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Old 07-22-2022, 09:53 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Yeah I did once, a long time ago. Burned all the exhaust valves because it was running lean all the time.
That was about 22 years ago.
My later experiments 2013-2014 with lean burn using a 4bbl carburetor were successful. The primary venturis were set up for lean burn, the secondary venturis were fuel dumps and I had wide band air fuel gauge hooked in. Any time I got on the throttle I had a rich air fuel ratio. When I disassembled that engine it had no trace of burned valves.
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