seem to have another problem. Worked most of Saturday and half the night to get the car ready for...
Sorry to hear of your problems, Lex- it's a devil of a thing when you slave your guts out to be ready for an event the next day and it all turns to custard....
Hello all, Sorry to hear about your brakes Alex. Can't shed any light on that specifically. Like Graham, I've just had m/c's fail outright. On the brake...
Hi All.. I'm from Perth in Western Australia. I own a 1984 alfa 33, which is also known as the QV version. I love the car for both the driving and racing...
Hullo John, I for one would be most interested in your offer! Regards & thanks, Graham. ... drawings of the inboard brake bells I had so people can copy them....
Hi Mike, if you have a standard 33 QV, then you should have twin carbs and a central airbox which takes air from a vent somewhere (I'm guessing it's the same...
I think the yahoo groups pages has some facility to upload files. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sprintformation/files/ You have to be logged into yahoo groups...
Hi Alex, I don't know what the exact spec on the discs is, as I bought them from a supercharged Sud which only did dyno mileage as it never ran properly. I ...
Hi Everyone Is anyone running Weber IDF 40's or Dellorto DRLA 40's on a 1.5 Sud? Do they make a big difference? At the moment i'm running DRLA 36's Cheers ...
Hi Grant, if you are starting with a standard 95bhp or 105bhp 1.5L boxer engine, then they would not be the first thing to change, but as you increase the...
... There's probably an inlet at the front of the airbox and a circular clip beside the radiator at the front of the engine bay - you can put a flexible pipe...
Mike The Sud uses a pipe from the airbox to just beside the radiator, to try and bring in cold air. These often seem to go missing. The WRX "intake" on the...
Thanks for your quick reply Alex The Sud does have a 105hp 33 engine but this has had a few things done to it. It has a Lotus L1 cam grind, bigger valves and...
Keith, thanks alot for your reply, I really appreciate it. I dont have any pipe and it seems to me like the car could do with some cold air. I tried connecting...
Just curious if there is anyone from Western Australia here? thanks Mike _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE...
... Dunno about how the Rexes solve it, but a slit inlet on the bonnet will suck any sprayed-up surface water, and water landing on the bonnet, straight into...
My speedo has problems again. A year ago, a faulty transistor burn a resistor. I received a couple of mails from the group and I change the transistor and put...
Hi ... time, hence I though of getting an air scoop.<< Sounds like the pipe is getting a bit old. The ends seem to get a bit chewed up and then wont stay in...
Hi. I'm trying to fix a problem in my Alfa 33 speedo, and I'm looking for the characteristics of an Integrated Circuit that there is in one of the boards. I...
Hello, I just replaced some original fuel lines in my 1987 alfa sprint and now the fuel meter is acting funny. The car ran out of gas when the meter read 1/4 ...
Norberto, As I live in the Netherlands, I'll give it a try .. ... running on 12V and 24V, works with LC-oscillator of which the coil is in the proximity of the...
Many thanks Tim. As I was thinking the circuit is specifically designed to make this type of instruments and is not a generic one. I'm electronic engineer, but...
Sounds like every boxer engined Alfa I ever owned... Fill it when it is half empty! Or keep a fuel log and reset the trip meter every time you fill up. Should...
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Hi. I would like to know if there is a way to test the spark cables of my 33 16v '92 no cat. I'm not sure, but I think that spark cables may have a resistence...
Hi. I would like to know which would be a normal engine temperature, with the car running at a constant speed of 130/140 km/h with a 10/15 degress ambient...
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