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carb spacing

Postby driver38ss on Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:55 am

Guys tell me can you get the carb to far away from the intake this motor has a super sucker under carb and i want to put a nitrous plate on it tell me what i should do tks
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Re: carb spacing

Postby HOOSIE on Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:07 pm

I THINK IT SHOULD BE FINE...ACTS JUST LIKE A TUNNEL RAM
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Re: carb spacing

Postby driver38ss on Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:57 pm

tks Hoosie i thought it would be ok,Got your car together yet?
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Re: carb spacing

Postby zziggy on Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:09 am

Spacers are a tuning device. Just as trying different ignition timing, 34*, 36*, 38* etc, different jets, 72, 74, 76 etc, then
1" 2" open, 4 hole etc spacers. And the spacers may want a different jet size too.
71 Camaro 355 NA
11.1906 @ 118.92
60' time 1.5067
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Re: carb spacing

Postby driver38ss on Sun Feb 17, 2013 12:21 pm

Tks ziggy all info appreciated
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Re: carb spacing

Postby HOOSIE on Mon Feb 18, 2013 5:32 pm

TOOK IT OUT TO TEST A BIT SUNDAY...ORDERED MORE PARTS FROM JEGS TODAY LOL
THEM NEW BURNOUT BOXES ARE GONNA TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO
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Re: carb spacing

Postby rt66jim on Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:09 pm

What are these new burnout boxes you speak of?
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Re: carb spacing

Postby HOOSIE on Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:18 pm

NEW CONCRETE...WAS HARD TO GET ENOUGH WHEEL SPEED TO HEAT THE TIRES THE BOXES WERE SO TACKY
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Re: carb spacing

Postby driver38ss on Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:20 pm

Sounds good hoosie hope to be real close to having mine ready this weekend, but sounds like there won't be any fun drags this weekend
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