Carb Cheater is now publicly available! This video is posted for those who own, or have ordered a Carb Cheater kit, and like me, you dont like reading instructions! to learn more about carb cheater, go to thecarbcheater.com or stay tuned! (Go to "store" on website to buy a kit) Currently no ios app, a cheap 50 dollar amazon tablet works just as good. Tailored to V8 or big 6's at the moment. big thanks to all the Beta Testers who participated and helped Joe & I bring carb cheater to the public :)

@estonianperson1112

Жыл бұрын

Who reads instructions?!?!?!

@ThunderHead289

Жыл бұрын

​@@estonianperson1112I can't even read

@estonianperson1112

Жыл бұрын

@@ThunderHead289 Looks like we're about even then. I'm allergic to reading instructions!

@wobblysauce

Жыл бұрын

Good thing you are a programmer.

@davidbisnette7673

Жыл бұрын

Do you make a kit that will work on a carter bbd

Ive said it before, i really hope your patents and stuff are in line because all the big dogs in the industry are going to absolutely HATE this. Love what youre doing bud keep it up. Truly genius

@schwuzi

Жыл бұрын

Patents are useless when someone in China picks this up. You basically have to tell all your products secrets in a patent and the guy in China doesn't give a damn about stealing your intellectual property.

@Shadetreehack57

Жыл бұрын

Patents actually make stuff easier to steel. Since they could just change one thing and call it something else. If they don't have one the big companies would basically half to start from scratch. Also they would never steel it anyway since they pretty much want everyone to go efi.

@snake_eyes_garage

Жыл бұрын

Not to slag on Edelbrock and Holley but their products are about 10 years behind. So even though they do have EFI solutions they are not sophisticated. And this carb cheater isn't really something they'd be interested in anyways as the EFI systems force you to upgrade everything and are much more profitable. And this market is really small, so the risk of a knock off is fairly low but our Chinese friends can paper-engineer anything, so if they wanted to do it they could. Buy USA (or Australia, Canada, UK).

@DieselRamcharger

Жыл бұрын

lmao. a pwm controlled vacuum leak beneath a carb jetted too rich IS NOT going to put any OEM on its ear. lmao.

@kevinbialkowski3694

Жыл бұрын

@@DieselRamcharger i mean i agree, but i still think its awesome to have an affordable way to stay carbed and be able to deal with the subtle changes in environment like barometric pressure, altitude, temperature, heat soak etc. Market is smaller but if i was going to do something like power tour, this would definitely be my option over a 2 or 3k dollar tbi system lol

Thank you so much Luke for all you've taught the carburetor community, you sir are a true national treasure and a genius!

@ThunderHead289

Жыл бұрын

No genius - just a guy who can beat his head against a wall a lot and a good support team in Joe ternus behind me on this project 👍

I think this product is a godsend, there are still a lot of us older "gear heads" that like carbs. Sure EFI is "better" but there is a lot more to go wrong with EFI and it can be expensive to fix IMHO. If I could offer one suggestion, it would be to send a kit to your fellow youtubers, VGG, Junkyard Digs, DD's Speed Shop et al. and get them to install it on one of their "revivals" and have them make a video of the install and results. I think the more people see this being utilized by the other people they watch and hearing the positive feedback (which I am certain you would get) would go a long way in promoting and reassuring people this isn't "snake oil". Just my two cents. Wishing you the best of luck and hope these sell like the proverbial "hot cakes". Keep up the great work.

We're at a point where we can do what OEMs used to do at the end of the carb era, but with better and cheaper electronics. Congratulations on bringing this to market!

Hey Luke, just wanted to thank you so much for the continous resource and guide you've been on carbureation over all these years. I really hope carb Cheater as a brand is a big break for you and your team/family. You've given so much over the years, and it would make me super happy to see this product take off stratospherically in the car community for your sake. Keep on doing amazing things brother!

@ThunderHead289

Жыл бұрын

I just hope it helps people to stop bad mouthing carbs when we're in a sea of aftermarket injection failures - it's put a negative spin on old cars for the next generation I've seen and that's been sad to watch. Hoping to poke some holes in that mentality 🙂

@PaulThomas-qo9vy

Жыл бұрын

@@ThunderHead289 Amen to that! As you say, Carbs are a fixed metering device, (I add: pressure differential fuel mover) in a dynamic (variable) world! Your Carb Cheater adds instantaneous & continuous adjustments far faster than anyone could adjust the carb while living under the hood while someone else drove! It's pure genius Luke & Joe!

It's ALIVE! The carburetor world just changed for the best! Such a high quality & comprehensive kit, wow! Congrats., Professor Luke & Dr. Joe! Ya'll are my automotive heroes, along with Smokey Yunick! Ok, I've got to save up my spare change & dollars & get one now! Best wishes & prayers for long term successes! Paul from S. Central Tx.

Getting ready to place my order- it’s an honor to be able to pay you back in a small way for all the knowledge you’ve given so many people. I can’t wait to install it on my daily Fairmont (302/T5 with a Summit M2008VS) that lives in the mountains and sees a 1,000 foot change in elevation with just my work commute! I’m sure I’ll be buying one for my Galaxie in the near future as well.

@ThunderHead289

Жыл бұрын

We both thank you very much and I hope cc serves you as well as it has served me 🙂

Luke....you NAILED IT!!!! For what its worth thanks for keeping it simple and so darn effective.... WELL DONE 🍻

Honestly, this is a product that could change the landscape of our hobby. Will be ordering soon. I love that you guys put your heart and soul into developing this. I hope this blows up for you guys.

Its pretty amazing the amount of features you get for the price, I was honestly expecting it to be higher

I'm in Australia too and very keen on one of these in the near future. Cheers for being awesome Luke and Joe.

@TRIBE.OF.ZEBULUN

Жыл бұрын

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI

@cobyfield9237

Жыл бұрын

I'm aussie too and holy shit are we bad with carbys here, so much nonsense in FB groups. Handful of shops have a monopoly on tuning them, properly, because we're lazy, too much money and pay everyone for everything all the time. I'll be buying a couple as soon as I can. Bonus is the wideband is of actual good quality unlike AEM presently, and they want like $300+ AUD for just the wideband + gauge.

@JAStheACE

Жыл бұрын

@@cobyfield9237 Luke has other videos on this setup that got me interested in the whole carb cheater to begin with. I think it's a great idea and he works on Fords. Like, the cool older ones. I'm actually thinking of using the carb cheater on my side project Holden HQ ute with a rather hopped up 202 inline 6, 4BBL stick shift.

@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing

Жыл бұрын

​@@TRIBE.OF.ZEBULUNAUSSIE

Congratulations Luke. Looks really well engineered and well thought out. Good luck, especially with the help line.

I've been watching you and Kevin for quite a while. I really appreciate your videos and all the tech tips. I hope you make big piles of money from this, and I wish you and Joe all the best.

Absolutely love the tech tips, helps with keeping the old iron running good and easier to maintain

Great job Luke, i would imagine that the carb industry is going to latch onto this idea and try to add accessories for it!

You did it man!!!! I've been watching your videos for a lot of years and have always liked how you explained to people how engines tie and work. I have been around engines my whole life and am shocked at how well you explain things and also even back in the day just showing how a vacuum gauge helps tune and mpg. This is so cool to me that you have pu all this together. Technology has came along to the point of you capitalizing on it and making this work!!! Very cool man, very proud of what you have created!!!!

This is a GAME CHANGER! BRAVO LUKE! I'm A 69 year old gear head. I HATE FUEL INJECTION! I have a Stock 1979 C-20 454 cu in Edelbrock intake and 625 carb that this unit looks like the perfect match for. Looking forward to your next video!

"it is just a static metering device in a dynamic environment" Now all I can think about is Mongo is just a pawn in the game of life. Your product looks really interesting, I am glad you are sticking with this idea.

I'm glad Luke decided to make this for purchase. I am not a fan of carburetors but definitely understand their is a need. Good luck.

Suggestion for improvement: For the mid-plate, smoothen, bevel, trumpet or cone the holes on your 3D-model. This way you'll have solid indication which side of the plate needs to face down, and overall better flow and performance on your kit. For the already existing plates, you can mill the underside to resemble a cloverleaf pattern, just round the outside edges, if the middle seems too thin to round off. 5-10 hp more on top of the fuel savings is worth it. Just don't call it "the cloverleaf" to avoid any legal actions.

@pablotharpalo5685

Жыл бұрын

"double bubble butt bevel" I think could work 😉

This is a great invention for carb enthusiasts! I hope the product takes off for you, Luke. Great job as always!

Nice to see the actual installation is as easy as possible I emailed last time you posted a video on the carb cheater as soon as you are ready to ship to Australia i am happy to be a paying local tester

G'day from Australia. Just wanted to say- please don't ever apologize for the tech tips mate, I'm sure I'm not the only one that appreciates them. Cheers and keep up the good work

Thanks Luke! Looking forward to diving deeper into the app. The system worked great right out of the box for me but now I need to PLAY with it. 👍

Thanks for the tips Luke! I will grease my gaskets where applicable from now on. Will even save me some money in the long run 👍Also a good thing to note is that it is fail safe. When the Carb Cheater box fails, the carburetor will still be able to function.

@jakefriesenjake

Жыл бұрын

I use spray silicone lube. Works great. 2 quick coats on each side

As someone who had never worked on large carbs (only ever done lawnmower stuff) this is *really* cool. It looks like it would take some of the mystery out of tuning, if I ever own a car with a carburetor I'm definitely going to put this on it.

This looks like an awesome setup for someone who can't afford to go EFI or wants to keep that classic carb but wants something to help hold it in tune better. I can see this exploding in popularity because it's like the in between step between carb and EFI. You have a carb, then carb with the carb cheater, throttle body EFI, then multiport EFI. Awesome job guys 👍👍

Giving your Dad a close ratio 4 speed for his truck is about as awesome as it gets!

A fellow Iowa resident! I've taken a recent interest in old Japanese motorcycles, and 4 carbs at once can really frustrate you. I'd love to learn more about how this system works to see if there's a way to make one for a 4 carb/4 cylinder cycle engine.

@WalterPidgeonsForge

Жыл бұрын

You may know this already.. but.. for those who don’t.. Typically motorcycles use CV or Constant Velocity carbs.. which respond differently than Holley or Edelbrock designs.. Because they compensate for airflow by raising or lowering the metering rod based on air velocity, you want to balance them using vacuum sticks or airflow meters. You start with them off the bike and use feeler gauges to set the butterflys..do it with them on the idle stop AND at wide open.. you want them exactly in sync with each other… then check with the vacuum sticks or airflow meters.. they will show vacuum leaks or bad valves/valve adjustments, which are common on Japanese bikes because the shim under bucket can be a pain… As a fellow enthusiast of these bikes and Italian and German as well..only a few things kill them.. bad floats and seats, water/ modern fuel left in them causing corrosion .. after that valves sticking and valve springs collapsing from sitting for years. Best of luck and have fun!

@track1219

Жыл бұрын

I was into 70s multiple cylinder bikes about 20 years ago. Most of those ( mainly Honda) were not cv carbs. Tiny low speed jets were usually partially plugged up on a neglected bike. Leaky / worn float valves and bad fuel tank petcocks are common. I used a rack of 4 vacuum gages to synchronize them, not hard. High prices for carb parts was the worst problem. Honda (and others )probably had a good reason for using 4 carbs instead of 1, but I don’t know what the reason is. I would love to hear about your efforts to single carb a Japanese multi. Good luck!

@joshuagies4900

Жыл бұрын

My buddy and I cleaned/rebuilt the same set of carbs 3-4 times for one motorcycle. Turns out soaking in cleaner is greater than simply spraying with carb cleaner. Also having a tank cleaned/sealed to get rid of the rust/detritus also helps ;-)

@jamesweis2671

10 ай бұрын

Thunder products intelajet or dialajet for motorcycle carbs.

Huge THANX Luke!!!! your abilities make me smile! Aint seen innovation like yours in DECADES!!!!

Love seeing the creation of this as it went on your channel. Great work and amazing

Wow $383 for the full kit is a great price compared to a holly sniper or something similar. I'm gonna order one before Holly or another company offers you a billion dollars and Jack's the price to $3k. Awesome product man.

@ThunderHead289

Жыл бұрын

We made it to help people and didn't want to be price prohibitive in doing that. We both are just fine on money these days - not glutinous for money type people.

@Milner62

Жыл бұрын

Not a bad price the big question how ever is tech support. Never underestimate the general population to take something painfully simple and screw up the install. They do it every day with Snipers failing to read the instructions and then blame the product for install problems.

Good on you for actually including everything needed to install the kit. Things like the extended studs for the carb spacer, the fuse holders and the clamp on bung might seem small, but you just saved every single person who buys this kit a drive to the auto parts store. Great work!

@ThunderHead289

Жыл бұрын

We want it to be very easy, it really does take less than 2 hours to install - we wanted it to be an enjoyable process, not frustrating 🙂

Wow! What a cool invention and a nice kit. It pleases me to no end to see an honest working guys come out on top for a change and hope you sell a million kits.

Now this is cool Luke! I can’t wait to get my hands on one! I have a 1979 nova with the 250 straight six and would love to put the carb cheater on it for fun and see how it works!

Incredible little setup. We all wanted this but there wasn't anything like it. Please don't up the price before I can get one on my car!

Luke, this thing is awesome, but you need a layout that is easier to conceal, because a lot of the people who will want this are keeping their carburetors because they are driving classics, and don't want the visual changes under their hood.

@PaulThomas-qo9vy

Жыл бұрын

Maybe mount it under the dash & pass the wires & hoses thru the firewall with grommets ?.....

@16vSciroccoboi

Жыл бұрын

It's pretty easy to conceal this system.

I gotta check this thing out! I’ve been working with Holleys for years, and I know that there’s more to gain from them. I just don’t have the time. My car sits, more than I drive it. It runs well, but I believe it has more potential. You’ve got me really excited about this!

I had an idea similar to this and was searching to see if it was a thing and found you. What you have done with it is beyond what I was even thinking. Like a separate cruise AFR! This is probably the best car product I've ever seen.

Id love a break down of how this works. Because this looks like a really cool system.

@MrXyzasdf

Жыл бұрын

Modern EFI regulates fuel delivery among other parameters to achieve a consistent and optimal operation curve. Carburetors have a static fuel curve. This device uses a wide band air fuel sensor as feedback with a idle speed regulator to control manifold vacuum, introducing more or less bypass air to achieve optimal operation.

Nicely done Luke! Can this benefit a single barrel application, like an Autolite 1100 in an F100?

@williamneske6452

Жыл бұрын

I believe they had that exact setup in a previous video, the green f100

@pablotharpalo5685

Жыл бұрын

I bet a spacer plate with vacuum hoses could do the trick. I'm thinking about doing the same on my 52 Ford with the straight 6 and factory intake manifold

VERY IMPRESSIVE! I AM SURE IT WILL SELL WELL IN AUSSIELAND AS WELL. I WOULD HAVE LOVED ONE BACK IN THE 80/90'S WHEN MY CARS WERE ALL CARBED.

I hope you can keep up with the demand! This is going to be great I can’t wait to see what everyone does with this thing!

Hey Luke, what will be the difference between beta and final version? When will final version be shipped? Is it worthwhile waiting?

How well does this work with an engine that has a larger cam?

Keep up the great work man. I've been in this business 30 years I'm quite impressed and that says a lot. Follow your dreams

Luke & Joe well done, will be buying one for sure, you guys were born 50-70 yrs. to late this would have a been god sent back in the day, not that it not now, good luck with your success.

hi Luke , will you be posting to Australia ?

@estonianperson1112

Жыл бұрын

I'm probably going to buy one of these too and need it shipped to the other side of the world..to Estonia, in Europe. Import fees would kill me!

@mortenvanvik7082

Жыл бұрын

Or to Norway?

@panelvanman7671

Жыл бұрын

im gonna need more than one lol i have 12 cars

@estonianperson1112

Жыл бұрын

@@panelvanman7671 I'll need a coupe of them too 🤣

@Rabidus289

Жыл бұрын

Ordering one to Sweden ASAP.

I can’t wait to install this on my 72 C-10 step-side. You rock man!! Geek and petrol head/gear head, are a awesome combo.

Got to say, this is pretty nifty for the people new to cars or just carb tuning. Would be an interesting option for a headache free weekend cruiser that isn't efi too. I've been doing the grease on gasket trick my whole life. Dad was born in Tennessee up in the mountains in 1939. When he was growing up it was basically a requirement to keep sheets of gasket making material on hand to keep everything going on the farm. To prolong the gaskets life and help with sealing they would lather them in grease. When times were real tough they even cut out and layered pages of old mail order catalogs and thin cardboard boxes into truly backwoods made gaskets. They would take the layers and brush them in grease and then set them in the sun to get the grease to become thinner. Once it seemed about right they would take thin boards place the greased up stack of paper on it, place another board on top and then back the tractor on top on the boards to compact it all down. If the tractor was what was broken they would press them under the biggest logs they hadn't already split for the smokehouse or wood burner. He told me the gaskets would many times have a small trickle of fluid or vacuum leak initially. Once they were able to get some heat into it a time or two the paper would swell back up and the leaks would be gone. Some of them lasted way longer than they ever should have. 20yrs ago his sister sold their old family tractor which still had several 30+yr old homemade gaskets holding strong. They used all kinds of other materials at times too and another he said worked rather well was leather soaked in grease or pine tar. I've also used permatex 51845 without the activator on carb gaskets and air cleaner base gaskets with a lot of success. Seals great, doesn't really wipe away, and allows the gasket to be reused nearly indefinitely.

I am so waiting for mine to come in the mail. Looking forward to the benchmark video. Great job guys.

Luke, you are awesome, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to make this great content.

I give u so mich credit for doing this when all the heavy weights out there wont like it.great work.i also like how humble u are much respect

Very cool product, I’m glad you came up with this, it’s genius and will hopefully help save the carburetor world since everyone is afraid of carbs and always pushing fuel injection, which I’ve never liked. Love my carbs, so I’ll be checking more into this. Great work y’all!

I haven't purchased one yet but I sure plan to within the next few months. Don't apologize for all the tech tips, they are very welcomed and appreciated.

You forgot to mention one other permutation on the carb studs. Sometimes they are JB welded in the stripped out aluminum manifold. Very interesting setup and another great video.

Please keep the tech tips in your videos. They are GOLD! Especially for beginners and hobbyist that don't do this full time.

After seeing him work on the prototype build, I thought it be really fun to make a rudimentary version. Obviously just amping the O2 sensor output into the valve soleniod isn't going to work, but it'd be interesting to see what that does and start from there, maybe then try adding, subtracting or compounding the O2 output with the MAP sensor output... Kind of like a CDI doesn't need to be perfect, it just generally needs to increase the timing with RPM. Some carbs may not need much correction, just to lean out at higher rpm or something

Well I know what I’m buying for my old bull nose F150 next payday. I seriously cannot thank you enough for making this👍

I've been waiting, like so many people, for this product to drop. My order is in 👍

I've been wanting something like this for so long. Simple concept but... Genius!

This is an awesome tool, Luke! Glad all that engineering with the lawnmower carb (which I presume was the originator of this idea) went to good use. I hope it sells well for you. If I had a carbureted vehicle, I'd buy one immediately. 👍

AMAZING product, great video, and love the tech tips! Pretty excited to install my carb cheater on a vehicle and see it in action.

This is extremely intriguing, I love driving my T-bird but the gas mileage isn't great, so it sounds like this is just the kind of thing I could use to feel free to drive it more often.

Installing ours this weekend so we can play with it next week! Looking forward to trying this little bit of dark wizardry out!

@ThunderHead289

Жыл бұрын

It's treated me well, hope it does the same for you - almost have the majority of the content on it I want out there. Definitely not on the front end of it now 😅

Great ideal you just got another subscriber. Looking forward to seeing your next video. You have just brought carburetors back to life in a whole new world and thank you brother. God bless you and your family

Growing up in the 60s and 70s my father drove a 64 Galaxie 500. We had a lot of memories in that car. My mom drove a 63 Galaxie in the late 70s into the 80s.

Congrats - I knew about this and watched this anyway. I don't have any use for it but I gave it some thought and figured at what price point this would be viable and you NAILED it. Exactly my guess, I hope you sell a mountain of these things... wait, could I run this on my lawn mower?

This is brilliant great product what an awesome talent you have

Im intrigued, will definitely be buying one of these soon for my truck.

Just ordered mine. Definitely worth the wait. Luke you Rock!

I truly love your channel, inhave learnt so much from you. The way you explain things, making something potentially complicated simple and easy ro understand is an art. What you have done here with carb Cheater is amazing and fantastic, I want one. I will be e mailing you as your shipping doesn't include Canada. So I am hoping we can sort something out so I can get one as well. I live in Alberta not far from the mountains, and I own and operate a small landscaping business using a square body chevy truck as my daily work truck ( 1980 K20 ) I got the tune as good as i can as I got an afr a few years back after watching your vids about them. I maintain a good 14.7 however living where i do those temp changes amongst preasure changes mess with the tune all year long. I also plow snow with this truck, so Temps change 10 to 20 degrees over the day to night especially where I live when we get a Chinook. Anyway I had thought about getting efi but the guy said if i am diled in with myncarb as i am efi won't do much better. So seeing what you have made here will look after those changing variables that I deal with over the course of my day. Looking forward ro your response and thanks you for all the time and energy you have put into your channel and development of carb cheater.

Very impressive creating a controlled vacuum leak to lean out a rich carburetor until the mixture gets as close to stoichiometric as possible. An elegant and simple solution to a limitation of carbs we've had to put up with for years.

This is sick! The wave of the future for carbed engines..................👍

Excellent product demo video! You are an excellent technical salesman!

@11:15 using wheel bearing grease on fiber gaskets - related hack, I've used chapstick on Holly carb float bowl gaskets ;) I also use grease on cork/rubber valve cover gaskets, adhere the gasket to the cover w/ silicone, and then grease the side that contacts the engine head... use only enough bolt torque to arrest any leaking (contact, plus a quarter turn!) and I've open and closed the same valve covers repeatedly over 11-years reusing the same gaskets.

This is going to be much easier to deal with and muuuuch cheaper than a new EFI system. So cool.

Carburetor retrofit Idle air solenoid actuated off of wideband O2 sensor. I like it. Saves a little fuel economy at idle and maintains ideal idle characteristics.

@ThunderHead289

Жыл бұрын

It also does quite a bit at cruising, especially low speed- which when I made it I didn't think would work out that way.

Love the vise grip with rubber hoses trick!

This is absolutely amazing! Excellent work guys!

Such a cool idea! Wishing you all the skill to get this off the ground as it should be! And also, just a quick variation on your greased gaskets, anti seize just rubbed in good doesn't have all the extra goop to deal with and does the same thing, gaskets pull right off!

This has made my year, been keeping my eye on it and am super excited, wish my brain was as big as yours, will be ordering soon

Great video! I can hardly wait for the next one on this unit!

Just purchased the kit. Get here already!

Dont apologize for the tech tips, we frakin' love them.

INSTANT pre-ordered, thank you uncle Luke!

Thanks Luke. Great video. Install looks easy and I learned a few things as well.

Just installed a 4-hole spacer under my Holley, and now i have to change the gasket under it from a 4 hole to an open one. You always learn something from uncle Lukes videos.

@ThunderHead289

Жыл бұрын

Better than sucking a peoce of gasket into a valve and bending it potentially 🙂

Love the tech tips. Never mad to get more. Thanks, Luke!

This is pretty cool. I love this approach to learning how to actually tune a carb using tech 👌

@ThunderHead289

Жыл бұрын

You have the right idea 👍

This is fascinating and awesome, very cool. You answered my only question in the last 1 minute, you do not have to have the phone connected, the box will remember your settings.

Great idea and execution, congrats, Luke!

I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how Carb Cheater enriches a lean mixture (electric choke?). It's easy to understand how it leans the mixture. The real key to this obviously is the Wideband O2 sensor along with your software. Wideband sensors gave.give the average guy the ability to monitor the A/F ratio real time and not have to rely on the old method of reading spark plugs or having to go to a specialty shop to have tuning done. The easy availability of wideband O2 sensors (and gauges/software to read them) has helped carburated and fuel injected enthusiasts. Anyway nice work!

There was that real bad storm this weekend nice to see your barn is still up, I hate iowa weather sometimes

@ThunderHead289

Жыл бұрын

Iowa is a feast or famine anymore when it comes to weather isn't it - dang. We got rattled this weekend for sure

My buddy and I have been having a debate for the past 2 years on what engine we want to swap into a project 1991 S10. Knew we wanted a V8, but weren't sure if we wanted to stick with an older generation smallblock or move towards an LS. I'm confident over time (and with patience) I could learn at least the general idea of carburetor tuning, but having the advent of fuel injection and HP tuners made me want to gravitate more towards an LS, which would've been a pain because the S10 already had a 1996 350 swapped into it. But having this as an option? All I can say is thank you, because this makes the whole process a lot easier, and I can simply forget about anything LS-related. I've got a feeling that it'll be less expensive in the long run too. I can probably get close to 95% full tuning with a carb given enough time, but this could get me that last 5% that's probably out of reach.

@juststeve7665

Жыл бұрын

The LS stock is still better/more efficient than an older Chev... the stock LS heads far outflow the older heads... unless you're porting them. Stock LS heads still flow better than the 96 Vortec heads. Also the crank position sensor allows timing changes by the ECU constantly and is far more accurate than a mechanical distributor, especially one with a lot of miles on it. That said, I'm still keeping one 1st gen built small block because I am emotionally (and financially lol) well attached to it

Always enjoy new tech and ways to make old tech work better. This looks pretty slick but once again as a Canadian we get the short end of stick. Between the general cost of the product and shipping it becomes a non-viable option. You have a unique product and hope it does well! I remember when you came out with the prototype for this thing and it was intriguing then.

@Milner62

Жыл бұрын

Ancient tech now, this tech was standard on just about all 1980s vehicles known as the dreaded feedback carburetors that had all kinds of sensors and components later to be seen used with EFI and TBI to improve the carburetor. Spoiler alert, they didn't last long term they were more hassle to deal with than TBI/EFI which is why after about 5 years they were out of production.

@woodyTM

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​@@Milner62 Woah! Crazy that we had smart phones and 4 wire bolt on extra air valve kits in the 1980s. A fast response solenoid that fits in this form factor while also paired to a computer system this size that only requires 4 wires, a MAP sensor , and a NTK wideband sensor that didn't exist yet until the mid 90s all while being able to handle the operating temperatures of an engine bay. Just because we technically had all the "technology" to do such a feat, doesn't mean it was possible to even accomplish. The cost alone to do this with period correct aftermarket components would've entirely outweighed any benefit and even then you wouldn't have the feedback response that you get from using your smartphone. The whole point is to give you ALL the control and adjustment you need REALTIME. Carbs aren't broken, there's nothing required to "fix" them, this just helps make the whole process even more simple, that's why it's called a "cheater". I had to look into the price to really figure out what the big deal is, and even if it had a potentially exorbitant shipping cost, it would still be a FRACTION of the cost compared to anything else on the market. So yeah, it's not NEW technology, it's just a thousand times more refined and gives you a straight path to getting the most out of any carbureted setup; not to mention it's cheap, 100% bolt on, and it takes less than 30 minutes to an hour to completely transform the engine management to something entirely in your own control with zero guess work.

Got mine today. I'll probably install it tomorrow or Monday. Another way I like to drain the carb is to use a spray paint can lid to catch the gas

Congrats! Hope you're ready for some sales. 🙂Gladly pre-ordered.

This is amazing, I hope this really takes off for you guys!