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HS4 Carb Rebuild for Cross Flow Head
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I'm going to send a set of HS4's off for a rebuild.
Running a Cross Flow Head on a modified 1975 Autocross Car.
With SU's they let me run Street Class, Not Street Modified.
AUD135 have Solid Throttle Disks. Use Velocity Stacks. No filters.
Should I look at Needle Change's, or any other changes that should be
requested?
Thank you, in advance. Kevin
Running a Cross Flow Head on a modified 1975 Autocross Car.
With SU's they let me run Street Class, Not Street Modified.
AUD135 have Solid Throttle Disks. Use Velocity Stacks. No filters.
Should I look at Needle Change's, or any other changes that should be
requested?
Thank you, in advance. Kevin
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If you want to get the tech guys to scratch their heads, put another set of inop carbs on the exhaust side of the head. I saw a pic of a Magnette with a xflow head and 4 carbs. Looked great. Just can't find it right now.
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Kevin: Want to try a set of my SU Carb spacers.???? Check my Web Site (See my Home Page) The Spacers were used by MG to keep the Twin Cam alive. That motor used to burn up pistons, ran lean on the top end. I have them for the HS and The HS-4 Carbs. (Each is a different style.) Moss used to buy them from me but dropped them for lack of sales. Really helps, up on the top end of the REV band. MG Factory Race Proven. If you want I can send you a set "NO CHARGE" Glad to help a fellow Autocrosser. Cheers
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Kevin: click on my "oleanderjoe Avatar above or www.originalduplicates.com PM me your address and I will put a set in the mail for you, Cheers
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Kevin: I said No Charge, send me your address. Thanks
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You can do all of the rebuild yourself except the throttle valve (butterfly) shaft bushings... Strip the carbs, clean them and send off to Joe Curto in NY. $100 to ream and install new bushings. He also has the rebuild kits you need.
P.S. HS6 would be better!!! Just saying...
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P.S. HS6 would be better!!! Just saying...
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It depends on what you have done to the engine/head, if unported, and you already have the twin HS4 intake for the X flow head, then this is probably the best choice, they don't really flow much more than a siamesed intake head, and twin HS6s would probably be problematic, if the head is well ported than maybe HS6s would be a choice, but I would argue, modded HS4s would give one better throttle response. Sounds like you're dedicated to the HS4s, so if the head is unported, start with the stock #5 solid needles, then get a set of #6, (next step richer) then if it were me, I would head off to chassis dyno with a good AFR set up, needles in hand, start out with the number #5 about .050 down, then pay with then as for lower the jet and richening than of the AFR numbers tell you that, if you to point where you are flirting with .100" down, on the jet, now time to play with the #6 needle, start again at about .050" down and chase the AFR number, look for about 12-12.5 at WOT. The chassis dyno sounds to many like a luxury, but it really is a saving of time and money, if you go prepared with a plan you can do this in a 1 hour session, just get the car running as well as you can before you go, so you fine tuning, and thrashing to get the car to run. Be prepared to let the dyno operator run the dyno and you do the tuning, which with SUs is easy enough to do.
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