a.j wrote:GT186 kit all day long for me, but you will have to put a decent crank on it & a 25mm carb or around that area. If you want something cheap to do 65 tops then the alloy 200 conversions will be ok, but you will need to tidy up the porting & probably take it out to stage 4.
yes thats what I read after doing some more searching around. The Bristol lambretta club small block tuning guide was very helpful.
http://www.bristollambretta.com/smallblocktuning.htm
I'm really not looking to squeeze every gram of power from the engine with a Tsi and uprate suspension carbs etc I'm just looking for a nice simple bolt on power increase from increasing the cubes.
I will probably upgrade the exhaust though which should release some power cheaply.
Most of my miles will be 25-50Mph around windy twisty country lanes with poor roads and poor visibility and tight passing places .
Anyway last night I bought a 200cc cylinder kit for just over £100 and I could mess about matching the ports if I want I guess.
it will be interesting to log the improvement before and after fitting.