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Re: Air intake

To: CraigS@iewc.com
Subject: Re: Air intake
From: Bob Sykes <stan.part@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 10:51:09 -0500
Craig,

I'm not sure about a '71 model, but the later Strombergs
have such a limited range of mixture adjustment, that this
would not work if air is being forced into the carb.

Even fitting a "free flow" air filter is enough to lean
the mixture too far to compensate.

-- 
LBC'ing U,
Bob (& Spitfires)
[digest mode]
http://home.att.net/~stan.part

Craig wrote:

[...]
> aluminum "scoop" to attach just below the valance to
> get in to the clean
> air.
> Question is: What is this going to do to my needle
> settings on the Stromberg
> ???

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