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Re: Thermo-quad Tips
If I run stock needles and seats...................7 to 8 psi
If I run .110 needles and seats.....................6 is it! I was giving just ball park baseline settings to help out........In some circumstances of real excellent air/Sea Level and a carb that a big Air Door Opening (Modifications sometimes required for Air Flow) I can use a .149. Particularly in 1 1/2 "Big" Carb (Not legal on 340). Although a lot of my smartest competitors disagree on this jet size. The small carbs have a restriction in Secondaries Metering that effect jet tuning. I have drilled out jet totally maybe .180 or more and it makes no difference over a 149 or even a 143 in some carbs in A/F...as crazy as it seems. Not the case in the big carbs (1 1/2 Pri.). Sorry for long winded reply.......Currently in bed a lot with health issues and time on my hands (Possible Congestive Heart Failure).
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Re: Thermo-quad Tips
Good starting point..................076 (Holley) or .098 with 035 to 037 Rod tip
Big Carbs................................. .143 and .780 Air door to start Open Air Door 020 at a time on dyno and see what A/F and HP changes. I prefer 6453 carb as it came on 360 but not critical. I worry more on AVS carbs switching as they have tabs on boosters for different engines and manifold combos for air flow correction ( I think that is why they are there).
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Some of the carbs come with .143 jets stock.
You can carefully hand drill the Sec. jets out but the approach angles vary depending on size....Start with 131 or bigger. No adapter used .....just a tap in the holley size (Carefully again).
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I have one thermoguad that has been in racing motor,not mine.but that carb has vacuum clock and rod.is enyone using these parts to air door adjusting in action,.
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I will work either way.....I like the vacuum pot myself.
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