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Re: Twin DCOE-40 Setup available

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Subject: Re: Twin DCOE-40 Setup available
From: Alan Lemen <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 11:35:09 -0600
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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