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From: tiberio@seismo.UUCP (Mike Tiberio)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Why multiple carbs?
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Date: Wed, 30-May-84 08:56:47 EDT
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Motorcycles have hot cams compared to cars. What I remember reading as
an excuse for multiple carbs is that intake vaccum/pressure variations
would upset carburetion if the cylinders shared intake manifolds. Also
giving each cylinder its own carb allows you to mount it closer to the
port.