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89Force235 01-02-2017 10:36 AM


Originally Posted by Eliminated572 (Post 4515007)
Pro systems built me two 1150 dom carbs last year. 3 circuit. He had the intermediate circuit very soft. Power valves were the high flow style (I had a ton of PVCR). Clean idle, clean cruise (around 13.5), just a hint of fattening up when the PV's opened. Otherwise they were perfect. I monitored via O2's...I quizzed him on the 2 vs 3 circuit debate in marine. He laughed and responded that it's 2016. Old days are well past us... FWIW they can and do work. [ATTACH=CONFIG]563200[/ATTACH]

Thanks, good to know that they can be made to work. The big question remaining is how does a guy make the "intermediate circuit very soft"?

89Force235 01-02-2017 11:24 AM


Originally Posted by mike tkach (Post 4514853)
mercury marine would have used a smaller cheaper carb but they spent the extra money for a reason.on engines like the sc525 fuel distribution is not real good but the dominator 1050 helped.the sc525 came with 7.5-1 compression ratio and a whimpy hyd flat tappet cam,without boost it would not get out of it,s own way.the small 177 blower would not move enough air with a 4150 carb,it made less than 500 hp so the dominator was the answer.

Thanks for the post Mike. Making a comparison to the 525 sc. Here's a page out of B&Ms technical info. Looking at the chart merc should have chosen a 950 cfm carb for a 454 ci engine runnning 5 psi. Despite that they chose to have a dominator flange casted into their blowers and went with a 1050 dominator.

Seems like to me that carbs for blower motors are ofter chosen to avoid any restriction in the inlet of the roots blower. Guys often run two 850s with a 6-71 or ever two 1050s with a 8-71.... I've read that they often pick up boost by using larger cabs and eliminating the restriction.

Using the chart for my motor ~460 ci and 7.5 psi, we actually land on a 1050 cfm carb.... Like merc with the 525 sc, I'll be about 100 cfm over the recommendation... This is how I came up with an 1150....
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Edit: Forgot to mention; at high elevation guys often over carb and jet down. Not sure that it always works out but I'm gonna try it...

getrdunn 01-02-2017 07:19 PM


Originally Posted by mike tkach (Post 4514853)
mercury marine would have used a smaller cheaper carb but they spent the extra money for a reason.on engines like the sc525 fuel distribution is not real good but the dominator 1050 helped.the sc525 came with 7.5-1 compression ratio and a whimpy hyd flat tappet cam,without boost it would not get out of it,s own way.the small 177 blower would not move enough air with a 4150 carb,it made less than 500 hp so the dominator was the answer.


Mike I was surprised as well but thought I'd throw it out there. Evidently prosystems thought otherwise. Not sure but I still have the build sheets for 454/177 builds.

mike tkach 01-02-2017 08:09 PM


Originally Posted by 89Force235 (Post 4515047)
Thanks, good to know that they can be made to work. The big question remaining is how does a guy make the "intermediate circuit very soft"?

remove the air bleed from the circuit.the oriface is big&pulling air instead of fuel.

f311fr1 01-02-2017 08:21 PM

When I changed from 850 boost referenced to Nickerson built 1050's on B and M 174's in my 311 Formula I picked up 400 RPM. Had to buy a set of props.

89Force235 01-02-2017 08:22 PM


Originally Posted by f311fr1 (Post 4515320)
When I changed from 850 boost referenced to Nickerson built 1050's on B and M 174's in my 311 Formula I picked up 400 RPM. Had to buy a set of props.

:) that's what I'm hoping for!

89Force235 01-02-2017 08:24 PM


Originally Posted by mike tkach (Post 4515312)
remove the air bleed from the circuit.the oriface is big&pulling air instead of fuel.

Thanks! Is this doable on the old 3 circit carbs too? Or just the newer models with the changable bleeds?

Also, would you remove the air bleed restrictor all together or start putting larger bleeds in until it leans out?

mike tkach 01-02-2017 08:29 PM

i would remove the bleed and see how it responds,then go from there.

89Force235 01-02-2017 08:33 PM


Originally Posted by mike tkach (Post 4515325)
i would remove the bleed and see how it responds,then go from there.

Would you bother with running a PV on a 3 circuit? If so just the primary? or both?

mike tkach 01-03-2017 08:55 AM


Originally Posted by 89Force235 (Post 4515326)
Would you bother with running a PV on a 3 circuit? If so just the primary? or both?

that depends on the application,p v in primary circuit but not to common in secondary side.


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