Which is great excuse for getting rid of even the single Stromberg ( two
90 degree bends and uneven path lengths on the inlet manifold) and even
going for twin SU's which have a much better inlet manifold with even
paths for flow to each cylinder. Right?
Alan
Joe Curry wrote:
>
>
> With a single carb, the outside two
>cylinders will be fed through much longer ports than the inside two.
>This leads to a great difference in the fuel being delivered across the
>4 cylinders. The inside two will either be running rich compared to
>the outside two or the outside two will be running lead compared to the
>inner two. Neither of these scenarios is good because it leads to
>either cylinders being washed down from too much fuel or valves burning
>from a too lean mixture.
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