8" dia x 2" height Merc Flame Arrestor, good or bad for 830 cfm?
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8" dia x 2" height Merc Flame Arrestor, good or bad for 830 cfm?
Does anyone know for sure if this stock merc flame arrestor will support 830 CFM? I have searched on forums till blue in the face. Thought about taking some of the baffles out, but I like living and don't want to be made fun of for blowing a boat up. I don't have clearance for 10" diameter flame arrestor and the flame arrestor is already at the hatch bottom. So, anyone know anything about the 8" dia x 2" height Merc Flame Arrestor CFM flow shown below?
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2" has me concerned also. A 9X4 (2.75" element height) K&N Arrestor was a restricition on a mild 330-350hp 5.7 .
Any vac port on the carb ? If so, hook up a vacuum guage to it and report back what the vacuum is at WOT and top rpm. This will tell us the restriction if any.
Any vac port on the carb ? If so, hook up a vacuum guage to it and report back what the vacuum is at WOT and top rpm. This will tell us the restriction if any.
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So, be careful with that.
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I am surprised at the K&N restrictive. I can find just as many responses that they work better than stock and i can find just as many post that there is no difference btw the K&N and a stock flame arrestor.
Can I make a run with no flame arrestors and see if it makes a difference? or will the air be too turbulent in the engine compartment for the carbs to perform correctly?
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basically taking arrestors off should do one of three things
1, run same / aresstors fine
2. run better / needs btter arrestors
3. slow down / needs arrestors and tune carbs
My philosophy is to always have an af meter even on stock setups,
just gives me a an extra level of information I normally wouldnt have
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Again, not saying anything about K&N's in general. This was a 9X4 (2.75" element height) on a 330-350hp SBC/Alpha equipped small/lightweight boat. BG650 Carb had choke tower but no choke flap.
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Choke tower to flame arrestor top and float bowl vent to flame arrestor top can influence things when too close. It's not always about airflow.
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Williams Carbs tuned everything up when they installed the carbs and questioned the size of the arrestor and said a larger one might help. Hence me asking the flow cfm of this arrestor. They have offered to lake tune the carbs after I run it awhile. I have no issues with carbs, just want to make sure I am not missing out on 1 mph or even a 1/2 mph!
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Think you could squeeze a 3" x 8" under there? Here's a couple links to some.
http://www.rexmar.com/page193.html
http://www.cpperformance.com/c-479-flame-arrestors.aspx
http://www.rexmar.com/page193.html
http://www.cpperformance.com/c-479-flame-arrestors.aspx