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Had to rebuild my Nikki, Decided to clean and paint it while it was apart...

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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 06:08 PM
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Had to rebuild my Nikki, Decided to clean and paint it while it was apart...

The car is an SCCA ITA racer, the carb was painted to fit the graphics/color scheme... You guys like?

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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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Nice! Man, you really carved out that air horn! Did you do anything to the internals?
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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Nice! Man, you really carved out that air horn! Did you do anything to the internals?
Just jetted the carb for Sebring since we run there the most. I also honed and polished the airways to get everything as clean and smooth as possible. And as you can see we modified the fuel inlet to accept a -6AN fitting. Other than that it's just as stripped as possible.
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 06:47 PM
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nice work .......the little frankenstein carb don't look that bad painted.....
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 07:26 PM
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Out of curiosity, what jets are you running?
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 08:15 AM
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Very cool!
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 08:19 AM
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Uh that is extremely bad ***
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 08:38 PM
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Here's a video of the ITA RX-7 that our freshly rebuilt/painted Carb went onto, breathing for the first time. Was a great day for Team SR.

And yes, I held the starter for a bit too long; sue me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muqtP...=UUg6PcAAuYRMw

Last edited by t.woolford@me.com; Aug 3, 2011 at 08:39 PM. Reason: Would help if I included the link...
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by LizardFC
Out of curiosity, what jets are you running?
We'll have to get back to you on that Lizard. We have the numbers written down on a diagram we drew out but I cant remember them off the top of my head.

40/140 stands out in my head. Possibly 50 on the primaries.
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 10:20 PM
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Looks ferocious! Well done!
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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i'm impressed..and i usually only like oem stuff. well done!!
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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 06:29 AM
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i've read through a few good Nikki-based threads in the last 12 hours, and this is yet another one. good job.
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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 10:23 AM
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If anyone wants to follow our team or the build you can like us on facebook here http://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-SR/182876851736664

It would be great to have your support!!!
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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 09:11 PM
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Correction: The jets in that carb are 75/170. My previous post stated 40/140 which was incorrect.

Sorry for the mix up!
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Old Aug 5, 2011 | 05:57 AM
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I'm guessing you went with a smaller primary and larger secondary because Sebring is mostly a high speed course. That thing must have some killer top end.
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