<VV> Turbo Carb

[The Robbins]

For a good time go here http://community.webshots.com/album/323569830HfPIbK
and you can see Smittys superb twin carb setup on Spike.

AH of BBRT

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Frank DuVal
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 10:27 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Turbo Carb

Thank you!

For those that don't know, Smitty runs two YHs on a Corvair engine. No, 
one is not an in place spare! ggg

Frank DuVal

64 Spyder with YH

Smitty Smith wrote:

>To say the YH carb is a POS or that it can't be made to work right is
defeatest and misleading at the least.  Sure there are several better carbs.
Get a yh right and it will allow your low compression turbo to idle with the
best 95 twin carb for a half hr at a stretch without loading up.  Open the
throttle and it will pass a surprising amouut of controled fuel air mixture
for the size of its venturi.  Educated tinkering with its metering rods can
give a smooth flow of power from idle to over 5000 rpm with no problem.  The
fact that it limits ultimate engine output was planned by the engineers to
save the engine from destruction by the owner.  The 150 carb is more
conservative than the bigger 180 of course.  Even a high output turbo can't
pull enough air through a 180 carb to make a beast out of the engine.  Good
performance is about all you can hope for, with emphisis on "good", not
exceptional. 
>I am defensive about the Generals economical choice of a carb for the
turbo.  It does a good job for what he spent for it.  If you say it is a POS
then you better come armed with some facts.  I mean other than you aren't
mechanic enough to make it work as designed.    Smitty
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