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Old 02-18-2017, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by patrickt View Post
Vacuum secondaries have nothing to do with manifold vacuum. They run off of venturi vacuum, which is related to the velocity of the air/fuel mixture down through the carb. A big cam with low manifold vacuum will do just fine with a vacuum secondary carb. If your engine builder, or engine tuner, doesn't understand the difference between the two then you shouldn't let him even look at your engine.
You can test this with an air compressor. Direct air past the venturi in the primary to simulate vacuum load. Secondaries will open if you do it right.

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