Aftermarket Carb Question: Are AFRs worth it?
11-11-15, 01:06 PM
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Not worth it. If you trust your mechanic and he does a good job, and you aren't running boost then, no its a waste of time.
I'm only saying this because are you going to take your mechanic with you to the mountains to change jets and the tune on the carb when the gauge moves to the 14:1 area? or are you just gonna watch it and get worried?
I wouldn't trust a mechanic of less than 50 years to tune a carb. anotherwords, the guy has to be at least 50 to have worked in the industry when carbs were prevalent. But if you found a good guy and you aren't experiencing any flat spots or bad points just run with his tune.
I'm only saying this because are you going to take your mechanic with you to the mountains to change jets and the tune on the carb when the gauge moves to the 14:1 area? or are you just gonna watch it and get worried?
I wouldn't trust a mechanic of less than 50 years to tune a carb. anotherwords, the guy has to be at least 50 to have worked in the industry when carbs were prevalent. But if you found a good guy and you aren't experiencing any flat spots or bad points just run with his tune.
11-11-15, 01:08 PM
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Best fuel economy I had was with the Original Nikki, I have a side draft Weber and get about 5 mpg less but it's well worth the power and torque increase. I get about 20 MPG with the Weber.
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