carb tunning

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Re: carb tunning

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Bear45-70 wrote:True, but most guys will never disassemble a plug to read the properly or get a real and proper plug reading tool.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nitrous-Outlet- ... _504wt_952

Here is a more reasonable one like I used back in the dark ages.

http://compare.ebay.com/like/1406646479 ... si=y&cbt=y
Yup I know but I found in many cases plugs that looked white.. that would indicate too lean.... actually read perfect at the soot ring... found horsepower by reading the plugs right.
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Re: carb tunning

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ottoman wrote:
Bear45-70 wrote:True, but most guys will never disassemble a plug to read the properly or get a real and proper plug reading tool.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nitrous-Outlet- ... _504wt_952

Here is a more reasonable one like I used back in the dark ages.

http://compare.ebay.com/like/1406646479 ... si=y&cbt=y
Yup I know but I found in many cases plugs that looked white.. that would indicate too lean.... actually read perfect at the soot ring... found horsepower by reading the plugs right.

Very true, but again most of these guys are not really tuners and/or racers and close as as good as they will ever get.
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