Dave is another fount of knowledge. He sure rocked in his 26R at Monterey
last year (at least as I recall it was a 26R. Little car, dukeing it out
with a super fast Ginetta. Or maybe Dave was in the Ginetta. Either way,
nice piece of driving and a super race. I think he rolled snakeyes on the
last lap.
I just reread that para and realized I have no idea what I'm talking about.
It's that Someheimer's again. I don't have Alzheimer's yet, just some...
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Chris Kantarjiev
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 12:24 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: WEBER carbs
Pat Braden's book is good. I've also found Des Hammill's "How to Build and
Power Tune Weber & Dellorto..." very useful.
There are a couple of various collections of Weber datasheets out there that
are very useful for helping choose choke size and emulsion tube.
Remember that most "suggested jet" tables are aimed at racing engines that
are mostly used at full throttle. If that doesn't describe how you're going
to use the vehicle, then you will probably want a smaller choke to keep
mixture velocity up and to get decent throttle response.
The bible is by Passini ... but it will most likely put you to sleep instead
of help you tune your carb :-) It's more about the mysteries and theories of
operation.
I would think that a call to Dave Bean Engineering to discuss the details of
your engine would get your
*very* close to optimal right out of the box.
chris
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