[DeTomaso] Theoretical question of the day

[Sean Korb]

The legend of Ford motors on the dyno (in the old Ford Engine book I
read over and over and over again in the '70s and '80s) is the 351C
just made more power the bigger the carburetor they put on it.  You
should get more fuel when you draw more air.  A carburetor is just an
analog computer.  But I would think you would still have to tune it
for the new conditions.  Probably size up on the jet when you pull
restriction from either the exhaust or the intake.

sean

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 10:05 AM, Charles McCall
<charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:
>    Will a carburated engine make more power by simply installing a freer
>    flowing air filter with no changes to the carb? Or removing the filter
>    for that matter?A
>    A fuel injection computer will adjust the mixture to be able to take
>    advantage of more oxygen, but fuel flow in the carb is limited by jet
>    size. I'd expect a small increase in power to be possible but the fuel
>    flow will soon be limited by jet orifice diameter, and it won't make
>    much more power despite the extra air.A
>    A significant change in airflow would require rejetting the carb to
>    take advantage of the improvement, right? Or wrong?
>    Thanks all!
>
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