Carb Spacer Best Material?
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Carb Spacer Best Material?
Ok so whats the best material to get a carb spacer in?
I looked through the Summit Racing catalog and they have the following materials:
Wood-fiber
Aluminum
Phenolic
Plastic
I'll probally be doing a 1'' spacer on a 4-barrell 351w in a '84 E150.
Thanks in advance for the input.
I looked through the Summit Racing catalog and they have the following materials:
Wood-fiber
Aluminum
Phenolic
Plastic
I'll probally be doing a 1'' spacer on a 4-barrell 351w in a '84 E150.
Thanks in advance for the input.
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For a 1" spacer I would consider a 4 hole phenolic spacer.
Phenolic provides the greatest heat isolation. Aluminum transfers too much, plastic is tough to seal after a few heat cycles, wood,,,,,is wood, yeah.
Additional plenum volume with the velocity of the 4 hole spacer is better achieved by using phenolic.
Phenolic provides the greatest heat isolation. Aluminum transfers too much, plastic is tough to seal after a few heat cycles, wood,,,,,is wood, yeah.
Additional plenum volume with the velocity of the 4 hole spacer is better achieved by using phenolic.
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If you have basic tools and can drill a few holes, you can make several for the same money.
You can use a gasket as a template, and cut one yourself. The material itself is not very expensive. If you are only making one, it may not be worth the effort, but if you have a couple of buddies that would like them too, you could make a buck or two.
You can use a gasket as a template, and cut one yourself. The material itself is not very expensive. If you are only making one, it may not be worth the effort, but if you have a couple of buddies that would like them too, you could make a buck or two.
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Originally Posted by 75F350
If you have basic tools and can drill a few holes, you can make several for the same money.
You can use a gasket as a template, and cut one yourself. The material itself is not very expensive. If you are only making one, it may not be worth the effort, but if you have a couple of buddies that would like them too, you could make a buck or two.
You can use a gasket as a template, and cut one yourself. The material itself is not very expensive. If you are only making one, it may not be worth the effort, but if you have a couple of buddies that would like them too, you could make a buck or two.
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