[Fot] Float needle valves

[Bruce Stutzman]

Unfortunately I don't remember which, but Joe Curto specifies solid needles
for certain SUs and spring loaded for others.
Bruce Stutzman

On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 5:58 PM Phil Gott via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Thanks, everyone!
> Phil
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Mar 17, 2021, at 3:27 PM, Erik Jacobsen via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Tony,
> Yeah, same scenario in my Bugeye with 3-screw tops (even if they're tiny
> compared to your TR-4 carbs), one front pivot, one back pivot.
>
> On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 02:17:43 PM CDT, Tony Drews via Fot <
> fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> With the SU's with the 3 screw tops we ended up with one pivoting at the
> front and another at the back.  Any other orientation resulted in weirdness
> after hard braking, right when you want to stomp the gas.
>
> Another vote against grose jets, they couldn't handle hardly any fuel
> pressure and the stock needle valves did great under up to 7 psi (more than
> we wanted, but fighting the doggone regulators).
>
> - Tony Drews
> On 3/17/2021 1:22 PM, Phil Gott via Fot wrote:
>
> Yup.
> Had that problem. Floats must “face” fore and aft, meaning the pivot
> points across the car. WIth pivots at an angle to the car we first tried to
> overcome the apparent starvation in turns by increasing the fuel pressure,
> which just made things worse. Fuel pressure at 2 1/2 psi and fore/aft
> floats works well.
> Thanks.,
> Phil
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 17, 2021, at 12:41 PM, rek46 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> 
> NO GROSSS JETS...lousy and not for competition....Use GOOD/New old style
> floats....you need positive open and close.....heres a tip..check your
> float direction for best perf....meaning , are you having brake to accel.
> probs on heavy brake corners?  You prob have each float facing toward
> center...not best....Solved by making both floats face same direction(frt.
> or back)....rick
>
> In a message dated 3/17/2021 12:04:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> fot at autox.team.net writes:
>
>
> Thanks, Erik and Joe;
> Good to know.
> I’ve had Gross Jets hang open with some royal flooding. Won’t use those
> again!
> Phil
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 17, 2021, at 11:19 AM, Erik Jacobsen <kekjacobsen at yahoo.com>
> <kekjacobsen at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> Phil,
> I use the plain old solid needles in both street and race cars and haven't
> had any issues. They do wear out eventually, but after 7 years in the race
> car, I still haven't had a problem.
>
> Jake
>
> On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 10:13:30 AM CDT, Joe Boruch via Fot
> <fot at autox.team.net> <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> Phil, years ago I stopped using Gross Jets, which have the spring loaded
> ball on the end of the float needle.  I suspected some flow issues and
> others had said that they had issues.  JoeB
>
> On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 08:16:11 AM EDT, Phil Gott via Fot
> <fot at autox.team.net> <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Anyone have experience with needle valves that do not have the spring
> loaded contact where the needle valve rests on the float? Is a solid one
> better, worse, or require different set up?
> Phil Gott
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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