I love this guy....

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Faster than a stock one.

sad to say but
naturaly aspirated engines are expensive to get power from

plain and simple, blunt and to the point.......
how fast you want it to be will depend on how much money you can afford to spend, period.
there are no magic tricks, no secret ingrediants, and nothing that is really cheap that will help.
here in USAland they spend thousands of dollars to get a few extra horsepower.
sorry to say that the plain and simple truth is that how fast you want it to go will depend on how much you can afford.

doing this modifications how fast can it go???????????????'

my two cents too

although it does not reap HUGE benefits, i believe that freeing up the motor by removing some of the loads on it has a greater effect on smaller motors,
first thing to remove would be mechanical fan to be replaced by thermo but also freeing up flow with use of beter exhaust, GX head and as stated before better carburation and as you get more serious elec fuel and water pumps ect. (water pumps are expensive but try 4x4 wreckers for fuel pumps, i got two off a L28 patrol for only $40 , good pumps too though old)

i actually helped my mate put a 32/36 on his 1600 gemini and it made a great diffrence as the car lit up at high revs as the bigger carb was feeding it much better, people said without other mods to the motor the carb swap wouldnt make a diffrence but it sure did up high in the revs, though it leaves us wanting to improve the bottom end aswell so dont forget that (thermo fan will probably help a bit here), then theres the handling of a gemini but i wont go into that

I've always heard.."there's no replacement for displacement"
Anyways, the super cheap way to increase your top speed is by putting on larger tires in back. Don't laugh, I bought a pair of 13" wheels from the junkyard , put on a pair of cheap 185/75-13 and stuffed them in. I did this as "temporary" fix, untill I could find a 5spd and a new set of wheels. Actually, I have these tires on the car right now. (untill i get new tires for my other wheels )
You are probably just finding out that this car is relativly rare, with almost no aftermarket support. Have patience, do your research and the parts you want/need will eventually come around.
Good luck
angelo

when it comes to adding power it costs money. stop and think about it, the A12 is putting out almost 1 hp. per cu. in. sae. in other words 69 hp. out of 71.5 cu. in. that's a fairly good power to displacement ratio for an early 70's car. getting more than that is going to cost you some money. there are things that you can do to a stock motor that will help, but remember the old saying used by racers for years "there's no substitute for cubic inches".
the least expensive way to go is flat top pistons if you don't already have them, a higher lift camshaft, and raising the compression ratio by either changing the head or shaving the head you now have.
any way you go, it will cost something.

Probably the least expensive upgrade to an A12 engine, with the biggest power change, is to fit a larger carburetor. It won't make your car very much faster, but the engine will feel better at high rpm. The stock carburetor is quite small, designed for fuel economy.

You would need:

- bigger carb
- adapter plate
- throttle linkage or cable modification

An example is a Weber 32/36 carb.

To improve the 1200 highway driving experience, I would second changing to a 5-speed. If you drive at 90 k/s or more, this is far more useful than extra horsepower. It will make the car more comfortable to drive and the engine last longer

To get more power from your car with no money involves either incredible luck, or illegal activity.

Staying with the A series means lower ongoing costs, little if any conversion costs and you can upgrade in a stepwise method.

Eg.
1. Upgrade A12 to 2nd hand A14 ...EU$150
2. Get 2nd hand 40DCOE webers ...EU$250
3. Get 2nd hand cam ..EU$200
4. Get a 5 speed ..EU$300
or
Get lucky and get a complete engine with all of the above already installed. EU..$500-600

The advantage of the A14 upgrades is that the electricals and cooling are identical to what you already have.

Chris.

but for starters can i do anything that dosent involve engine swaping???
can i pull somo more extra hp from this one???