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what Air fuel Ratio for 13B bridgeport?

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Old Nov 25, 2005 | 09:17 PM
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what Air fuel Ratio for 13B bridgeport?

What should be the correct AFR for a 13B bridgeport engine?
at WOT and at iddle
old school mild bridge.
It has 3mm racing beat carbon seals.
webber 51 carb/ racing beat manifold.
120-240-F8-43 venturi carb set up.
racing beat headers. pretty much open exhaust.
2 msd6al.
NGK 115. racing beat wires.
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Old Nov 26, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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14.7:1 is the stocheometrically correct AFR for all gasoline internal combustion engines. Best power is usually obtained at 12.5:1-13.0:1.

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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 08:25 AM
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Andrew is right; they like to run rich. Your jets should be close; use an air/fuel ratio meter to get the mixture perfect, make sure you don't lean out at top end.
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 08:56 AM
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I have a AEM wideband pluged after the Y.
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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For a bridgeport, your biggest changes are more likely to be with ignition timing, rather than A/F ratio.
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