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Old 06-19-2008, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Excaliber View Post
I swapped them out for vacuum secondaries, same size, smaller jets with a power valve. I DID feel the loss of 'kick' when you mashed the gas hard, BUT, 1/4 mile times were virtually the same...
The mechanicals were giving you a "bog and rally," which fooled you in to thinking you were accelerating faster than you really were. The vacuums were coming on evenly and efficiently -- the proof is always in the numbers, not in the seat of the pants.
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