Triples are on !!!!

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bootlegger wrote:Ive got one of those scoops on my hydroplane. Its running a small block with twin carter afb carbs.
The only issues ive had with the scoop was at spped the fuel would get sucked out of the carb and exit out the front of the scoop all over my face. I turned the scoop to face backwards and it didnt do it again.
Ive never been able to explain it.
Can't work that one out :? :? particularly at speed. I've only had a carb stall / backfire and throw fuel or a flame while I've been tuning or setting one up :wink:

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8) 8) Lookin sweet Mick. :thumbsup:

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That is up there for the best looking grey motor I have ever seen.

Well done!
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That looks really smart Mick, well done. :thumbsup: Can you tell us anything about the jet sizes yet?
I think you had twin carbs on your humpy before. How does that setup compare to the triples?
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Stygian wrote:That looks really smart Mick, well done. :thumbsup: Can you tell us anything about the jet sizes yet?
I think you had twin carbs on your humpy before. How does that setup compare to the triples?
G'day Andrew,

Well the triples have been on since before Easter with a mix of highway / town driving and I have to say they are an improvement over the twins. Unless you've driven it with the twins and now the triples its a bit hard to explain, I guess it runs smoother without any hesitation or stumbling at low around town speed.
I have to qualify that by saying my twins while they ran well didn't have venturi restrictors and ran size 46mains, I was happy with them but after I decided to go with triples I did a lot of research and I was lucky enough to time it with Harv putting together his Stromberg Information and posting it :thumbsup: (on ya Harv) And as I said earlier my wife Vicki's uncle is a mechanic who has been more than helpful with advice.
I wanted to do the whole thing myself and I did with the exception of getting the throttle bodies rebushed and fitted with red motor butterflies so I could link them together without external linkages hanging off the side of the manifold. Andrew as you know any modifications to my motor will differ from others so what works well with mine may not work as well for others, so I run a 30/70 cam, slight head work, extractors and electronic ignition. The triples are running 44mains with venturi restrictors and the restrictors narrowing the flow make the 44's work well, it's not running lean as can be seen from plug reading and I have no trouble starting it cold :wink:

Like I said anyone who tunes their own car can tell easily if its running right or not, and mine has never run better. Look forward to getting a road report from you when you get that Eric Grey Motor out on the road.

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choppedfan wrote:Look forward to getting a road report from you when you get that Eric Grey Motor out on the road.
Mick 8)
Not too far away now :D . We finished painting last weekend. Just got to hunt down a local supplier of the Farecla G3 cutting product before we buff it.

Where did you get your #44 jets from? Sounds like I need to go down to #46 at least.
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Stygian wrote:
choppedfan wrote:Look forward to getting a road report from you when you get that Eric Grey Motor out on the road.
Mick 8)
Not too far away now :D . We finished painting last weekend. Just got to hunt down a local supplier of the Farecla G3 cutting product before we buff it.

Where did you get your #44 jets from? Sounds like I need to go down to #46 at least.
Andrew,

I wouldn't go against what Eric has setup for you, he knows his stuff. Wait until you've got it all together and driving so you can put a few miles up on the fresh motor, then if you think you need to come down in main jets do it then :wink: Like I said mate every engine is different (modified).

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Sound advice mate, cheers.
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That engine bay looks superb :thumbsup:

Personal preference would be to ditch the blue & yellow HT leads though. I'd go all black so that they didn't draw the eye away from all the good work done on the other side of the engine.

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