Carburetor Fine Tuning, Trying to get my dual EMPI HPMX 44's as close to perfect as possible - Now running Spanish Weber 48 IDF's... |
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Carburetor Fine Tuning, Trying to get my dual EMPI HPMX 44's as close to perfect as possible - Now running Spanish Weber 48 IDF's... |
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Jul 6 2014, 08:26 PM
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Former 914 Owner :( Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 20-June 08 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 9,192 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I've been working on my carbs for the past few weeks to try and get them to run as close to perfect as possible. Here are the details at this point:
2315 Raby built engine EMPI HPMX Dual 44's 52 idle jets 150 main jets 200 air correction jets 55 accelerator pump jets New CB Performance Rotary Fuel Pump - 3.5 psi - stock location No fuel pressure regulator - just a TEE fitting Stack electrical fuel pressure gauge 0-15 psi - reads 3.1 psi when cold, 2.4 psi once everything warms up and is running Wide band AFR gauge Fuel lines flushed and fuel filters cleaned Gas tank pulled and re-installed lines at base to be sure there are no kinks I rebuilt the carbs with the EMPI rebuild kits which includes all new gaskets, accelerator pump diaphragm, new mini fuel filter, new float needle valve assembly, new washers for the accelerator pump jets, new o-rings for the idle jets and idle mixture screws. Floats are set to factory specifications as well. I pulled the throttle plates and was extremely careful to be sure I put them back exactly the same way and that they do not hang up - their action is perfect and they cover the progression holes. This project started a few weeks ago after running into lean issues under load - turned out to be the fuel pump relay was going bad. There was a significant voltage drop across the relay and it finally ended up failing completely during testing. Once the engine is fully warmed up, my AFR is reading 12 to 13 at idle; adjusting the idle mixture screws can make a big difference in AFR readings without changing the idle significantly. I started out with the accelerator pump jets set to factory setting of 7mm of thread exposed. During my test drives today, I turned them in (richer) to about 10mm. Response is better but still not perfect. I'm getting AFR readings in the 12-14 range during "regular driving" on the highway. Going up hill under load at 60-70 mph in 4th gear (say around 3500-3800 rpm) and very slowly pushing on the throttle creates a lean condition. Once I step on it, the AFR drops down to 11-12 and then settles again in the 12-14 range. I would really appreciate some input on adjusting the accelerator pump and any other suggestions on how to get the most of these carbs. Are the accelerator pump jets (55) big enough? They can certainly be reamed out. I did measure the output and got around 0.3 ml fairly consistently for each jet. All 4 jets spray straight right into the center of the carb in an even stream. |
sgetsiv |
Aug 8 2014, 12:22 AM
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Former 914 Owner :( Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 20-June 08 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 9,192 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I've been driving Scarlett everyday for the last 3 weeks. I read in the Tomlinson book about the best way to clean out the idle circuit - you remove both the idle jets and the idle mixture screws and then blow compressed air through. I know I had some junk in there and once it was all cleaned out, everything was much smoother.
I'm now down to 52 idle jets, 145 mains and 220 AC jets. Running really nice with cruising and WOT in the mid 13's. It does go a bit rich between 1500 and 2500 but that's mostly due to the accelerator pump doing its thing. I could back out the pump screws a few more turns - now running 8mm of thread. It's just amazing to me how important it is to have the carbs synched in order to avoid popping and backfire on decel. I do have some jet doctors on order so I don't plan to mess with the carbs anymore until I have them installed. Oh, and the car does seem to have more power throughout it's range running in the 13-14 AFR range. |
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