vacuum secondaries

Mailbag: Solving Sluggish Engine Performance After Carb Secondaries Open

You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers — when we work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we help a reader troubleshoot sluggish engine performance he’s experiencing when his Holley carburetor’s vacuum secondaries are activated. Q: I have a Chevy 383 stroker with a Holley 600 cfm vacuum

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Carb Tuning Tips, Part 1: Understanding Basic Carburetor Anatomy

[portfolio_slideshow id=10444] If you ever have the chance to discuss engine tuning troubles with the legendary Jon Kaase, you’ll rejoice in his simple logic: “Most engine troubles are centered on spark or fuel—if it has the former, it is either getting too much or too little of the latter,” Kaase says. With help from the

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