Tech Department Project Cars FM Store FMWire ReadersCars Feature Cars Forums Log in About FordMuscle
pix
FordMuscle WebMagazine - Home
FordMuscle Home
FordMuscle Login
Subscribe
View Single Post
03-12-2008, 09:33 PM   #13 (permalink)
mavman
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Posts: 4,349
Re: Using a carb that’s too big?

There's no such thing as a carb that's too big.....

Think about it. What happens when a bone stock 302 is wide open throttle, and running about 2500 RPM? It only needs just a little bit of airflow. So if the carb is 500 CFM, then it's too big

there's a hell of a lot more to a carb than it's CFM size. Just as I stated before...I ran 1050's on 302's for years with great success. They sure looked weird though. The carb was as wide as the rest of the motor. You CAN tune the carb FOR the motor, but generally they're pretty close right out of the box. notice I said GENERALLY. I've seen/had some Demons among others that were so far off of a tune that they would run like poo on anything but a lawn mower.

I say bolt that sucker on there & go drive it. I think you'll be surprised how well it will work.
______________________________________
record breaking '75 Maverick bracket car 2 time track champion, '84 Mustang LX bracket car, '78 Fairmont Futura, '86 Merkur XR4Ti, '95 F250 PSD, 00 F150, '03 SVT Lightning (DSG) #888
mavman is offline   Reply With Quote
 
pixblue
Mallory Summer
Fidanza clutches for Fords
AirFlowResearch Heads

All content © FordMuscle, LLC. | Ford® is a registered trademark of the Ford Motor Company. | FordMuscle.com is not affiliated with the Ford Motor Company.