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Carter AVS e85 conversion #107867
08/20/08 06:38 PM
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Need some help with a source for avs parts. I want to try converting one of my old AVS carbs to run e85. Has anyone attempted this, or is this just not possible because of lack of parts etc. Any Avs gurus want to chime in. Thanks,

Re: Carter AVS e85 conversion [Re: momopar] #107868
08/20/08 08:24 PM
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a start might be an Edelbrock jet kit.


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Re: Carter AVS e85 conversion [Re: RapidRobert] #107869
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for the night shift

Re: Carter AVS e85 conversion [Re: momopar] #107870
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Rather than an AVS why not do a thermoquad, I did all the heavy lifting for you already. Here's the link if you're interested. Dave
http://www.moparts.org/moparts/picture/print/pages/Vraa.html

Re: Carter AVS e85 conversion [Re: quickd100] #107871
08/21/08 09:28 AM
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Thank you very much Dave,



Your article gave me a good idea of how I might attack the AVS conversion. And if I screw it up I can always dig up a few old TQs and have a baseline jumping off point. With a set of 915s or milled 906s my C.R. should come in a little over 12:1 L2295 slugs .020 shim gasket and .060 in the hole.

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