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Who needs a choke? Those just block airflow and slow the car down!
Years ago I felt that way. I pulled the choke and linkages from my 850 Demon and went on my way. It seemed that a choke was for cold weather driving.
Back then, I only drove the car in Spring, Summer and fall when the temperatures were 50 or warmer. It idled fine when cold because it ran too rich. I later installed an AEM A/F gauge and leaned it out to run cleaner. It idles in the mid 14s in gear and drops to high 11s at WOT. The plugs stay pretty clean now.
I'm making changes to make the car an all weather cruiser. One change is a working heater and A/C. Now that the car is tuned to run leaner and cleaner, it is cold blooded until it warms up. I want to add a choke to the carburetor but guess what? Like an idiot, I threw out all the parts to do it.
The carburetor is a Demon 850 Vacuum Secondary. It had an electric choke but I'd be willing to rig up a cable and go with a manual choke.
Who has added a choke after removing theirs?
Years ago I felt that way. I pulled the choke and linkages from my 850 Demon and went on my way. It seemed that a choke was for cold weather driving.
Back then, I only drove the car in Spring, Summer and fall when the temperatures were 50 or warmer. It idled fine when cold because it ran too rich. I later installed an AEM A/F gauge and leaned it out to run cleaner. It idles in the mid 14s in gear and drops to high 11s at WOT. The plugs stay pretty clean now.
I'm making changes to make the car an all weather cruiser. One change is a working heater and A/C. Now that the car is tuned to run leaner and cleaner, it is cold blooded until it warms up. I want to add a choke to the carburetor but guess what? Like an idiot, I threw out all the parts to do it.
The carburetor is a Demon 850 Vacuum Secondary. It had an electric choke but I'd be willing to rig up a cable and go with a manual choke.
Who has added a choke after removing theirs?