LPH_UK
01-02-2021, 23:56
Following on from the other post about M3 ITBs on replicas I was looking at OE setups on original cars - which are tripe carbs rather than ITBs and I noticed a couple of different setups.
This one where the carbs sit 'perpendicular' across the V in the engine
https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/motor-media/3808316/1972-lancia-stratos-mid-mounteds-v6.jpg
Also shown in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_gbyPnyWho
And this one where the carbs are angled slightly. This is the Alfaholics car (pre restoration).
https://www.alfaholics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/43.jpg
So why the different setups? Is is because the Alfaholics car was built as a narrow body (non-GP4 spec) and later converted to GP4? Did the stradale have different carbs / setup?
This one where the carbs sit 'perpendicular' across the V in the engine
https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/motor-media/3808316/1972-lancia-stratos-mid-mounteds-v6.jpg
Also shown in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_gbyPnyWho
And this one where the carbs are angled slightly. This is the Alfaholics car (pre restoration).
https://www.alfaholics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/43.jpg
So why the different setups? Is is because the Alfaholics car was built as a narrow body (non-GP4 spec) and later converted to GP4? Did the stradale have different carbs / setup?