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Carb Spacers....Worth it?

Well, they do lift the carb off the intake, thus allowing the carb to run cooler. Also, its advertised that the higher position of the carb creates a ramming effect of the fuel, and allows it to mix more thoroughly. I've got one on my Sub...it seems to have a little bit more power...but without a dyno, I dunno!

ken
 
Ken, did you put it in? If so any other changes you have to make,linkage and stuff???
Or is it just unbolt and slide in, Oh just thought of one my choke is on the manafold so I would need a longer choke link, do the make em?

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Pretty much a slide in deal...with the exception of the choke problem that you mentioned. I have electric choke, so mine was a simple 10 minute job.

ken
 
I had one on my old '77 K5 in high school. It seemed to help, but only at the high RPMs. The down side was that it made it a real pain to start in the winter time. Don't know if it was just an individual problem to my K5, but I took it off because of that.

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I broke my choke rod trying to bend it one time and couldn't find a replacement, so i took a welding rod, striped all the junk off it and bent a new one, a little epoxy on the end to keep it in place, perfect. thats how i solved the choke problem.

RaisedK5

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The spacer is used to make more power at higher RPM's by letting the fuel/air mix better and cooler. I had a 2 inch spacer on my 71 Monte that I drag raced. I was going to put it on the blazer but I don't need to wind up the motor that often.

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A carb spacer will help your low end if it is a 4 hole spacer. If it is a single plane spacer (1 big hole) it will hurt low end and help high end power.

Jeff427
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I was told by a very reputable carb builder that a carb sapcer on a low RPM application wouldn't do anything. They are good for high RPMs.

Mike
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