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Re: Pro Systems King Cobra 4150 carbs [Re: Thumperdart] #2846007
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Originally Posted by Thumperdart
I'm still working on getting to the track but it's pushed back farther every time I work on the POS but hopefully soon the 2 twins will be right after that for comparative street and track testing.....


Sounds good. Keep me posted.

Re: Pro Systems King Cobra 4150 carbs [Re: mike laws] #2846717
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Mike, with the twin blade base plate, are the bore centers the same as 4150 stuff (same bore centers, just opened up to two slots) or something completely different?

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Alan: There are 2 different sized baseplates. The 'smaller' version has the same footprint as a Holley 850. These carbs vary from 650 to 1230cfm, depending on main section/booster arrangement. These carbs will fit any 4150 or 4500 intake manifold.

The 'larger' baseplate size is between the 850 and a 1050 Dominator with an opening of approx 4.375" square. These carbs vary from 1200-ish to 1620-ish, depending on main section/booster arrangement. These carbs will bolt onto any 4150 or 4500 intake manifold, however if used on a 4150 manifold, the opening will need to be enlarged.


I make shear/anti reversion plates, along with various transition spacers. The twin blade stuff is something I've thought about making some prototypes for.


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Re: Pro Systems King Cobra 4150 carbs [Re: LA360] #2846766
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Mike, with the twin blade base plate, are the bore centers the same as 4150 stuff (same bore centers, just opened up to two slots) or something completely different?

Cheers


Alan: There are 2 different sized baseplates. The 'smaller' version has the same footprint as a Holley 850. These carbs vary from 650 to 1230cfm, depending on main section/booster arrangement. These carbs will fit any 4150 or 4500 intake manifold.

The 'larger' baseplate size is between the 850 and a 1050 Dominator with an opening of approx 4.375" square. These carbs vary from 1200-ish to 1620-ish, depending on main section/booster arrangement. These carbs will bolt onto any 4150 or 4500 intake manifold, however if used on a 4150 manifold, the opening will need to be enlarged.


I make shear/anti reversion plates, along with various transition spacers. The twin blade stuff is something I've thought about making some prototypes for.


Would like to hear more on your ideas for spacer and shear plates!

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Hey guys, I’ve been following this thread for a few days now, I’m Tony Morris from TMC carburetors who is as you may know an agent of PMRD who is license to manufacture and sell twin blades. If you are interested in finding out more about the Twin blade please feel free to contact me!

We plan on testing soon a TB-1400 twin blade at the drag strip on a Dodge Dart fitted with a over 400ci small block mopar, at the moment it’s outfitted with a QFT 1050, I’d like to let you know how that goes later on!

You can also find me on Facebook cheers

Re: Pro Systems King Cobra 4150 carbs [Re: mike laws] #2846992
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Dom and Mike: Hey guys, i want in on this somehow- grin.

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Mike: I hope to talk to Mr Parr today, check on him etc.
Will try to remember to ask about the shere plates.

I think we should create a Carb/ induction area on the page - how about it moderators, can we have an induction/carb area?
Being able to have carb/induction in one area would make technical information easier to locate- imho.

Blessings all.

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Hey Tony, welcome aboard.
I think we may have spoken shortly after PMD started milling parts , cannot remember for sure.
Mike had informed me "what was what" and wanted to get Mr Parr as well as Dom ( Thumpercarbs) the info so, made a call etc to share contacts.

Glad to see more carb guys! grin

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Agreed Mike.
My theory is : the faster i can get the engine up on clean AFR between pump shot and the boosters, the quicker the 60's and 330ft.
When i see a really rich first gear, not cleaning up before 5500- 6500 , i feel im leaving money on the table with too "long" a shot, thus, my efforts to really tune the pump shot "to" the booster flow .
I may find this to be an effort in futility but, im working to either be wrong or, correct. Data and time sheets will prove me foolish or not
If you guys see an error in my thinking, please advise.

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Re: Pro Systems King Cobra 4150 carbs [Re: RustyM] #2847097
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Look closely at using all the circuits, idle mixture, transition circuit, accelerator pump circuit and shooter size, main jet size, PCVR size and power valve opening to get the best 60ft. times and make it run clean and hard from idle to WOT up twocents grin
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Agreed Cab: we have steadily been dropping et, 60's and getting very consistent for about 2 seasons now.
This winter, new rear shocks, from single adjust to dual adjust.
We have reduced static friction losses, moved to electric pump, fan etc along with a LOT of chassis tuning trial and error - car is pretty deadly .
I just keep looking for that next little area than can be improved an i really think getting up on target AFR faster is going to show up in the 60 and 330.
We are at 1.36-38 on 60"s at 3340lbs , foot braking and i believe with better shocks and a little more carb tuning, we can get to 1.33-35.
Dizzy isn't locked out , all in at 2500 but we might try locking it out to see if it helps- might not as we stage at 1800-2200 depending on track.
Its a smallish .625 cam in a 511 so, i may be fooling myself but- wont know unless we try!

Re: Pro Systems King Cobra 4150 carbs [Re: RustyM] #2847521
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Originally Posted by RustyM
Agreed Mike.
My theory is : the faster i can get the engine up on clean AFR between pump shot and the boosters, the quicker the 60's and 330ft.
When i see a really rich first gear, not cleaning up before 5500- 6500 , i feel im leaving money on the table with too "long" a shot, thus, my efforts to really tune the pump shot "to" the booster flow .
I may find this to be an effort in futility but, im working to either be wrong or, correct. Data and time sheets will prove me foolish or not
If you guys see an error in my thinking, please advise.


A few quick thoughts Rusty. A flat afr through the rpm range is not ideal. You want a richer condition at peak tq than peak hp. There's also a lot going on in low gear. G-forces cause inertia-effects in the entire fuel system that will cause a momentary fuel psi spike that will definitely contribute to a richer condition. It's good to have the regulator and fuel inlet mounted behind the carb to help this. Also, keep in mind that the engine will be closest to peak torque at the leave (especially foot-braking). Since peak tq has the highest fuel demand; a little rich here is helping more than you might think. Lastly; if you can program the timing curve, add a couple of degrees at the hit and ramp it out so that it's back to normal when the afr normally 'cleans up'. You'll be surprised at how much this helps.

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I've been setting carbs up to be safely rich at the hit and down low when the load is the greatest trying to move the vehicle then I set the curve to go LEANER up top and through the traps for starters then salt to taste and so far, most are way more consistent and faster but not all.......


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Originally Posted by Thumperdart
I've been setting carbs up to be safely rich at the hit and down low when the load is the greatest trying to move the vehicle then I set the curve to go LEANER up top and through the traps for starters then salt to taste and so far, most are way more consistent and faster but not all.......


Perfect!

You're making the engine more efficient by doing this.

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Originally Posted by RustyM
Agreed Mike.
My theory is : the faster i can get the engine up on clean AFR between pump shot and the boosters, the quicker the 60's and 330ft.
When i see a really rich first gear, not cleaning up before 5500- 6500 , i feel im leaving money on the table with too "long" a shot, thus, my efforts to really tune the pump shot "to" the booster flow .
I may find this to be an effort in futility but, im working to either be wrong or, correct. Data and time sheets will prove me foolish or not
If you guys see an error in my thinking, please advise.


A few quick thoughts Rusty. A flat afr through the rpm range is not ideal. You want a richer condition at peak tq than peak hp. There's also a lot going on in low gear. G-forces cause inertia-effects in the entire fuel system that will cause a momentary fuel psi spike that will definitely contribute to a richer condition. It's good to have the regulator and fuel inlet mounted behind the carb to help this. Also, keep in mind that the engine will be closest to peak torque at the leave (especially foot-braking). Since peak tq has the highest fuel demand; a little rich here is helping more than you might think. Lastly; if you can program the timing curve, add a couple of degrees at the hit and ramp it out so that it's back to normal when the afr normally 'cleans up'. You'll be surprised at how much this helps.


How would you go about tweaking a flat fuel curve to a slightly rich early to leaner later.......Main air bleed or changes in the e-bleed area?


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Usually pretty easy once you are within your max rpm/trap afr's by within a point then if it's rich up top bigger hi bleeds, lower float levels and even mixture screws balance that out. I have a NMCA HEMI super stocker that runs 2 1000 cfm billet 4150's and was at a race where the air got real good in the later part of the day and went from the desirable 12.9-13.1 to 13.7 and lost mph and et plus was in the lanes for the final race so I had him open up all 8 mixture screws and it was right back at 13.1 up top but he red lit and lost the race because it reacted quicker and cleaner. Emulsion placement and sizes is yet another way.......Who needs EFI when a wet manifold has been proven to make more power over and over again....

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Thanks Mike/ Dom : I appreciate the info.
Would like to detail this is bit more though, if possible .
If i'm still fat at, lets say , 5500 coming off the launch at 2500 and peak torque was 4400-4600, should i not want that fat area to have cleaned up pretty well by the 5500 so that 5500-6700 is up on the curve for the DA we are running in?
I guess i'm trying to tune for every .001 I can pull out of it.

Looking at what you are both saying it would seem (remember, i'm dense) i would want to find that perfect fat curve for getting up on tq curve/hit converter and then clean up fast to achieve target AFR to get most out of first gear.
I can usually see the pump shot curve on the graph , of course the higher the launch rpm, the less i see of the shot .
Hmmm, now im wondering if a longer shot with smaller squirters might leave harder/clean up quicker above tq peak but keep us really happy on the hit .

Right now we don"t do "pogo stick" wheelies, car moves, pulls tires off/up in a nice 6-8 high in arch , sets them down smoothly on most tracks, we do have to change rear shocks as we sometimes lose compression on rears and spin a length out .

Anyway: I'm listening, paying attention.

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Originally Posted by RustyM
Thanks Mike/ Dom : I appreciate the info.
Would like to detail this is bit more though, if possible .
If i'm still fat at, lets say , 5500 coming off the launch at 2500 and peak torque was 4400-4600, should i not want that fat area to have cleaned up pretty well by the 5500 so that 5500-6700 is up on the curve for the DA we are running in?
I guess i'm trying to tune for every .001 I can pull out of it.

Looking at what you are both saying it would seem (remember, i'm dense) i would want to find that perfect fat curve for getting up on tq curve/hit converter and then clean up fast to achieve target AFR to get most out of first gear.
I can usually see the pump shot curve on the graph , of course the higher the launch rpm, the less i see of the shot .
Hmmm, now im wondering if a longer shot with smaller squirters might leave harder/clean up quicker above tq peak but keep us really happy on the hit .

Right now we don"t do "pogo stick" wheelies, car moves, pulls tires off/up in a nice 6-8 high in arch , sets them down smoothly on most tracks, we do have to change rear shocks as we sometimes lose compression on rears and spin a length out .

Anyway: I'm listening, paying attention.


Rusty: Could you post a screenshot/graph of one of your runs? That would help a lot...

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pump shot coming in at 2200 she will be in the 10's and start up from there, quite often we dont get to 12.5 by 6700, shift drop /recovery and then quickly to average of 13.2-13.5 in our regularly muggy weather, when its real bad ( water molecules at 125-135 per cubic foot of air) i will lean her on out to 13.7- 13.8 to stay on our numbers .
She is just slow to recover target afr after the hit.

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Originally Posted by RustyM
Agreed Mike.
My theory is : the faster i can get the engine up on clean AFR between pump shot and the boosters, the quicker the 60's and 330ft.
When i see a really rich first gear, not cleaning up before 5500- 6500 , i feel im leaving money on the table with too "long" a shot, thus, my efforts to really tune the pump shot "to" the booster flow .
I may find this to be an effort in futility but, im working to either be wrong or, correct. Data and time sheets will prove me foolish or not
If you guys see an error in my thinking, please advise.


A few quick thoughts Rusty. A flat afr through the rpm range is not ideal. You want a richer condition at peak tq than peak hp. There's also a lot going on in low gear. G-forces cause inertia-effects in the entire fuel system that will cause a momentary fuel psi spike that will definitely contribute to a richer condition. It's good to have the regulator and fuel inlet mounted behind the carb to help this. Also, keep in mind that the engine will be closest to peak torque at the leave (especially foot-braking). Since peak tq has the highest fuel demand; a little rich here is helping more than you might think. Lastly; if you can program the timing curve, add a couple of degrees at the hit and ramp it out so that it's back to normal when the afr normally 'cleans up'. You'll be surprised at how much this helps.


How would you go about tweaking a flat fuel curve to a slightly rich early to leaner later.......Main air bleed or changes in the e-bleed area?


There are several ways to do this. Tell us about your combination... (Car/engine/power/e.t./mph/trans/carb/rpm range/fuel/dyno results if you have them/etc...)

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