@ALB posted:@ZFNHSN- ...I take it you're enjoying the 2276? Please, refresh my memory- what heads, cam/rocker combo, compression, carbs and exhaust went into the engine? How high does it rev with power? Do you know what ring & pinion is in the transaxle? Are you running discs all around?...
Hi ALB. The 2276 has been flawless. It has so much power down low that I'm missing the challenge of keeping it in the right power band. When I'm not fully awake in the morning (daily routing consists of driving to the coast for a cup of coffee to wake up) I sometimes start out in third gear after reversing out of the driveway 
040 casting ported heads, 42/37.5. Webcam 86B with the lazy man 105 degree LC and only 1.25 ratio rockers. Compression is 9.4:1. Stock transmission 3.88.
I don't trust the accuracy of the tach in the Speedster, but the engine has power all the way up to "5500" RPMs in third gear going up a slight incline. I don't want to do this in 4th gear until my suspension is all sorted. I feel I'm leaving power on the table some where. I never got the heads flow tested. The engine was put together by a local VW dune buggy builder who once ran a 6.5 second 1/4 mile +/-. Honestly, I wanted a reliable lazy man 2276 and I didn't want to worry about over heating in traffic. And that is what i got. But now I sorta wished I went with a stock 1600
discs up front. drums rear. basic EMPI A1 look-a-like header.