July 30, 201212 yr Author comment_397203 I would guess a smaller diameter nozzle is needed or maybe a single carb feeding 6 cylinders . Running 14.7 A/F with no turns on nozzle is very rich. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/43876-n49-n54-needles/?&page=2#findComment-397203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
July 30, 201212 yr comment_397204 I'm suspecting it's even worse than you imagine... From your other thread, you set the needle depth using the "jet-push-piston-home" technique (which isn't the right method BTW) and ran the car like that with no turns down on the nozzle? If that's the case, then that means you were actually idling the car with the needle shoulder pretty much resting on top of the nozzle. The only reason the car even idled at all was because the needle shoulder was mostly capping the nozzle hole. The tapered part of the needle wasn't metering the the orifice... The shoulder was. I'm gonna check the fiche to see if all years call for the same nozzle P/N. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/43876-n49-n54-needles/?&page=2#findComment-397204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 5, 201212 yr comment_400691 I have seen this kit for sale and it said it was for the 1973/74 carbs.Mark Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/43876-n49-n54-needles/?&page=2#findComment-400691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 5, 201212 yr comment_400696 Yup. That's why I bought one. I was working on a 74 at the time. But.....They were wrong. It wasn't for 73/74, it's for earlier.And the needles are wrong for any year. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/43876-n49-n54-needles/?&page=2#findComment-400696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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