Re: [T3] ducting more air into the engine compartment for 42dcnf carbs

["Steven Ayres" <comwest@att.net>]

DavidG=> I believe that my carbs are not getting enough air at higher 
=> rpms and maybe at low too. ... How do I get more air into the 
=> engine compartment correctly?

It's unlikely that air volume is the problem -- the pistons pull the same displacement under any conditions -- but you could easily have a problem with air temperature. If you're pulling air only from the engine compartment, it's certainly hotter than it should be, making the air less dense and reducing oxygen content. The correct way is to draw all intake air from outside the car, as in the stock arrangement. Fabricate sealed ducts from the stock body intake to the carbs. 

Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
'66 KG1600

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