carb spacers
03-11-2002, 11:10 PM
#2
Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 72
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From what I've read out of magazines and other information (you know, the people that have the money to do actual dyno testing, not the morons who say "Well, I'll be damned if those '31s I put on the back of my Camaro gave me 5 more mpg!"), carb spacers are usually worth a bit more power. That is never always the case, though, as all engines are different. All you can do is research old dyno tests and stuff in magazines and books for a setup similar to yours and see what worked well for them, unless you have money to have testing done on your motor (Not worth it for carb spacers)
03-12-2002, 12:03 PM
#3
Supreme Member
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Homestead, Fla
Posts: 2,010
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
It totally depends on your particular combo. That can be worth nothing, or a cheap 5 hp. Usually the most gains come when you're using too small a carb and use an open spacer under to help bandaid it.
03-14-2002, 12:39 PM
#5
Member
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Sterling,CO
Posts: 236
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i have a 1" one on mine i have always been told they help with low end and thats it. i read a mag once that had a test on them and some motors they did help and some they didn't the most i ever saw was 5 more hp i would think anymore then that.
but on the other hand my friend has a 1" on his mustang and it runs like **** without it dont know why just does
maybe its just cuz its a ford :sillylol:
one reason we both have them is to fill the hood up some. i have a cowl hood and i was just short by a 1/2inch so i bought the hood and then put the spacer on there to make it look like i need more the just a 1/2 inch. same with his but his is open scoop and now you can almost see the carb if you look straight at it.
but on the other hand my friend has a 1" on his mustang and it runs like **** without it dont know why just does
maybe its just cuz its a ford :sillylol:one reason we both have them is to fill the hood up some. i have a cowl hood and i was just short by a 1/2inch so i bought the hood and then put the spacer on there to make it look like i need more the just a 1/2 inch. same with his but his is open scoop and now you can almost see the carb if you look straight at it.
03-15-2002, 09:44 AM
#6
Member
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: henderson nevada
Posts: 239
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i have an older car magizine where the guys did some stuff to a 305 to pull some decent hors power out of it and they put a 2in spacer on it with a speed demon carb i believe and dynoed it with and without the spacer it picked up 11hp!!!!!
ill try to find the article 4 ya i also have one on my car with an intake it seems to help
ill try to find the article 4 ya i also have one on my car with an intake it seems to help
03-16-2002, 10:38 PM
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: fairborn, ohio
Posts: 586
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i had really crappy low end throttle repsonse before i put a 4-hole 1" phenolic spacer on my single plane. since then i got excellent throttle response all the way across the board...also helps keep the carb nice and cool and prevents percolation(gas boiling in the carb)
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post