We wrote the first of many electronic fuel injection stories way back in 1988 in which we proclaimed that the carburetor, if not dead, was on the clear path to antiquity. That was 30 years ago. Today, ...
Gasoline is volatile when vaporized with oxygen. As a motor fuel, gasoline burns best at a ratio of 14.7:1-roughly 14.7 pounds of air to each pound of gasoline. This optimal burn, known as ...
For many enthusiasts, the carburetor is some sort of black magic device that feeds an engine fuel to run. Short of bolting it on and maybe turning the base idle screw to keep the car running, few ...
With our M715 sucking down fuel at a rate of 4 mpg, we knew we had to do some-thing. We were running a Holley 670cfm Truck Avenger on our Chevy V-8, and thanks to an AEM wide-band O2 sensor, we knew ...
The last time we talked about carburetors, we focused on getting the idle mixture and speed in line. But that’s not all that a carb requires of its owner. Having your idle in line doesn’t mean the car ...