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Re: Split Webers

To: "Biff Jones" <biffjones@erols.com>, <midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com>, "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>, <bugeye@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Split Webers
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:41:55 -0500
References: <00e801c28cee$17d16860$f2d93ad0@biffjones>
also, the float bowl does not lend well to high volume in both barrels and
they fed 1bbl with the originally shared bowl.  the GT5 mini we campagined
back in the 70's ran split webers.
it drank fuel like crazy!  but it went like stink!
:)

chuck.
----- Original Message -----
From "Biff Jones" <biffjones at erols.com>
To: <midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com>; "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>;
<bugeye@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 4:29 PM
Subject: Split Webers


> David Jacobs wrote:  "there's a possibility you could blank
> off half of it as they used to do with 'split twin' Webers on race
> Minis/Midgets,
> so the port velocity through the remaining open half would be in the right
> range for fuel atomisation etc."
>
> Which brings up my question, What is/was the advantage of mounting two
DCOE
> Webers with one throat blanked off each over just installing one Weber
with
> each throat working each intake?  I've seen many old pictures where they
did
> that on 1000 - 1275cc engines.  Wouldn't the throat velocity be the same
> with one vice two? Other than the look of a 'pair' of side draft Webers
what
> do you gain??????????????????
>
> Biff Jones
> '59 Bugeye 'Kermit'
> '61 Sprite 'Ole Gray' in "The Healey Book"

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