blue printing carbs
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The
Blue-Printing of a Carb is a time consuming process. If done by an accomplished
professional, with many years of experience, getting your money's worth is more likely to
occur than the chances you take when doing it yourself.
When you order a stock Briggs & Stratton carb, it is exactly as it comes from the factory. It will probably work great on the family lawnmower, but not for high performance racing scenarios.
When you order a Blue-Printed carb, it has been converted to use a racing fuel called methanol or referred to around the tracks by most as alcohol. Alcohol burns clear and clean providing less carbon dioxide to be released into the environment.
Horsepower is contained in the fuel being used. The more fuel per second an engine can use, the more power it makes. Fuel/air ratio must be maintained at all times to develop as much power as possible, and at the same time protect your racing engine from damage.
In the 5 hp, 4-cycle stock classes, which run in all regions of the world. The air quality differs and plays a major factor in the engines performance. Humidity has a different effect at different temperatures. For races held during the daytime, the air quality will differ from that of a night race.
This is why at a night race, performance will usually pick up as the air gets cooler. Cooler air means less density and thicker air.
Knowing your carbs ultimate potential is the reasoning behind using a Flow-Bench and also used by many racers as a grading system for their carbs.
The
stock carb is first unassembled, each part is thoroughly cleaned, before
the blue-printing process begins.
One of the many carbs tested on the SUPERFLOW SF-60 flow-bench.
Special Thanks to the Adams Family,
For allowing "Thing" to help out in
the Machine Shop. He is very good
with his hand . . . .