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renault_megane_dci · 07-14-2012, 04:41 PM

Great trip.

A change in elevation probably has the effect of changing the jetting from an oxygen point of view ?
I remember that carbs are velocity sensitive more than anything else so getting higher could be richening the mixture ?

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