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Re: Performance

To: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
Subject: Re: Performance
From: Kevin Sullivan <kevins@borris.khoros.unm.edu>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 13:44:39 -0600 (MDT)
On Wed, 25 Jun 1997, Bill Eastman wrote:

> Want to increase the performance of your LBC a few hp for minimum expense? 
> Tune your SU for maximum acceleration.  The tried and true method of
> lifting the dashpots at low rpm / no load assumes that the needle will
> correctly deliver the right amount of fuel under all other conditions. 
> This is probably not the case.  If you want performance, tune for
> performance and screw the idle.

By this do you mean adjust with the lift the pin method to get the carbs'
mistures the same, then time your 0-60 or 1/8 mile or something, then
adjust the mixture a flat one way or the other and see if it gets faster
or slower?  Or what? 

Kevin Sullivan -- 1960 MGA                kevins@khoral.com
Khoral Research Inc.                      http://www.khoral.com
Albuquerque NM USA


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