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Re: An Old Timer Told Me The Chevy Ram's Horn Exhaust Bolts To The Straight Eight. Anyone Ever Hear This
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A water-heated carb isn't really about improved performance, although it might help with atomization a tiny bit. It's about preventing carb from freezing up.

Posted on: 2013/3/17 9:34
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Re: An Old Timer Told Me The Chevy Ram's Horn Exhaust Bolts To The Straight Eight. Anyone Ever Hear This
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It's about preventing carb from freezing up

Absolutely. Vaporization is a cooling process; carburetor icing was an early limitation of altitude for carbureted piston aircraft engines.

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