Re: [AMC-list] so that's why I did this!!!

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On 5/17/10, Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I don't recall what rpm I ran my "built" 196 up to, but I DO recall what it
> would do stock. With the original 1909 1V carb on it it would only go up to
> about 3800 rpm in high gear flat out. I recall that distinctly!

My old '59 American with flathead and automatic was like that only
worse, man that was a slow car! It was also a ruin, I was 20, I paid
$25 for it, the floors were gone, etc. I did get it to 90 once,
literally downhill, flat out, it was the sort of scary stupidity one
is capable of at 20. Crap brakes? Loosey-goosey steering? Busy two
lane road? Ah, so what...

This car, yeah, before the rebuild, around 3800 torque dropped off,
and it sounded unhappy. I recall once I missed a shift, revved it to
4200 or something, and being a bit alarmed at the result. I don't
doubt that compression is up now and all that but it's gotta be
carburetion as the major difference. Oh yeah and that camshaft.

I really REALLY like the Weber 32/36 DGEV. After years of farting
around with the stock type small Carters (fine quality, zero
performance, fuel starve in corners) and v8-market 4 barrels, the
slightly irritating Webers are exactly, perfectly sized for AMC sixes.


It would be nice to see what one would do as the ONLY modification to
a 195.6 OHV, so there would be some better sense of before vs. after.
I have too many variables for that here.
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