Does Harley offer independent dynometer data supporting their claims?
I believe Vizard relates that the intake path can be made too smooth,
that the intake and head roughness adds to maintaining the
atomization of the fual/air charge (his theory, anyway). A turbulator
may be overkill.
At 12:52 PM -0600 11/1/01, Brad Fornal wrote:
>My brother is visiting this week and mentioned to me that Harley offers
>an item that goes between the carb and intake called a turbualtor. It's
>a metal insert with vanes on it that create a tornado like flow of fuel
>into the combustion chamber. It is claimed to increase hp and economy.
>It seems like a snake oil sale to me, anyone else had any experience
>with this type of item. I had always thought that straight into the
>combustion chamber was better than swirling. I hope we can get a serious
>discussion here and put the thought of Robert Houston deprecating
>himself behind us <G>
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