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The major advantage of the SUs is that they tend to mix air and fuel by weight allowing a sea level tune to function well at 14000 feet. This makes the simpler alternative to FI. They can also be sealed and used on "blow thru" applications harder to synchronise but that is not that hard to learn. my carbs of choice john PS the bowl and float make them ideal for hard cornering and off road use.

john b A little high for a beater but if you can justify a possible 50% loss in two years it could well be worth it for the experience, if not run. " I ain't never lost money on something I didn't buy".

my daily go to for the last 3 years is a 2007 Toyota highlander hybrid. Not simple and came with a climate control module that didn't control (an independent electronics shop in misery fixed it for less than $200. since then just oil, filters and tires. Complex is OK if it don't break . And the expectations of 300k are realistic. Front wheel, so not a lot of fun to drive, but it does get out and scoot quite well when asked. My daughter and I call it "perfectly adequate" mpg in the mid 20s. At 83 it could easily be my last. But I do have a 94 f150 that is in process of getting the 500hp ? "lightning Clone" ( and no ford is what I consider reliable especially post jaguar ownership. Current policy is for dealers to make their profit by repairing what the accountants masquerading as engineers give you "the service" (farmers definition). Bottom line is that I would buy another toyota/lexus hybrid, but of an older year where they still used the v6 engines rather than the overworked 4s with the more complex turbos. OR if it is absolute economy you want a Prius. john PS the Miata was hard on my back but the most fun for very small bucks.

I live in the desert AND have a heater and to be honest consider AC some days. Going fast is fun, doing it in comfort is living a dream.

As a person with size 13 feet that actually need a ee width, I don't do heel/toe even in my f150. But a bubble in the foot well is not that hard to construct. Fortunately my Superformance S1 accommodates my feet adequately. But if it didn't there would be a "dogleg" in my side bars. The customer is always right. And most of us are not "jockeys". john

All this from somewhere near Humbolt county.

ditto what he said

a total should sell for 30% of retail value (at best).

My 86 rx-7 was the most pleasant car to work on. Sold my Miata NA (cause it was hurting my back) and bought a Jag xj8, what an owners delight! sic. Like the Superformance and the Rotus based car. john

this is also true (but even more so because of the vast amount of electronics) in virtually all makes after the year 2000. we are buying autos comprised of an assembly of blocks just like the old Japanese transistor radios in the 60s, just much more expensive. we are not only not allowed to work on our cars- but we who know how cannot afford the time to do a postmortem and reverse engineer the parts in order to keep them still going. it actually started in the 60s. I have a 2007 highlander hybrid that is not that complex, and a full set of factory Toyota manuals (26 lbs of them) that show very little electrical documentation, but do instruct the mechanics how to remove the box and replace it at the cost of several hundred dollars, when the actual problem is a poorly designed multi conductor cable deep inside the "box or unit". We the people are getting hosed!!

like I said "run like hel" and don't look back. and don't forget that there has been a lot of flooding in the past year. and snow.

I think today it will get weighed, not as finished, but worth only 1/10th as much.

Never used professional equipment, and have never had the steering wheel centered after a so called professional aligned a car for me. So i have 2 4' long hollow steel shelves hanging on mu wall and a level/protractor. set caster by eye. I personally like a lot of caster (added 3 deg to my motor-home and ran 20+ deg in the off road car. And my steering wheel is always centered in the car and in the box or rack. I care others don't. john

There are many good reasons why "flood " cares are totaled and unless this is unusual the car would have to be striped down to the frame and the rust inside neutralized or a new frame built or purchased. An then every other part not hermetically sealed opened and washed. I just recently looked at a 2016 Silverado and ran home fast because it had been in Florida. I took a s-10 two years old to the beach in Mexico with me and started home with a truck that needed a new top panel because I had just primed it, and not painted it. And fresh water is almost as bad. john PS it is worth 1/2 of what you can buy a slightly abused equivalent.

Possibly heat distortion from dragging, either pad backing or caliper.

JB, I printed off your tuning guide. It made good sense to me and I shall profit from your experience. Got a wide-band when I first started messing with rotaries and discovered how easy it was to tune a carburetor with one! Still have some webers and dellortos and still hate them far to complicated especially the 48. But thanks a lot for the info. john Ironically my favorite for draw thru is a 2" SU.

Paul (ptegler) as usual I am behind the 8 ball. But since I am planning to sell the car soon it is time for me to sort through my file on it. may be a while. john

"If it feels good, do it" . Age is of little consequence, stay within your budget. Anyone can learn all they need to take care of a car in 3 years max if they are willing to work. As far as carbs, vs FI- the only thing fi can do better is adjust mixture for air density change ( I ran a single 2'' su on a draw through turbo at pike's peak and it ran clean from 5k to 14k and gave 300hp from 164ci for a very short time. Personally I find computer controlled fi to be easier to work on and more reliable (try to tune a weber 48). As for 2 vs 4 stroke, the 2 stroke hits twice as often and is simpler, more fowl smelling and harder on plugs, but produces about 1 1/2 the power for size and weight, while lasting half as long. I have 2ea 7ish cars with 2 stroke turbocharged rotaries and love them but the day is coming when they will be obsolete. The previous is opinion only. and lastly-- if you have or can get lots of sheckles just find a good maintenance shop and pretend your name is penske. john canning 82 and still partly functional.

Nothing in life is certain, including life itself. Talk to one of those Enron stockholders if you do not believe that.

Just to add a short note. There are members here and elsewhere who keep enjoying life well into disablement. The key is to try to enjoy, we is still here ain't we? john

I am 82, play with the toys in the closet. Have 2ea "7" type cars both with blown 13b rotaries, a 66 Ranchero with a 475hp small block, misc VW dune buggies with either 2010cc turbocharged or 1776cc super reliable engines. A lady who was interviewing me for the position, once asked how I defined commitment, my answer was " if we ain't still having fun, howscome we still doing it". pretty much my answer to life. john

Welcome Scott as a new member to a very friendly and knowledgeable group. I hope that you stay active after listing this car. I bought my superformance after first seeing a Stalker for sale (early model, new or nearly). I liked the idea of local parts. And while I am satisfied with the s-1 I still follow the progress of your cars. john

my experience with all electronic points is that while you do not need to regularly adjust the gap the life is usually no longer than a set of points. And while you usually get a warning when your points need attention the electronic ones just quit. So my off road race engines had points and electronic (preferably Pertronics) was used in my personal use car. With a spare set of points as it takes just a few minutes to change, and time is not of the essence. And as for vacuum advance unless you are staying in the upper RPM range and pretty much in an off/on throttle mode the tractability of a well matched vacuum advance is well worth it from the performance aspect. Worst thing in the world is a VW dune-buggy in rough country using the popular weights only dist. john

I really like the SUs. Got 350hp out of a single 2" 164ci Corvair 9 minute engine ( did get to the top of pikes peak on 3 cylinders). mixture was slightly rich at 5000 feet and burned clean at 14000 (the high boost wasn't the carbs fault) They are hard to learn and I never completely understood them. Still have several in one of my containers) john

Being in the very early 40s group, I can say that ageing is mandatory, maturity is optional. at 12 i had a 1936 harley 61 ci. (1000 cc ) and a 36 ford coupe with a 324 ci flat-head. close to 20 yr with the superformance + a yard (40a) full of toys. john