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02-18-2016, 07:23 AM | #1 |
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dual carbs and chokes
Pros and cons on chokes on dual carb setups. Both chokes fixed open? One fixed open and one functional? Both functional? What is the best way and why.
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02-18-2016, 07:32 AM | #2 |
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Re: dual carbs and chokes
Usual choke on rear carb only.......seems to work on all setups I have built.
Charlie ny PS Still controversial, leave chokes in place or remove them on carbs that aren't choked..... Charlie ny |
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02-18-2016, 07:52 AM | #3 |
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Want to stir another pot?, I was advised to block off both PV's in my 94's and it works great. |
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No harm in leaving them in and, as Charlie said, only making one operational. |
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02-18-2016, 08:30 AM | #5 |
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Re: dual carbs and chokes
I run twin 48's - rear choke operational - front choke in present but fixed open - the 284ci 59a runs like a top in this configuartion
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02-18-2016, 08:35 AM | #6 |
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This was a dual setup. Martin. |
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02-18-2016, 09:19 AM | #8 |
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02-18-2016, 09:35 AM | #9 |
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Same here on two 94's. Barely close the chokes, to warm up. Starts easily.
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02-18-2016, 09:40 AM | #10 |
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Power valves are really designed to provide enrichment at full-throttle - or close to it.
The reason blocking the power valves probably worked was because it was running really rich - due to both of them having the wrong vacuum settings and dumping too much raw fuel into the engine at the wrong time. The stock power valves (or the ones supplied with kits) will open at too high of a vacuum level (too early . . . or all the time). With a single carb, the standard valve is probably about right - with multiple carbs, they usually need to be changed. Also, many of the carb kits supply valves with no damn numbers on them . . . so one can maybe guess they are a 6.5 or a 7.5, but who knows. In a perfect world, one would use a vacuum gauge (inside the car) to monitor the vacuum levels and then select the correct power valves to match the vacuum signals of your particular engine. The old Holley rule was to take a vacuum reading at idle and then cut that number in 1/2 - to select a power valve number . . . this MIGHT get you in the ballpark with a single carb, but using a vacuum gauge when you are driving the car is a better way (along with a WB02 meter if you happen to have one hooked up ) You'll probably find that switching to somewhere around a 3.5 to 4.5 power valve with dual carbs will work well. With that said, many of the modern power valves don't seat quite right (too much radius in the gasket corner area) - so I take the radius out of the gasket area on my lathe. I've seen pictures of this process posted someplace - just don't remember where? I think you'll find that if you get them right, you'll have the best of both worlds - good economy when at partial throttle and good power at full throttle. B&S |
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Re: dual carbs and chokes
Kinda OT here but I run chokes on both of the 2100s on my 260. 2 choke knobs. But my carbs set sideways on an efi intake and both run all the time.
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02-18-2016, 09:50 AM | #12 |
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I am running dual 94's and choke both carbs. The main reason I do this is I pull the choke out part way for high idle feature until the engine warms up.
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02-18-2016, 03:56 PM | #14 |
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seems the post got turned into power valves. But with the other replies it seems it is best to run with one functional choke. Thanks Guys.
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02-19-2016, 07:28 AM | #15 |
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Back to chokes! I am running both chokes on my 32 (Eddie Meyer manifold). The simple reason is that it makes it easy to make a linkage that connects both chokes and still picks up the stock 32 choke rod (which ends up 1/2 between the two) . . . so this is the route I've taken. I surely can't see where having two will hurt anything - and it would give a more consistent (richer mixture) to all cylinders . . . instead of some being rich and some lean.
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02-19-2016, 07:31 AM | #16 |
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B&S, Do you have a picture of one of your power valves showing where & how much you turned off in your lathe? I'm gonna need to do this at some point, just havn't got to that point yet. Thank you. Bill
No - but I just happened to be out in the shop yesterday, organizing a bunch of carbs and pulled two power valves out (one a stocker and one a modern replacement from Holley). I did this with the intention of showing the differences and necessary modifications. Over the weekend I'll modify one on my lathe and document the process and specifics. I need to do it anyway - as I'm setting up a couple new 2110's for some dyno testing against my Stromberg 48's. |
02-19-2016, 07:38 AM | #17 |
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CharleyNY suggested I run #52 jets in both. Got new jets from him and they run great.
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