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Old 01-07-2015, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by DanEC View Post
As much as I admire my dual quads if you plan to use the car for autocross you may want to think about going with a nice center pivot float Holley or Quickfuel single 4bbl instead. I think the 4160/1850 series of side pivot float carbs are not known to hold up too well in competition autocross and gymkanna type events due to floats hanging in hard corners and running out of fuel.
Yup. They're no good on a track and a definite no-go on a small autocross course. On the straights though, they take it down better than Linda Lovelace.
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