carter afb set up

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Oakhouse410
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carter afb set up

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Hi there
Can anyone recommend someone in South East Wales who is good at setting up a Carter AFB carburettor please
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Dave999
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Re: carter afb set up

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i'm sorry i don't

apart from saying the 500CFM size is used on rover/buick v8s

however if the carb is orginal to the car, details should be in the user manual
stamoped numbers can be looked up to find out its orginal application.

you would be able to to check the jets and rods against the manual and follow the set up proceedure setting idle mixture

if its a standard OEM AFB the secondary air flap is weighted
the two weights are sized and angled and have their centre of mass tuned specifically to the orginal application
carter made 100s of versions and each was bespoke to a specific line of engines

so if you try to fit a carter AFB from one brand of motor to another that is different ...it will be hard work, you can get the primaries working fine with jets rods and springs but there is nothing to say that the secondaries will come in at the right time, due to the weights being specifically for a different stroke/cam/capcity combination.

better off with a different carb if you stick with carter style an edelbrock AVS would be better. the secondary air flap is spring looaded and adjustable.
they were designed for application to any motor within reason i.e you need one the right size.

dave
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