Grey power Twin /Triple ?

Finny · Post by **Finny** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:31 pm

I have decided to stick with the Grey motor, currently getting fixed.

When it's finished I was looking at extractors and a twin or triple carby setup.

Wondering who has converted from single to twin or triple, and what improvements or otherwise, they have found. Is it worth while.
Car won't be a daily driver, and don't need to race it, just looking for a bit more than the standard 138 can give.

Brown Bear · Post by **Brown Bear** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:22 am

I recently went to a twin carb setup and can report that it has made the car much more powerful and flexible than ever before.

Properly tuned it is still very reasonable on fuel, returning around 180 miles combined city / highway cycle. I also run a towing cam, 3.55 diff, extractors and 2" exhaust so it all works together

karsten · Post by **karsten** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:00 pm

ijust put twins on finny ,,,,,,,and mate i will never drive it without them again ,,,, heaps smoother and much more responcive, than with the single ,,, i got 138ks to 17 litres over mount lindsey ,,, with a 3.08m diff and hydromatic,,,,but now im wondering about tripples ,,, and ive seen and ridden in the back of craigs and it cracks ,, although we kinda raced a little at yamba and i seem to keep up,,,, heres a go,,, craig you against me at willow bank ,, i think they have like classic drags dont they ,, and maybe sunny mick and tim could race us aswell to do time tests against singles twins and tripples,,, for a mad weekend,, and to benifit the others, and anwser the Q with some evidence,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,cause we would have to crash mez es joint and celerbrate the winner

at the end

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:05 pm

Karsten I dont know if willowbanks time clock will read high enough you could get LOW 26 plates

Mate from yamba to my place 35 liters gotta be happy with that

Finny do it

karsten · Post by **karsten** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:46 pm

was real low saturday morning ,,,,,might of got the lowest car award to then

,,,,,,,,,,,26 mate i was thinking 20 minutes

Finny · Post by **Finny** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:01 pm

Thanks Brown Bear, sounds like it's a worthwhile investment.
Take them on Karsten, I think Craig's saying yours is a bit slower than his

I'll stick with twin's for the time being, can always upgrade at a later time.
Missed the last one on ebay, it was only in the next suburb to me, damn.

I also didn't want to put the old grey under too much pressure, didn;t know what a triple would do to her.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:51 pm

Twins and extactors are the go mate you need to come to the next beer day even if you dont/cant bring yours

Finny · Post by **Finny** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:02 pm

Ummmm Beer. Done, has anything been planned yet.

One of my sons has started to pull the Valiant apart, good at starting things just not finishing - Must get that from me. But will get to the next one, three more cars available.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:48 pm

Finny wrote:Ummmm Beer. Done, has anything been planned yet.

Check "Whats happening in Queensland" mate

Finny · Post by **Finny** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:24 pm

Hey Craig, had a look, I take it we still don't have a date yet

DeadSled · Post by **DeadSled** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:46 am

Yeah nah don't think theres a meeting organised yet.. probably will be in the next few weeks.

I'm waitin so i can debut my EK and show you all up (Especially Craig since i'm runnin Triple SU's on my EK too

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