<VV> A Working Concept

[Shaun]

That's ingenous! I never would have thought of that. I probably would have
offered up the YHs to Grant Young in trade for the Weber setup. Hmmm...

yea, Vairily ... Shaun

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Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 11:12 PM
Subject: <VV> A Working Concept


> Smitty says:  I waited a reasonable time for the big SU to appear that a
> gent told me he had.  Then I got on with my life.  Two weeks ago I
> started a project to mount two YH carbs on Spike's turbo.  Quite a job.
> I used 2" exhaust tubing to make the manifold.  All MIG welded with
> flanges etc.  The trick part is not the carbs though.  It is the linkage
> operating the carbs.  The primary carb opens about half way and the
> secondary stays closed.  At about the half way point the secondary starts
> to open and is arranged with a ratio doubling linkage so it catches up
> with the primary and finishes opening at the same time.  What a blast.
> Man that thing makes boost like it is free and drives like a stock setup
> at street speeds.
>         The secondary has all idle and accel ports plugged and the main
> venturi is the only thing working.  I know what kind of questions I will
> get from the unwashed out there so I will answer a couple of them in
> advance.  Why YH carbs?  Why not?  You don't like them. You don't have to
> like them.  You don't have to waste your time studying them and making
> them work as advertised.  It is alright with me.  My car you know.  I
> didn't see anybody offering twin Weber sidedrafts as a gift.  I had 4 150
> YHs laying around collecting dust.  Why not use them?
>         Now I can get back to fine tuning the waste gate to limit boost
> where I want it.  See some of you at RR.
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