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Old 01-03-2022, 09:00 PM   #53
B Parker
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Default Re: Throttle Limiters

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Originally Posted by SSDiv6 View Post
Many years ago, NHRA was looking at the wiring of the Idle Stop on Quadrajet carburetors. It appears some racers found a way to use it as a throttle limiter by using a toggle switch.
As I stated earlier, racers are creative and there are many ways to skin a cat. (Sorry Cat Lovers... )
This was not a throttle limiter. I had a few friends about 35 years ago that would use this on a QJet. This would set your rpm you staged at. Hit the toggle switch and it would open your carb the same every run. For it to limit your throttle it would have to be on the other side of the linkage. BP
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