Joe West
05-30-2005, 03:29 PM
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Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 16:04:58 EST
From: JOnly78@aol.com
<VV> Ideal Tires for EMs, Highway Travel, and Otto 4x1 kit
Hello and happy holidays.
IDEAL TIRES - Right now I have a set of cheap (Target brand, I believe)
185/80s on my Monza and they seem to be doing fine, except when I make a
u-turn with the steering wheel at full lock they scrape the wheel well edges
a tiny bit. Now I am aware that this could be due to old springs, but I
think the 185/80s are a little too tall. Based on everyone's experience,
what do you guys think the best tire size is for earlies? What size is the
best all-around for traction and smoothness? I am thinking of going with
175/70s but I thought I would check with you all to see what you think.
HIGHWAY TRAVEL - Recently I made a few 2-hour trips in my Monza to
Harrisonburg, VA (I live in Richmond, VA) via the interstate. In 4th gear on
the highway, when I am just about keeping up with the other traffic (That's
how I gauge my speed - my speedometer is broken), the RPMs are so high the
engine sounds like it is about to fall out. Since I don't have a tach I
can't monitor the revs but it sounds like it is up around 45-5000. Now
either the engine is just trying to fool me by sounding higher than it really
is, or I have a super-short gear ratio. What was the standard gear ratio for
Monzas in '62?
OTTO 4X1 KIT - A little while ago I was flipping through the Otto Parts
catalog and spotted the custom 4-carb kit for 2-carb engines. Just out of
curiosity, how well does it work? I know the Fitch Sprint used to have a
similar custom setup, but I haven't found any information at all concerning
the performance of the kit. Does the increase in carburetion in any way
decrease engine life if you don't beef up the internals? How well does it
stack up against the late-model 140hp configuration?
Help on any of these topics would be greatly appreciated. Again, happy
holidays to everyone.
Thanks
- -Ian
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 16:04:58 EST
From: JOnly78@aol.com
<VV> Ideal Tires for EMs, Highway Travel, and Otto 4x1 kit
Hello and happy holidays.
IDEAL TIRES - Right now I have a set of cheap (Target brand, I believe)
185/80s on my Monza and they seem to be doing fine, except when I make a
u-turn with the steering wheel at full lock they scrape the wheel well edges
a tiny bit. Now I am aware that this could be due to old springs, but I
think the 185/80s are a little too tall. Based on everyone's experience,
what do you guys think the best tire size is for earlies? What size is the
best all-around for traction and smoothness? I am thinking of going with
175/70s but I thought I would check with you all to see what you think.
HIGHWAY TRAVEL - Recently I made a few 2-hour trips in my Monza to
Harrisonburg, VA (I live in Richmond, VA) via the interstate. In 4th gear on
the highway, when I am just about keeping up with the other traffic (That's
how I gauge my speed - my speedometer is broken), the RPMs are so high the
engine sounds like it is about to fall out. Since I don't have a tach I
can't monitor the revs but it sounds like it is up around 45-5000. Now
either the engine is just trying to fool me by sounding higher than it really
is, or I have a super-short gear ratio. What was the standard gear ratio for
Monzas in '62?
OTTO 4X1 KIT - A little while ago I was flipping through the Otto Parts
catalog and spotted the custom 4-carb kit for 2-carb engines. Just out of
curiosity, how well does it work? I know the Fitch Sprint used to have a
similar custom setup, but I haven't found any information at all concerning
the performance of the kit. Does the increase in carburetion in any way
decrease engine life if you don't beef up the internals? How well does it
stack up against the late-model 140hp configuration?
Help on any of these topics would be greatly appreciated. Again, happy
holidays to everyone.
Thanks
- -Ian