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Fw: Carb sizing/ ignition timing

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Subject: Fw: Carb sizing/ ignition timing
From: "Bill Bennett" <benettw@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 23:29:38 -0400
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Bennett" <benettw@earthlink.net>
To: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: Carb sizing/ ignition timing


> Strange as he would say this. I have seen so many jet changes done
on
> this motor going bigger each time till it slowed down. The motor
seems
> to always want more gas. I wonder does the power valve have anything
> to do with it. I know they made a couple of different types some
> flowed more than others. On the street motors I have built I had
> always just measured the vacuum at idle and sized the power valves 2
> inches less. I never worried about the flow rate. Don't know about
> race motors.
> BillB
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
> To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 10:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Carb sizing/ ignition timing
>
>
> > Keith,
> > Sounds to me like it is lean in then power range. At light to mid
> range
> > cruise the main circuit supplies the fuel, when you lean on it the
> power
> > circuit has to provide extra fuel.
> >
> > Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/CC
> > Keith Turk wrote:
> > >
> > > Saw something interesting the other day on the dyno thought I
> would ask
> > > about it...
> > >
> > > with the Engine at 3000 rpm the egt was around 1200.... as I
> rolled into the
> > > throttle and the Rpm started Rising so to did the EGT ...
actually
> getting
> > > to an unacceptable range based on my EGT gage and the motors I
> have run with
> > > this set up.... I want to see about 1375 and it was well over
> 1500..
> > >
> > > So my Question is if the Carb was to big how would that manifest
> itself...
> > > and if the ignition timing was to far advanced what would I
> see.... any
> > > thoughts?
> > >
> > > Keith ( Nahh I ain't totally clueless... Just Bored )  ( Hey
Mom..
> Happy
> > > Mothers day)
> >
>
>



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