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Re: Tuning Woes

To: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca
Subject: Re: Tuning Woes
From: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:29:14 -0500 (CDT)
John McEwen writes:

> On a motorcycle, when any changes are made to increase the flow of exhaust
> gases, the carbs must be richened to accommodate the increased air flow
> through the engine.  You may have created an excessively lean engine with
> the new system.  While you can adjust it at idle, the carbs cannot
> accommodate higher revs.

I must disagree.  Within a certain usable range, the CD nature of SU
carbs automatically compensates for changes in flow.

Right?

-- 

Todd Mullins
Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil    On the lovely Mississippi (USA) Coast

'74 MGB Tourer, ugly, but back from the dead

(witty quote here)

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