Almost exactly what I did on my V8 with K&Ns and tubular manifolds except I
went for progressively richer from slightly below the idle position. Makes
it a damn site easier to get through the emissions test as well, which is
conducted at idle.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 10:26 PM
Subject: Thin at the bottom, fat at the top
> I was contemplating my carb jetting and how the fat needles (#6?)
> sacrifice performance over the stock needles in the MGB. Has anyone
> experimented with an intermediate profile, one that matches the
> stock profile up to about 1/2 or 2/3 throttle, then fattens up the
> mixture to match the rich needles?
>
> It seems to me that this might also give a little better responsiveness
> to the throttle at low revs.
>
> Larry
>
> --
> I regret the mistakes I've made less than the opportunities lost from
> risks not taken.
> lrc@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc
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