So I started putting the rejetted ICT 34 clones back on and I realized how ill fitting the fan shroud was. This aftermarket shroud was a nightmare to get on and I had to cut parts of it to get it to fit over the case and down onto the OEM cylinder tins. I had…
Category: Project – 2019 New Engine
AS41 Engine – Prep to get it running and tuned up!
I pulled out and started cleaning up the unfinished 2019 New Build to try and get some hours in on it this weekend. The worst part is remembering where everything is and honestly, most of it should be on the rolling pallet. I may need to run and buy some nuts and washers through. Now…
AS41 Engine – EMPI EPC carb work continues
So as I previously mentioned, I decided to go back to using the EMPI EPC dual single barrel carbs I purchased and had originally intended for the new engine. However, based on conversations with people as well as researching other people’s efforts with these, as well as the Weber ICTs they are cloned from, I’ve…
AS41 Engine – Reversing course on the carbs!
Well, it looks like the last real work I did on my new engine was October 19, 2019 before it got too cold to work in the garage. I’ve decided to attempt to get the EMPI 34 EPC dual single barrel carbs working again. There’s no reason why these should not work properly with this…
AS41 Engine – Installing more of the stock setup
Since I am now down to just wanting to get the engine running and installed into Żuczek, I am no longer really concerned about appearances anymore. I did not bother to repaint the stock intake that came off the AE engine. It really needed a bit of work as well as some extra metal added…
AS41 Engine – Installing stock carb setup
So after 90 minutes of trying to start the engine with the EMPI EPC 34s and the extractor exhaust, as well as that 90 minutes consisting of nothing but gun shots out of the carbs and exhaust, I gave up. Yeah. I could have taken a sledge hammer and pretty much just destroyed the whole…
AS41 Engine – Reinstalling the ICT clones
Reinstalling the EMPI EPC 36 ICT clone carbs proved to be a bit more complicated than I thought since I had packed away most of the parts, as well as the linkage and such. I took the HMPX 40s off as off with their manifolds as entire assemblies. Of course, they were filled with gasoline…
AS41 Engine – First runs with the extractor muffler
Well I can say that the sound quality out of the “economy extractor” muffler I put on yesterday is just loud and disgusting and is what I basically yell at my son for when he breaks his mufflers and cat deletes them to get annoying douchey sounds. This is pretty bad. Note: I’m having a…
AS41 Engine – Muffer Change
So the never-ending drama of my not being able to tune the new engine lead me to seek out some additional advice in places I normally do not ask questions. (I was really hoping to find someone local that could come out and go over the engine/configuration with me.) Somebody from the COVVC group responded…