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Carburetor Tuning, Featuring Gene Winfield's The Thing - Presented by Andy's Auto Sport: In this episode of Andy's Auto Sport TV, we show you the basics of tuning just about any single carburetor, and as a special treat, we get to tune Gene Winfield's "The Thing" land speed coupe. Don't be scared - tuning carbs is not as bad as it seems! Video highlights include:
*At 0:30, we tell you the basic tools needed to tune a carb.
*At 1:58, we talk about setting fuel pressure and ignition timing.
*At 4:28, we discuss idle speed adjustment screws, as well as setting the float levels.
*At 6:51, we talk about vacuum settings, idle, and how they affect carburetor and engine performance.
*At 8:54, we make things short and sweet with a quick list of steps to achieve the best carburetor settings for your vehicle.
*At 9:34, we run The Thing on our in-house dyno to see where our adjustments have landed us.
*At 10:09, we sit down and talk about our performance gains and how we got there.
*At 0:30, we tell you the basic tools needed to tune a carb.
*At 1:58, we talk about setting fuel pressure and ignition timing.
*At 4:28, we discuss idle speed adjustment screws, as well as setting the float levels.
*At 6:51, we talk about vacuum settings, idle, and how they affect carburetor and engine performance.
*At 8:54, we make things short and sweet with a quick list of steps to achieve the best carburetor settings for your vehicle.
*At 9:34, we run The Thing on our in-house dyno to see where our adjustments have landed us.
*At 10:09, we sit down and talk about our performance gains and how we got there.