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> New Carb linkage for /4 engines- RAT "Accu-Link", Another approach for the solution of a long time issue.
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post Oct 1 2009, 04:09 PM
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QUOTE(Jake Raby @ Oct 1 2009, 01:52 PM) *

With mods I am sure it could...
The TWMs have really gone down hill lately though.


Nice to know. Mine are sitting in a box on a shelf, and have been there for quite a few years now (4? 5?). Hopefully in a few more they'll have aged enough to deserve being installed in the car... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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post Oct 1 2009, 04:21 PM
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Jake :

We expect nothing but the " Best" from you. And you have delivered

again. Next thing you will do is a billet type 4 ,that you personally will carve

out of a chunk of Alum. Just keep getting better. Dave (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif)


Nope.. No one would be able to afford it....

Its not just me, I have a group of other hard chargers that help me make all this happen!
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post Oct 1 2009, 04:42 PM
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the only issue I see is where the main joins the carb (the one with two cables attached) it seems a s though there will be a wear problem as the cable rubs the end of the adjuster screw. Maybe a flared end or a way to rotate the assembly where it bolts to the carb.

My $.02 but it looks good! hell with the right fixture it may even work on a 6!

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post Oct 1 2009, 05:01 PM
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Actually thats only ONE cable! It has a barrel nut that tightens to the cable and locks into the cam.

What you see here is one section of constant cable. This will connect from the intermediate coupling all the way to the termination point on the slave carburetor without interruption..

No splices anywhere except at the intermediate coupling, which is designed for that task..
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post Oct 1 2009, 07:07 PM
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Jake this is really cool. Now that I have seen it, I kind of can't believe that I have not seen it before. Inline and V engines with multiple carbs have been using cable systems for years.
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post Oct 1 2009, 08:14 PM
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Yep!!!
A few people have made their own system that functions similarly; with cables.. Their was done a tad different, but still worked well.

But this is the first commercially available arrangement :-)

Now I wonder how long it'll be before the Chinese copy it???
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post Oct 1 2009, 08:22 PM
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Long anough for oh.... say...... a bus with a 6 in it ?? Just thinking out loud (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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post Oct 1 2009, 08:51 PM
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This will fit a six also...
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post Oct 1 2009, 08:59 PM
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This is a sneak peek of the new cable linkage system that we have been working to complete for quite a while now.. Available (SOON!) for carburetors or our "Extrudabody" EFI throttle bodies.


So does this mean the Extrudabody ITBs are of good quality? I've been looking at some for another project (mainly because of price), but hadn't heard too many reviews.
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We've been working on several projects with extrudabody...
I like them a lot.
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That's awesome! Thanks for the heads up. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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This looks very cool.

I'm tired of my Hexbar.

The market needs a product like this. None of the linkages currently available come without compromises.

I hope you can make it work Jake. I'll sure as hell buy one.
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post Oct 1 2009, 10:05 PM
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it's already working.. Just gotta optimize it.
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That is a slick looking setup! I've got a couple of dune buggy friends that I'm going to pass this info on to. They'll probably be quite interested.
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Wow! Everything seems so simple once you actually see it! It is being the first one to see it in your head that's the hard part!

Looks great!
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post Oct 1 2009, 11:28 PM
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QUOTE(Jake Raby @ Oct 1 2009, 06:14 PM) *

Yep!!!
A few people have made their own system that functions similarly; with cables.. Their was done a tad different, but still worked well.

But this is the first commercially available arrangement :-)

Now I wonder how long it'll be before the Chinese copy it???



They are already working on it.

The copies will be made of lead, and give you aids from using them so I would not worry too much. The chinese have the reverse midas touch when it comes to automotive.

I thought at one point i'd be safe with cast iron, no they fuck that up too. Lesson learned. I just dropped 1100$ on new turbo exhaust hardware because zang ghong foundry LTD uses recycled sewer caps or pig iron to pour into their crappy molds that are not even scaled right.
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post Oct 2 2009, 03:58 AM
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QUOTE(ghuff @ Oct 2 2009, 01:28 AM) *

QUOTE(Jake Raby @ Oct 1 2009, 06:14 PM) *

Yep!!!
A few people have made their own system that functions similarly; with cables.. Their was done a tad different, but still worked well.

But this is the first commercially available arrangement :-)

Now I wonder how long it'll be before the Chinese copy it???



They are already working on it.

The copies will be made of lead, and give you aids from using them so I would not worry too much. The chinese have the reverse midas touch when it comes to automotive.

I thought at one point i'd be safe with cast iron, no they fuck that up too. Lesson learned. I just dropped 1100$ on new turbo exhaust hardware because zang ghong foundry LTD uses recycled sewer caps or pig iron to pour into their crappy molds that are not even scaled right.


Maybe, but never under estimate the Chinese, 40years ago "made in Japan" meant crap cars....this is only the beginning.
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post Oct 2 2009, 05:36 AM
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The best ideas are always the simplest. Go Jake. I love the idea of one cable, running to one, then across to the other - sooo little to go wrong. (on the rhs linkage, no need for the second cable attachment though? - to neaten it up even more?)
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Jake,

Will this work on carbs that one pulls/pushes from front and the other pulls/pushes from the back?
I am using a bellcrank setup at the moment attached at middle case bolt.

Thanks for an answer
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post Oct 2 2009, 04:30 PM
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For this to work both carbs will have to rotate in the same direction.. Thats pretty much the only requirement.
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