Yes, some of the modern stuff is cool!
With the Webers, the only adjustement screws are for the idle, so as soon as
the main jets kick in, you have no way to adjust the mixture - hence the
need to change the jets.
When I lived in England at the time Spridgets were built, the Webers were
thought to bring mythical powers to an engine! Nowadays, I wished my Lotus
came with SU carbs instead of Webers. I am sure they would give me ample
power without the complexity of the Webers.
JLC
Glen Byrns wrote:
On my Sprite I would turn the mixture nut up two turns at altitude and all
was good. Last day of vacation, headed "downhill", two turns richer and all
was back to normal. With the Megasquirt fuel injuection, the built in MAP
sensor adjusts the mixture based on ambient pressure and no need to even
think about it. For LotO, I crossed the Rockies and Sierra crests twice
each with no loss of power and no re-tuning. Carbs are simple and
dependable, but some of this modern stuff is pretty cool too.
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