Originally Posted by kbartley
I am wondering if I could run an alky carb w/o a cooling system. I now have a front engine dragster that I am working on & since I have never drove this one before I want to keep the power down a bit. Just dont know if it will stay cool. I normally run injection w/o a cooling system. engine is a 377 chvy w/ 12:1 comp. have any of you gent's ever tried this w/ a carb. before? Kris
My advice would be different than above because I would look at it thru a bracket racing mentality. To run consistant times, you need your engine at the same temp before each round. Running w/o cooling sytems makes it hard to do so. If someone takes a little longer in staging your car is probably going to run off. Johnracer is right, injection will run cooler allowing you to stay close to the same temp. I personally don't think the carb will do the same, usually a carb will build more heat at idle than injection. I would run a small radiator. I think it will help you to be more consistant. Which is what you want, if your wanting to go rounds at the track.