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Old 07-24-2021, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by slowbird View Post
I just had an engine on the dyno and was able to do some testing/comparisons.
First thing is, it really does make great torque and when setup right the horsepower is pretty good.
We compared it to a northwind and the RPM was by far better below 5300 after that the northwind was better but avg from 4500-6000 the RPM was still ahead.
Finally don't be afraid to try spacers on the RPM. My engine liked it everywhere in the rpm range.
Wish i could've done more test but ran out of time.
What carb were you using?

Spacer on an RPM?….I can BARELY get the hood closed with an RPM and a paper thin gasket….lol

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