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Old 01-04-2012, 01:38 PM
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Question Take the Turkey pan off
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Originally Posted by petercory View Post
The Problem is the Turkey Pan, with it on, the scoop cant flow enough air for a 500CFM much less a 750 or 780CFM Carb! Do a full bore accceleration run and shut the key off at about 6000RPM and take a plug reading - They'll be black with the pan on. Take the Turkey pan off and do the run again - if the carb is jetted properly, the plugs will read perfectly! We proved this out while tuning for a Run & Gun many years ago.

So you're saying if I'm running an 850cfm holley on a 427 so I should take the turkey pan off.
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