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ChadS
04-26-2005 18:27:08
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Ill basicly give you a run down on getting all you can get with what you got from your Super C. I hope it works out for you,,,, Youll have to dive right into looking for certain engine characterisitcs to reconize to know if something has improved to increase HP,, especially, if you dont have a dyno, or access. Simple enough right?? It can be a pain in the you know what to try and set up an engine, to do work, that it was never intended on performing. For special tools, invest in a compression guage, youll soon learn,that it can be your best freind in tuning in an engine for the best hp. Any adjustment you can make, that for a fact,, will alter compression pressure, is what you first should focus on. Adjustments like valve lash, retorquing the head, manifold bolt torque all helps increase they way it runs,, On most engines, with stock cam grinds in them, I adjust the valve lash on each rocker arm, 1 cyl at a time, till I get the highest pressure reading on the guage. Keep a good charged battery in it, cause youll be making quite a few pressure tests to know if your adjustment, has made a noticable difference, any increase in cyl pressure is more HP, even if its 5 psi,, its still maybe 1 or 2 more hp that cost you nothing! Once youve got the cyl pressure up to snuff, you then should focus on getting that distributor, Sorry Mag man,, but the mag has got to go!! Your losing throttle responce, cause there is no advance to help engine accleration. In other words, the mag can affect torque in the engine, cause thats all it does,, spark the plugs,, you need an ignition system more rpm sensitive. H distributors have alot of degrees of timing advance, and really is the universal distributor of choice in all the letter series Farmalls, that I choose to run. Under the points plate in the distributor,, there is a mechanical advance system. This can unlock torque, and throttle responce by changing 2 little springs.. Napa sells a chevy recurve kit, that has lite weight spring sets in them, 3 springs, use the middle spring in the kit instead of the stock OEM H distributor. Those old springs are so stiff, it takes 3000 rpm to to even make em move enough to help out responce. Next, move on to the governor, really, your looking to assure that is not shot, in good shape, yes, a heavier spring tension will help tremendously. this will affect HP, and torque at the same time,,, its the responce time,, from when you pull on the throttle, the governor responds, and opens the carburator. Anytime, you can speed up responce time, youll find better performance in your Farmall. I dont have governor springs for the Super C, but try to match one up at the hardware,, the wire diameter needs to be bigger, bout the same length,, little shorter spring than what stock is. Once youve increased the responce time n the areas mentioned before,, your ready to move on to the carburator. These adjustments, I mentioned,, will change the way the engine runs, and carb work will be nessissary to accomidate the updates. Simply a jet size increase is needed. Locate the main jet, and while your at the hardware store,, spring shopping,,, (LMAO) find the drill bit isle, and then match up the drill bit size, that fits your main jet,, buy the two next sizes larger bit than what your current jet is,, dont go drilling real deep intot he carb base, damage will occur if you accidently drill through the carb bowl housing. Once you have completed the steps above,, your SC will be alot stronger,, 3-7 more hp,, for a few bucks!! Andyouve learned a little about your tractors engine. Hope this helps,,, ChadS
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