Spaced Out: Do Carburetor Spacers Really Work?”
The common consensus out there is that a carburetor spacer is a simple engine-tuning device, useable for only a select few applications, but do they work?
Getting fuel to your engine is key to performance, whether through a carburetor or an EFI. Find tips and tricks to maximizing performance, completing installs, and deciding what kind of systems, upgrades and enhancements are right for your situation.
The common consensus out there is that a carburetor spacer is a simple engine-tuning device, useable for only a select few applications, but do they work?
Engine tuning can be both art and science. While it is beneficial to track data as a reliable indicator of your engine’s performance, being ‘in-tune’ with the details of your engine can help you feel-out your next steps.
In our last issue we looked at the basics of valve lash. We examined a couple of ways to accomplish the job, ranging from the easy-peasy “Exhaust Opening/Intake Closing” (“EO-IC”) method to the more time consuming OEM method.
Need to check valve lash in a fresh cam or new engine? Part 1 of Wayne Scraba’s new two part series will show you how.
In part 2 of Wayne Scraba’s fuel delivery series, he digs deeper into the systems required on multiple-use cars.
Part 1 of Wayne Scraba’s series on fuel delivery options explores some pumps that will work for street AND strip.
A lot of racing takes place under controlled conditions. The pavement or dirt is a known factor. The weather conditions are similar to those of previous races. The location is easily accessible and relatively comfortable to work in.
With many of us starting up projects during the pandemic, much time was spent in our garages wrenching the nights away.
It’s something we’re asked on a regular basis: “Where’d the oil go?” It’s routine for most to check oil levels on a weekly or even monthly basis. But one of those checking days, you quickly notice the oil level is down. What then?
In the latest saga of LS Tech’s LS3 Swapped 1992 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon, Michael removes the great for its day but now tired 5.7 L motor and installs an Earle’s Performance Vapor Guard.