Need more power!

[chipperb]

Thank You all!

This engine is in my newly completed GT40 replica:

351: won't fit with out lots of mods

blower: a real possibility IF it will fit,

Cam: yep: was a Car Craft article on a 302 with 165 heads and a nice cam:

stroked: maybe in the future.

Another question: how about a solid linkage for the carb secondaries vs present vac operated secondaries. c

[ENTDOC]

the second linkage will make little difference I suspect. Putting a blower in a 40 may be tough. What kind of transaxle are you running? That will make a difference in how much power you can handle.

[lovehamr]

Originally Posted by chipperb

Another question: how about a solid linkage for the carb secondaries vs present vac operated secondaries. c

#1. And I'm only answering like this because of the way the question is worded; No! Do not try to put a solid linkage where the vac. secondarys are now. W/O the extra accelerator pump it would fall flat on its face any time you opened it up.

#2. If you meant go with a double pumper type carb; I have to ask why? If the carbs are similar in size then your net gain would be negligible. It might jump off the line slightly quicker but then that’s not what most people do with GT40s. If you go with a larger carb just make sure it matches the rest of your combo or drivability problems could be the name of the game. Its worth considering as well that your engine will be more well mannered with a larger carb if it has vacuum secondarys because they won’t open until the engine needs them.

Steve