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Old 08-24-2015 | 04:35 PM
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Anyone had any experience with the "jet-less" adjustable metering plate? (has the little screw on top to adjust fuel)
Weber Power Plates - bought out by a gov't conspiracy whack job - so NO ! I have not.

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Old 08-24-2015 | 07:03 PM
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Do you know what jets this comes with? and would you do the same with starting out with this out of the box?
The 850 marine comes with 82 in the primary and 94 in the secondary.
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Old 08-26-2015 | 08:24 AM
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need a wideband 1st off, every engine/intake/cam combo different, so without seeing the AFR's you have no idea..
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Old 08-26-2015 | 01:46 PM
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Got some Brand New QFT 1050's For Sale!
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Old 08-27-2015 | 09:17 AM
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I use holley #9022 marine carbs. 800 cfm on my 540's, Dart Pro1 CNC alum. heads, Dart tall single plane intake w/ 1" spacer on top, mild .600 lift roller cams, Eddie Marine Thunder exh., msd ignition boxes, 34 degree total advance, i use #80 jets front,, #90 jets rear,, they run great, my spark plugs look good just a little on the rich side which is what i want, i have tried different jetting but this setup works the best for my engines, have ran this combination 7 years now with no problems.
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Old 08-27-2015 | 01:30 PM
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Cool beans....yeh, the bottom plate can make a good difference. Was the tests on the carb without the choke tower or the one with it ?
sorry to hijack but SB you just raised a good point, I run the stock merc flame arrestor on my stock 502, is it sufficient? its the same size as the one on my 4.3 (no choke tower on mine)
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Old 08-27-2015 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by stimleck
sorry to hijack but SB you just raised a good point, I run the stock merc flame arrestor on my stock 502, is it sufficient? its the same size as the one on my 4.3 (no choke tower on mine)
I don't know. You must test.

I lost almost 3mph to a 9x4 (2.75" element height) K&N on a mild small block single application. This is the most common K&N arrestor for people to buy.

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Edit in: testing was done once the K&N was approx 6-7yrs old. No testing before that. Have gotten a new K&N same size to test if it in fact is the age or the flame arrestor itself. Losing that much MPH due to a 'simple' item is bullchit...when going for max performance.

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Old 08-27-2015 | 01:37 PM
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On my new 572's w/Dominators, we put the HUGE 3" tall Billet Oval Arrestors from Hardin, ran with and without...ZERO HP Difference! Good piece! Not "Cheap" but QUALITY isn't CHEAP!!

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