quote:Originally posted by comp2:
...we have been succesfull at getting the these things to run like they are fuel injected...None of this would have been remotly possible without an LM-1...
I agree with you Gary, there's nothing like a carb tuned to perfection, the motor runs crisp and tight. Or as you wrote, like it was fuel injected. The air fuel ratio meter sounds like a cool tool.
In the days before such a device was available, I used a long stretch of unused road with an uphill grade, I would make each carb adjustment one small step at a time until the carb became too lean, and then back off one or two steps (except for the air bleeds). It was quite time consuming. The first few carbs were a challenge, it was fun learning to do it. But afterwards it became tedious, it was far easier to just pay a dyno operator. If a tool such as an air fuel ratio meter had been available, I may feel differently about it today. At this stage in my life, with the limited spare time I have, I have other priorities that I would prefer to budget time for, rather than playing with a carb. But I can relate to the passion you have for tuning on the carbs, that's cool. There's nothing like working on something, and the result being it performs better afterwards.
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