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mtkawboy · 03-31-2014, 10:08 PM

We all ran leakers but the Stude lifted the whole front of the carb up. Everyone wondered why it was jetted so rich idling around. The Div 2 tech used to carry a propane torch around with him way before 1972, which is why Bob did it the way he did. The leakers would pick up RPM when that propane found the leaks. Those were fun times, we had $600 in out first stocker, made our own headers etc. No one would have ever dreamed there would be a day that there would be $100,000+ stockers racing. We had a 50 lb flywheel to get that 3550 lb 283/185 to leave even with 4.88 gears

03-31-2014, 10:08 PM	#8
mtkawboy Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Billings Mt Posts: 282 Likes: 195 Liked 54 Times in 18 Posts	Re: v/s "battles" years ago..... We all ran leakers but the Stude lifted the whole front of the carb up. Everyone wondered why it was jetted so rich idling around. The Div 2 tech used to carry a propane torch around with him way before 1972, which is why Bob did it the way he did. The leakers would pick up RPM when that propane found the leaks. Those were fun times, we had $600 in out first stocker, made our own headers etc. No one would have ever dreamed there would be a day that there would be $100,000+ stockers racing. We had a 50 lb flywheel to get that 3550 lb 283/185 to leave even with 4.88 gears