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Re: [Tigers] Best Carburetor ?

To: "'Steve Laifman'" <slaifman@socal.rr.com>, "'Buck Trippel'"
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Best Carburetor ?
From: " Ron Fraser" <rfraser@bluefrog.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:36:07 -0400
Steve
        I believe most cfm ratings are dry.

>From my experience at SUNI Snowmass, I know the more elevation the less
choke you need on the carb.

We flat landers have car trouble with altitude.   I had to open the choke at
Snowmass to make the Tiger run well; the air was already choked at that
altitude.

Bad gas can make any of us run poorly.

Ron Fraser

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From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Steve Laifman
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:03 PM
To: Buck Trippel; tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Best Carburetor ?


Thanks, Buck,

I still don't know whether the 465 CFM Holley is rated "wet" or '"dry".
Maybe a "Google" might help?

Works smoothly on my F4B, but it ran like a pig at Big Bear.  Maybe it
was that "cheap" Valera gas station that appears to be local. The mile
high didn't help either.

I do have a colored LED array for A/F ratio measurement.  Reacts near
instantaneously.



Steve

Steve Laifman

Editor

http://TigersUnited.com



Buck Trippel wrote:
> In addition to the source previously posted, you can look at:
http://www.thecarburetorshop.com/Carbshop_carbsizesandCFM.htm
<http://www.thecarburetorshop.com/Carbshop_carbsizesandCFM.htm>
>
> Now what really gets nuts is the difference in numbers you get when
> guys start flowing carbs "wet" or "dry". The devil is certainly in the
> details when you start looking at CFM.
>
> Buck
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