Re: Was someone looking for a Fiat Twin Cam?
Hi Guys
The Lancia twin cam and the Fiat one are slightly different
The carb is arranged differently - With both the carb is positioned so that when you are braking the carb can get fuel starvation - which does not matter
But if you mount the Fiat engine transversely it starves on cornering
And the same if you mount the Lancia engine fore-aft
So if you put a Lancia engine in a Marlin and want to just keep the carb it's worth trying to get the Fiat intake manifold
The Lancia block also has the mountings for the jack-shaft - but you can just ignore them
My palls Marlin had a Fiat twin cam back in the 80's - it was great! - faster than any other cars - modern motorbikes were quicker but it was a good match for the old Triumphs and single cam Hondas
Hi Guys
The Lancia twin cam and the Fiat one are slightly different
The carb is arranged differently - With both the carb is positioned so that when you are braking the carb can get fuel starvation - which does not matter
But if you mount the Fiat engine transversely it starves on cornering
And the same if you mount the Lancia engine fore-aft
So if you put a Lancia engine in a Marlin and want to just keep the carb it's worth trying to get the Fiat intake manifold
The Lancia block also has the mountings for the jack-shaft - but you can just ignore them
My palls Marlin had a Fiat twin cam back in the 80's - it was great! - faster than any other cars - modern motorbikes were quicker but it was a good match for the old Triumphs and single cam Hondas
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