I hear you Al. Torque all day with the 2332 and the Panchitos. But those carbs are a bit of a choke point.
I’m still breaking in, less than 800 miles taking it easy. 5k it’s really screaming.
I only give them 500 miles, then beat 'em hard. I also use Total Seal ring seating powder.
Mine is about the same mileage. I get plenty of wind in my hair going through the gears, maybe not even to 5,000RPM. These are not high rev racing machines. They are meant to bring back memories of the "good old days'", and make them even better than they were "way back when". I tinkered a little with the idle speed, but after discussions with Greg, and his adjustnents, will leave it just as he set it at my first service.
@jprpdr posted:These are not high rev racing machines. They are meant to bring back memories of the "good old days'", and make them even better than they were "way back when".
Perhaps.
They can't be anything an owner desires (they're not very good at being luxurious winter transportation), but they've got some amazing bandwidth to do a lot of different things people ask of them. I've taken one across the country twice. I've used it to carve mountain roads at a high rate of speed (for reference, I live in the middle of the corn-belt). I've hauled the homecoming king and queen around in parades.
They're great at evoking memories of times gone by, but they can certainly also be "high rev racing machines" if that's how they are built. Indeed, that was their original purpose in the 50s.
I totally respect what Greg is doing with the big engines and the Kadrons, and understand why he's doing it. But I'm also the guy who's last engine was a twin-plugged, dry-sumped 2276 10.6:1 compression, so there's that. I've had a legit 200 hp 2332 back there as well-- it would boil down the tires pretty much at will.
Different people use their cars for different things.
"These are not high rev race machines."
That's funny, being as the real serious race versions had hopped up pushrod or 4 cam motors that DID rev.
I like when folks get what they want and also want what they got. Wanting what one's got is a particularly difficult trick for most Americans, meself included, but therein lies grace. Appreciate learning the lesson that Kads on a 2332 are absolutely fine.
Rave on, @R Thorpe!
This has turned into an interesting discussion, I was curious about what I thought was a high idle speed.
I’m finding out that these are no off the rack Kadrons. They may have 46 or48 “throats” for this 2.3 liter engine, but it’s difficult to get proprietary info from these builders.
@Stan Galat posted:
they're not very good at being luxurious winter transportation
Different people use their cars for different things.
I agree with all but the one sentence. A gas heater and some skinny studded Hakkapaliitta snow tires...
The original Speedsters had engines rated at 60-75 HP. The "Carrera" engines were rated at 100-115 HP. I agree that one can put an engine of whatever HP they want into a chassis of whatever they want. That having been said, what is the point?? Most of our replicas are not "high revving racing machines", but usually still exceed the HP and performance of the originals. This gives us the "oldtimer" experience and more at a reasonable cost. Even though I am now definitely an "oldtimer", every drive experience is good therapy for our current crazy world. Enjoy whatever HP is best for you!
TO ALB (AL)-Best to contact Greg directly by phone or e-mail regarding details about the VM2 cam specs. I'm not a tech person so would not understand his explanation.
@jprpdr posted:TO ALB (AL)-Best to contact Greg directly by phone or e-mail regarding details about the VM2 cam specs. I'm not a tech person so would not understand his explanation.
@jprpdr - On the flip side, I understand all the tech talk and explanations (except all that voo doo @DannyP is conjuring with his conversion to FI). I just don't have any angst about any of it. 
Carpe diem and enjoy the ride! 