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Old 04-23-2014, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Cobra #3170 View Post
Just a thought but, most cars equipped with a turkey pan have a ridiculously
small air cleaner on them that would be appropriate for a riding mower not a 427 cid engine, try removing it if you have that situation. The air cleaner would not make it rich at low throttle application but would at much above that.
Absolutely correct. When I upgraded my air cleaner to a much more free-flowing cleaner I had to not only readjust the mixtures but, because the venturi vacuum was reduced because there was more volume that was now travelling slower, I had to go to a lighter spring to have the secondaries open correctly.


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