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Old 01-14-2017, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom Vaught View Post
Butt dyno probably would never pick out the difference on the street and the Northwind would fit under the hood and drive better at lower street speeds. The 950 carb (750 at 20.4" test pressure) might have worked fine on the street but a real 850 carb might equal the Victor/"950" carb numbers.

Tom V.
Tom, this is correct, driving around at part throttle is noticeable though.

Steve

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