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Originally Posted by ACHiPo
Troy,
I'm reading this with interest, as I will have a BlueThunder 1x4 intake, which as you say is taller than a sidewinder or RPM. One thing to watch out for with the large dropped air filters is boiling the fuel out of the carb on hot days. A carb spacer may help, but adds to the height. One of the guys in our club had to drop back to a 9" to solve his problem with fuel boiling.
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This is actually a serious issue, and one that a lot of guys are completely unaware. I have a BT 1x4 with a removable turkey pan. When I have my floats set
just right, the fuel will not percolate out of the boosters on a really hot day, but it
will percolate if the turkey pan is removed. Because of the tilt of the engine in the compartment, and the angle of the BT intake, you can't just blindly set your levels to the bottom of the sight holes. To get it right you have to take some time.