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February 08, 2004
Dave...
I could not agree more with you in your
opinion of the running "sweetness" of
the 1098 motor. My BE came with a
10cc.
My prior experience having been limited
mainly to street "tuned" (including balancing) 1275's and too a far
lesser
degree stock 948's, I was immediately
struck by the stock 1098's silky smooth
running/exhaust note. Not very strong
top end but otherwise, performed just
fine, most especially in terms of low end
for normal street use.
I mentioned the apparent smoother running of the 1098 as compared to the
948/1275 several times over the last
couple of years but no one ever disagreed
or even responded in kind. Thought mine
might have been balanced by the PO who'd rebuilt it himself but he
stated this
was not the case.
I replaced the motor with a balanced
1293 when a '65 Sprite owner in town was
looking for an "original" 1098 for his
"originally" restored machine. While the
new motor runs more smoothly than a stock 1275, it doesn't hold a candle
to
the longer stroke 1098 in this respect. Goes much better though, of
course! :)
Brown & Gammons sounds like a real
good outfit to deal with, BTW. Much
"integrity". :)
Cap'n. Bob
'60 :{)
PilotRob@... 29223
Posted on February 8, 2004 06:53 AM
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