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For Rob who wants more power [message #181223] Wed, 22 August 2012 05:26 Go to next message
Ken Burton is currently offline  Ken Burton   United States
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This should solve your hill climbing problem at altitude.

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/750/imagekqcw.jpg

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/5507/imagenbd.jpg

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Re: For Rob who wants more power [message #181230 is a reply to message #181223] Wed, 22 August 2012 06:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
kerry pinkerton is currently offline  kerry pinkerton   United States
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LOL.

That is almost as good as the Lincoln with the window AC unit mounted on the decklid beside the Coleman Generator to run it!!!

A few years back, there was an article about some guy in a Camero who mounted two leaf blowers under his hood as a poor mans supercharger for drag racing. If I recall correctly, they actually did improve performance a bit.....

Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L

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Re: For Rob who wants more power [message #181237 is a reply to message #181223] Wed, 22 August 2012 07:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Matt Colie is currently offline  Matt Colie   United States
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Ken Burton wrote on Wed, 22 August 2012 06:26

This should solve your hill climbing problem at altitude.

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/750/imagekqcw.jpg

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/5507/imagenbd.jpg

As one that did about a dozen (give or take) OE/Turbo add-on projects in the late '70's ~early '80's, lets just say that if you try to start out with a conventional carburetor you are in for a long and hard road......

BTDT - Lost the picture and the shirt wore out long ago....

Matt

Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
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SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit

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Re: For Rob who wants more power [message #181277 is a reply to message #181223] Wed, 22 August 2012 11:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Dan Borlase is currently offline  Dan Borlase   Canada
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I love it !!!

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Re: For Rob who wants more power [message #181312 is a reply to message #181223] Wed, 22 August 2012 16:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wander Inn is currently offline  Wander Inn   United States
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You could move the hose to the radiator for extra cooling when needed.

Mike

Mike & Chris Hughes 1977 Kingsley Phoenix, Az.

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Re: For Rob who wants more power [message #181362 is a reply to message #181312] Wed, 22 August 2012 21:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
John Sharpe is currently offline  John Sharpe   United States
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Quote:

You could move the hose to the radiator for extra cooling when needed.




You want cold dense air so hot radiator air would have a negative affect on performance.

John Sharpe
Humble,TX
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Re: [GMCnet] For Rob who wants more power [message #181458 is a reply to message #181223] Thu, 23 August 2012 14:21 Go to previous message
USAussie is currently offline  USAussie   United States
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Ken,

Hmmm I might have to look into this mod! ;-)

Regards,
Rob M.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Burton

This should solve your hill climbing problem at altitude.

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/750/imagekqcw.jpg

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/5507/imagenbd.jpg
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Ken

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