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Old 12-30-2016, 09:02 AM   #5
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Default Re: Stromberg 97

I recently completed some dynamometer testing on two engines. In both cases we tried to gravity feed a single Stromberg 97 carb and found we could not develop power under a heavy load. When we added a fuel pump to raise the fuel line pressure to 2.5#, the problem ceased.
On one of the engines, we also tried a pair of 48's and a pair of 94's. They were a bit more forgiving. I did not try the 94 as a single but did test a single 48 and when doing so, it had the same loss of power under heavy loading.
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