[tcb] Re: the Hills
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 15:23:25 -0700 (PDT)
Well, if you could find some; and then get someone to install them; same
difference would be to change 4th gear or ring and pinion the next time you
rebuild the tranny; but then you are talking a lot more revs to go the same
speed just to get the up hill power. It's a bus. Unless you want to do what
Denis did; lower it, straight axle in the rear with freeway flyer and a 2 liter
motor; but then you don't have a bus, you have a customized something or other
(uh I didn't say that Denis.)
ATX BUS <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Personally I don't mind running slow
up the hills. It is more of a safety issue. When you are going 20 miles less
than posted speed limits it can be dangerous. And I worry about the engine
being under that much stress if it is a long climb.
Any word on alpine gears?
Jeff (atx_bus)
66 So-42
67 sportsmobile camper
----- Original Message ----
From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:02:20 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: the Hills
I wouldn't change anything. That's just the way stock busses run. Unless you
want to go to big engines to correct the problem. Come to Nacogdoches and I
will let you drive the bone stock 60 panel with stock tires and a stock 40 and
when you get back in yours you will think you are driving a full blown 100 hp
engine.
ATX BUS <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I have a carb/gear/tire question.
Running a 1600 single port. Any opinions on size of carb out there? I am
currently running a 30 pict 1.
It runs great in the realitively flat stretchs but really doesn't power much up
a hill. I live in W Austin and there are hills between me and any where I go.
I have the stock 14s, would smaller tires help?
Maybe the answer if alpine gears? If so how much would performance suffer on
flat ground.
Jeff
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