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Old 05-19-2016 | 06:37 AM
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Velocity creates vacuum , I work a lot with pressurized air boxes on normally aspirated motors. they have a lot of vacuum and we get frost built up on the throat of the carb. Bigger is not always better.
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Old 05-19-2016 | 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by class6
Velocity creates vacuum , I work a lot with pressurized air boxes on normally aspirated motors. they have a lot of vacuum and we get frost built up on the throat of the carb. Bigger is not always better.
Are you talking about a pressurized box surrounding the carb? That wouldn't be NA right? Not quite sure what you mean.
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Old 05-19-2016 | 07:52 AM
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Yes, Pressurized through a scoop of forced speed intake
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Old 05-19-2016 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by class6
Velocity creates vacuum , I work a lot with pressurized air boxes on normally aspirated motors. they have a lot of vacuum and we get frost built up on the throat of the carb. Bigger is not always better.
So you are saying the frost is caused by high vacuum?
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Old 05-19-2016 | 08:25 AM
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High Velocity/Speed and pressure chill the air. Just like the air chuck gets real cold under volume of air rushing out
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Old 05-19-2016 | 08:27 AM
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Old 05-19-2016 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by class6
High Velocity/Speed and pressure chill the air. Just like the air chuck gets real cold under volume of air rushing out
So the high velocity of air in the intake is what causes the carb to frost up? Hmm. So why doesn't this happen on a efi manifold at the throttle body?
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Old 05-19-2016 | 12:22 PM
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water mister in the air box. LOL.

or possibly IR's with injectors over the trumphets ?

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Old 05-19-2016 | 12:40 PM
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I know the temp drop in a carb is due to the venturi effect as well as the fuel evaporation (but mostly venturi effect as the air pressure drops)

Anyway, it would be nice to try some 850s or 950s but I think what I will do is get the jetting dialed in and check the vacuum under the carb at wot. If over 1 inch, I think I'll want to try a bigger one.

Thanks for the input
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Old 05-19-2016 | 12:55 PM
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Apollards 461 with 496 exhaust, ovals, and vic jr oval intake with 850cfm marine holley with almost identical camshaft pulls exactly 2" at WOT.
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