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Old 10-03-2015, 07:24 PM   #11
cableguy0
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Re: Going Backwards (going to a smaller carb)

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Originally Posted by crazy longhorn View Post
Even on the track, if you are not revving real tight, the smaller carb will work nicely? My bros S-10, fitted with my old street 383, made the best of 13.1 on the track (my street tune), with a 1407 /750 Eddy. With a quick fuel 650 DP, she went 12.5 @ 106 mph.....rolling through the big end, @ 52-5300 on the tach...longhorn
I doubt carb size had much to do with it. It was likely the quick fuel being that much better. Aside from that the quickfuel/preform main bodies flow a lot more than claimed. That 650 is probably moving close to 700cfm.
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