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Old 08-02-11, 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 08-02-11, 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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Originally Posted by LizardFC
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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nice work .......the little frankenstein carb don't look that bad painted.....
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Out of curiosity, what jets are you running?
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Very cool!
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Uh that is extremely bad ***
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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

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Old 08-03-11, 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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Looks ferocious! Well done!
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i'm impressed..and i usually only like oem stuff. well done!!
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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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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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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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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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