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<blockquote data-quote="dan filipi" data-source="post: 177514" data-attributes="member: 54"><p>As things went, many were convinced by others that single carb oldwings were not going to be as good as stock carbs. This myth was pushed hard by a seller of aftermarket parts for stock carbs and many others on the forums. Some would say "you can't mess with Mother Honda".</p><p></p><p>Interestingly this was mostly true as most simply bolted on a car carb that has very similar faults as the stock carb system, and the car carbs were no where near set up for an oldwing.</p><p></p><p>Joedrum on his first try to use a single carb, he cobbled together a manifold that leaked. With some tweaking of the 32-34 carb he had he "tricked" the carb into running decent and saw right then that all the discounts of the single carb set up were false, the 32-34 carb was revving the oldwing motor like no stock system ever could. From that point on he never considered stock carbs as even in the same game.</p><p></p><p>Dan Filipi and others got interested to see what could be done, with similar results especially in the low RPM torque zone. This started a collaboration at CGW that was totally different from all other forums as we worked together, compliant not defiant, to kill the myths about SCC.</p><p></p><p>It all boils down to learning the straight carb and what it's secrets are. Like almost all manufactures used through the fifties before dumbed down tech started reinventing the wheel, so to speak and ruining the basic carbs simple functions.</p><p></p><p>A straight carb without the gadgetry is the only carb that can go from one motor to another if motors are reasonably close in size. HUGE FACT THIS IS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dan filipi, post: 177514, member: 54"] As things went, many were convinced by others that single carb oldwings were not going to be as good as stock carbs. This myth was pushed hard by a seller of aftermarket parts for stock carbs and many others on the forums. Some would say "you can't mess with Mother Honda". Interestingly this was mostly true as most simply bolted on a car carb that has very similar faults as the stock carb system, and the car carbs were no where near set up for an oldwing. Joedrum on his first try to use a single carb, he cobbled together a manifold that leaked. With some tweaking of the 32-34 carb he had he "tricked" the carb into running decent and saw right then that all the discounts of the single carb set up were false, the 32-34 carb was revving the oldwing motor like no stock system ever could. From that point on he never considered stock carbs as even in the same game. Dan Filipi and others got interested to see what could be done, with similar results especially in the low RPM torque zone. This started a collaboration at CGW that was totally different from all other forums as we worked together, compliant not defiant, to kill the myths about SCC. It all boils down to learning the straight carb and what it's secrets are. Like almost all manufactures used through the fifties before dumbed down tech started reinventing the wheel, so to speak and ruining the basic carbs simple functions. A straight carb without the gadgetry is the only carb that can go from one motor to another if motors are reasonably close in size. HUGE FACT THIS IS. [/QUOTE]
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