Choosing a carburetor

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(Based on RPM and volumetric efficiency)
(Based on RPM and volumetric efficiency)
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A basic, run-of-the-mill engine might have 85% volumetric efficiency. A well planned-out motor can achieve 100% volumetric efficiency, and finely-tuned racing motors can reach up to 120% volumetric efficiency in a narrow band.
 
A basic, run-of-the-mill engine might have 85% volumetric efficiency. A well planned-out motor can achieve 100% volumetric efficiency, and finely-tuned racing motors can reach up to 120% volumetric efficiency in a narrow band.
  
(while the numbers given here (by others) may have some theoretical application, no engine can "practically" achieve 100%ve.
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(while the numbers given here (by others) may have some theoretical application, no normally aspirated engine can "practically" achieve 100%ve.
  
 
==Selecting carburetor type==
 
==Selecting carburetor type==

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