FWIW: When Rob Grady test drove John Marconi's car, his seat of the pants impression was that the car was faster than a stock DeLorean, especially in the lower gears. Bill Robertson #5939 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Cecil Longwisch <dmc8182@...> wrote: > > Has anyone out one of these carbed cars on a dyno and determined the > loss in horsepower? The loss should be significant. > > > Cecil Longwisch > 10663 (twin turbo because I need more horsepower) > 2535 > > On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@...> wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > "All metering is accomplished by air flow alone".. > > > > Exactly the point Bill- What about air temperature? Air density? ignition > > timing? fuel quality? All moving targets that a carburetor had no way of > > compensating for. > > > > There is a reason complex fuel injection systems have come to replace the > > simple (and complex) carburetors of the past. > > > > --- On Wed, 4/11/12, content22207 <brobertson@...> wrote: > > > > > From: content22207 <brobertson@...> > > > Subject: [DML] Re: Carburete a DeLorean at DCS'12? > > > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 3:19 PM > > > Also FYI: > > > > > > Speaking for the Autolite/Motorcraft 2100 only: > > > > > > Unless the carburetor itself physically changes (gets > > > dropped & cracked, stagnant fuel turns to varnish > > > inside, jets are purposefully unscrewed and swapped out for > > > different sizes, etc) it will "hold its tune" into > > > perpetuity. Not counting the accelerator pump and the full > > > throttle enrichment valve -- which has been disabled on my > > > carb and Byrne Heninger's -- there are only two moving parts > > > in the entire metering circuit: the throttle plates > > > themselves. All metering is accomplished by air flow alone, > > > and the amount of fuel that leaves the bowl through the jets > > > in response to that air flow. > > > > > > Bill Robertson > > > #5939 > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/