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Old 04-23-2012, 11:32 AM   #1
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Default HELP PLEASE hood scoop and carberatour problems?????

I put a new scoop on the roadster over the winter and went racing this weekend and had a lot of problems with the air pulling the fuel out of the vent tubes on the carberatour. The carberatour sits about 2 inches from the top of the new scoop and the front vent tube sits about 3/4 of an inch from the top and the rear vent tube sits about 1/4 of and inch from the top. the first run the car surged in and out from about half track on and only went 9.67 @ 157mph in super gas trim. Then i made some changes and no improvement. I run a under the carb dedenbear stop and took it off and that gave the carb about 1 inch to 1 1/2 inches of more clearance. the first pass ALL OUT it went 7.84 @ 167 then i used a piece of rubber hose and put it on the vent tubes with a small notch in the middle and the car went 7.77 @ 171.40. Im trying to figure a way to use my under the carb stop for super gas without having to cut the new scoop out and installing another one. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Old 04-23-2012, 12:18 PM   #2
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Default Re: HELP PLEASE hood scoop and carberatour problems?????

is the back of the scoop open in any way ? seems to me there would have to be a inlet and a outlet for it to draft. the hood/scoop could actually be dropping down on the run and closing off the vents....... if so, make a stand and install it in the center stud of the carb. (air cleaner stud )

And are you useing a tray to seal carb to the hood/scoop..... this is a must too !



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Old 04-23-2012, 12:32 PM   #3
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Default Re: HELP PLEASE hood scoop and carberatour problems?????

Ryan, I have seen people put 90* spark plug boots over the vent tubes to fix that problem.

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Old 04-23-2012, 01:36 PM   #4
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Default Re: HELP PLEASE hood scoop and carberatour problems?????

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Ryan, I have seen people put 90* spark plug boots over the vent tubes to fix that problem.

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X 2, i think it would clear without cutting, worth a shot, and as for your other post, under carb t-stop the only way to go, IMO
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Old 04-23-2012, 02:59 PM   #5
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Default Re: HELP PLEASE hood scoop and carberatour problems?????

If you are running this set up without any kind of pan to seal it off, I have seen where the air going around the carb into the engine bay will pull fuel out of the carb. Had a friend with a simular problem years ago, I had him put a scoop plug in and he picked up 6 mph. The next week he had an air pan installed.
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Old 04-23-2012, 08:13 PM   #6
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Default Re: HELP PLEASE hood scoop and carberatour problems?????

Ryan..... I think the dimension is 6 or 7 inches from the throttle plates....but they all act a little different.....mine is very close and seems to work fine sealed or not....but put something on the vent tubes....I have a hose on ours....and a plate stop is a better choice....7.77 seemed stout but the speed seemed slow....something is not as happy as it could be...probably got to try a few things....use tape and test a little....unfortunately you probably want to race next weekend....better test on Thursday and have a backup plan.....can you run it without the scoop for the weekend....just a suggestion....

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Old 04-23-2012, 12:34 PM   #7
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Default Re: HELP PLEASE hood scoop and carberatour problems?????

Had a similar problem several years ago.
Venting the bowls outside the scoop had a result similar to what you saw.
A friend who is involved with Pro Stock carbs suggested a couple of 1" holes in the scoop tray,adding or removing plugs untill the pressure sweet spot was found.
2 1" holes made a huge difference, but eventually raising the scoop to allow 4" over the carb was far more effective.
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Old 04-23-2012, 01:05 PM   #8
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Default Re: HELP PLEASE hood scoop and carberatour problems?????

Rick Greg risk is coming tonight to measure to make a pan for the scoop but he doesn't seem to think it will cure the problem.
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