<VV> 64 Engine - Performance Wanted

[John Beck]

Try replacing the coil.  --J.B.


> 
> From: "D. Barry Ellison" <bars84crx at hotmail.com>
> Date: 2007/03/29 Thu AM 08:48:38 CDT
> To: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> 64 Engine - Performance Wanted
> 
> Again, this 64 engine is a dog.  Symptom is that when it's cold, it runs 
> pretty good.  As soon as it warms up, nothing - won't get out of it's own 
> way, literally has a hard time going up my SC rolling hills.
> 
> Other Specs and things I've checked: idles pretty good, cranks pretty good, 
> vacuum advance works and holds, MSD ignition with points as the trigger, 
> distributor weights working freely and installed correctly, distributor 
> plate good, timing set with a light, 92 octane and zero pinging, zero 
> run-on, new wires, ULTRA plugs (prob not 5k miles on them - came from the 
> 140 engine), rebuilt carbs that seem to be working okay (noticed a drilled 
> hole in one of them yesterday which is now plugged, just above the lower nut 
> - water injection?), choke pulloffs set and operate properly, choke's pull 
> off properly.
> 
> Best we can come up with: she needs bigger jets...it's got 50's.  (warms up, 
> chokes open, more air, not enough fuel)  I've got 53's and 55's in my 
> pocket.  I'll be autocrossing this weekend and she's a daily driver for the 
> short term after that. Which would you use and why?  Will it help?  Is 55 
> too big?  Don't want to do it but once, but will do it twice if necessary.  
> Logic dictates I put in the 55's and if it fails, I should put in the 53's.
> 
> Anything I missed?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Barry in SC
> Getting ready for St. Augustine 2 day autocross, then on to Seaworld and 
> Universal for Spring Break.
> Good news is : the 64 has stopped smoking completely.  Just needed to be 
> driven!