[Christ]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Hey guys, my first post here as this discussion has been interesting. But on the carburated car even though the idle speed remained the same, wouldn't the "load" cause more vacuum thus causing more fuel to be sucked out of the carb at idle?

Brian

Originally Posted by Christ

Carb will still use more fuel because the engine is partially loaded, so it needs more power at either the same speed or even a lower speed to maintain it's condition (running). More power out = more fuel in.

Yep.