A buddy of mine was flipping through an issue of "Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords"(boo) and found an excellent article on carb'ed turbocharged engines. It seems that the key to optimum performance when using a turbo/carb in a BLOW-THROUGH set up is putting the carb in a "pressurized environment"

They used a Paxton carb enclosure from one of Paxton's s/c kits. This works with 4-bbl carbs. Normal atmospheric pressure is approx. 14.7 psi...anything lower than that we consider to be "vacuum"...over 14.7 psi is considered "boost" With the carb enclosure it allows the pressure outside of the carb to be equal with that of the pressure through the venturis. In other words the carb acts the same as it would at atmospheric pressure besides the fact that it adds more fuel...

You could probably buy the carb enclosure from Paxton or make your own...it doesn't look that difficult...the only part that may be a problem (if you fabricate your own) is sealing the hole that the carb linkage has to go through. Hope this helps you guys. Maybe more of us /6 guys can start showing those modded mustangs what 6 cylinders can really do. If you have any further questions about the article let me know...I photo-copied it for later reference.

-Don

_________________
Forget the flowmasters...here come the good ol' GLASSPACKS!!!