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Old 07-04-2010, 06:32 PM   #22
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Default Re: running dual carbs

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Originally Posted by flatjack9 View Post
If you are talking about an 8BA carb, it not ported vacuum, it is a combination of venturi and manifold vacuum and is less than manifold vacuum. On a modern engine, ported vacuum means it is closed off at idle, other than that it's the same as manifold vacuum.
Jack, isn't it true that venturi vacuum increases when throttles open, while mainfold vacuum drops?

Isn't that why the load-a-matic distributor will retard timing instead of advance it when connected to manifold vacuum?
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