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Old 11-26-2023, 02:13 PM   #1
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Default Re: Claim of 25% HP bump true?

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Yes, its done all the time. If your going to run a B carb you need either a B manifold
or a bored out Model A manifold. The B manifold sets the carb at a different angle but can be corrected with ovaling the holes in the manifold out or using smaller bolts.
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Old 11-26-2023, 04:10 PM   #2
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Rob Doe,

Yes, its done all the time. If your going to run a B carb you need either a B manifold
or a bored out Model A manifold. The B manifold sets the carb at a different angle but can be corrected with ovaling the holes in the manifold out or using smaller bolts.
Live and learn. I didn't know that. It might explain why my B carburettor cuts out when braking to a stop. The problem with a RHD car is the lug on the intake manifold for the ignition advance mechanism which is present on an A manifold but missing on a B because they supposedly had automatic advance in the distributor.
I am guessing here but does the change lower the intake or raise it. Details would be very welcome.
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The difference is the carburetor sitting at a different angle side to side not front to back or up and down.
Your carb cutting out might be fuel shoshing, might be float level.
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