Hey guys Has someone any experience using the Carter YF with auto Choke combined with Fenton or Offenhauser dual intake ? Will it give any better engine performance using this 2 instead of one carb? What about petrol econemy ? Martinius.
I ran a Fenton with 2 singles about 30 years ago. 2 is always better than 1 but you will probably want to upgrade your ignition. Just a coil would be a big improvement and a MSD box is even better. As far as millage go's....Who cares! lol
YES and YES AGAIN ! It will both increase the power greatly and also improve the fuel economy due to more precise metering of the fuel.... Even if you run two Rottenchester leaks-a-lot Series 'B' caries on a Fenton intake , you'll have better power and economy . Remember though : both carbys *must* be set up and adjusted (jets etc.) exactly the same or it'll run terribly .
What i have Nate is 2 off a kind carbs with autochoke for 235 Ci engine . Does it matter if i use these or will the result be better with manual choke carbs ? Martinius.
Well Then ; Use whatcha got there ! or as we say in America : Run Whatcha brung The chokes make no difference at all , they *might* help in extremely cold weather starting . If it were me , I'd only connect up one choke and leave the other adjusted wide open regardless of temperature . A good running engine only needs the choke for 30 ~ 60 seconds MAXIMUM , then your right foot or the throttle wire should be sufficient to keep the engine running , too much fuel is always a bad thing as it causes extremely rapid engine wear . I hope this answeres your question ? . if not ask again ! .
Martinius, For what its worth...I put two Rochesters on my fenton intake. It has a manual choke set-up on them so I used them. The choke cable is on the rear Carb as in a stock single set-up. It is not cosmetically pleasing at all as the cable looks bunched up on the firewall because the rear carb sits so much further back on the manifold. I think you will be happier with your auto-choke set-up as Nate describes. Flashlight... near Viking Mountain (1600mtr) Tennessee
Thank you again guys for all the help. Its good to know that the choices one makes is well founded when changing a standard arrangement. Its allways a cost/benefit question and there is an esteticall side included offcourse to. Have a nice day Martinius.
I also can't find a nice place to put my glass bubble type fuel filter. I wanted to show it off and make it easy to see. I have not found a good spot for it. You know how much we pay for these and to not use it really bothers me. It looks great on my single carb set-up in the 47'. But the dual carb setup precludes using the same spot. Any idea's. Flashlight
Glass Bowl Fuel Filters What Ken said ~ if you peruse pictures of various dual carby setups , you'll see how they manag it with angled fittings . You can use the dual feed pipes from 4 BBL Carter carbys on dual single carby setups to make tem look nice .
Dual Carb setup with glassbowl This setup (picture Tom langdon) with the Rochesters gives room anough to mount the glassbowl as you can see, maybe you have to change your tubing a bit to get it done? Another arrangement that gives anough space on the back side between the carbs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tncwaRSDmk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG_MLwxNPRk Martinius.
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