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Re: Colorado Tri-Carb update...

To: "Shawn J. Loseke" <sloseke@holly.colostate.edu>
Subject: Re: Colorado Tri-Carb update...
From: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:02:54 -0400
Hi Shawn,

What changes did you make to the triple carb setup.

Don Malling

Shawn J. Loseke wrote:
> Well folks, Success seems to be near at hand. Earlier this week I was able to 
> take my 6 a few thousand feet higher in elevation. Made a trip up to Estes 
> Park, the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park, and she ran perfect. No 
> loading up, no hesitation to start etc... To those of you that asked if I 
> wanted to sell my Tri-carb manifold if I switched back to twin carbs, you 
> might be out of luck this time. I have one more real time altitude test (over 
> 9,000 feet) that I want to try as well as some dyno time before I declare a 
> victory.
> 
> This same trip also presented an opprotunity to test a wind blocker that I 
> made. I cut a 1/4" piece of clear plexiglass to follow the shape of my 
> rollbar. Then I cut five slots into it for fasteners. My fasteners are "cord 
> keeper" velcro strips that I picked up at the local Ace Hardware. Total 
> material cost was $25 and total labor time was about an hour, including 
> sanding the edges for a nice polished appearance. This contraption did not 
> impede rear vision at all, cut the air blowing back into the cockpit from the 
> rear and practically eradicated the "Triumph smell" after a long drive. 
>During 
> the trip, my companion and I were able to have easy discussion at speed with 
> no raised voices, and neither of us smelled of exhaust afterwards. The velcro 
> strips alo make quick and easy installation and removal. I haven't tried it 
> with my tonneau cover yet but I believe they will interfere with each other 
>as 
> I made the windblocker extend below the outer cockpit level (only by about an 
> inch though) to increase it's effectiveness. Though I can't be positive that 
> it actually does anything more by doing so. If anybody would like some pic's 
> of it let me know.




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