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jmmoss
Alfa Arna
Joined: 21 Jan 2004
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Location: Melbourne
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 Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 4:49 am Post subject: Getting more power from the 33 1.5 engine?! |
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Hi there!
Just bought a 1987 twin carb 1.5 33 in really nice condition in Melbourne Australia for $2600. However, my last car was a 1990 1.7ie 33 when I was living in England, and it was so much faster it felt like a totally different car. I am happy for a bit of loss of performance, but it feels slower than it should and I was worrying what I could do to give it a bit extra. Any advice to do this on a budget would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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Alfa 33 4c 1.5 Gold Cloverleaf 1987
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Ben_nz
Gold Cloverleaf
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:36 am Post subject: |
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It shouldn't be much slower at all. Get the carbs balanced and make sure the air filter, spark plugs etc are good. Having that done to my 1.7 twin carb (everything in one hit, tune + new air filter/spark plugs/leads/distributor cap/rotor, to cure missing and bad idle) made a noticeable difference.  |
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GaryUK
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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| aye on paper there is only 5bhp difference. Get the carbs set up and tuned (for power rather than economy) and you should easily make up 5bhp. |
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