spi to carb help?

[Rickyb]

hi all as most of you know i need an engine for my nova but was thinking of i got an spi lump and bolted a carb+ manifold on it and a mechanical fuel pump would it just be the same as an earlyer carb engine? i was told there was somthing different with the head but now im not sure?
thanks in advance rick.

[AlexW]

1.2 carb heads have cathedral ports, 1.2 heads have square ports, It will run, but not perfectly.

[mowgli]

you'd need to swap the cam carrier over too

[moffat]

im doing the same, but i kept my carb head, so do i just fit car head and inlet manifold/carb on spi bottom end?

[Sloth]

moffat, yes, ricky, just whang a carb on it, and fit a "ticker" electric low pressure pump, £5 on the bay.

[AlexW]

Head, cam carrier, inlet, carb etc yes.

Need the carb dizzy too.

[moffat]

cheers rob and awo6 ive got everything to swap over

+rep

[tommy8252]

as said above ricky you either need the carb head as the mount for the mech fuel pump is blanked off on the spi or a low pressure electric fuel pump

[Rickyb]

oh balls im not messing about like that bollox il find the right engine.
thanks for the advice il rep you all (if i can)

[Sloth]

i'll see if my mate has a carb motor...

[Rickyb]

i'll see if my mate has a carb motor...
kk cheers pall