"Hey, how tough can it be? Just turn the screw and you're done, right?" There's a lot more to learn about setting idle mixture than just turning a couple of screws and slamming the hood closed. You ...

Tuning a carburetor can be done on many levels, depending on your ironand how you need to use it. A good ear and a slot-head screwdriver areall it takes for a curbside calibration on an old Carter BBD ...

Greg Rupp inherited a problem. He traded his street rod for a very nice '67 Plymouth Belvedere with a 383 and a four-speed. The B-Body was a really clean car, and his friends all agreed he landed a ...

The last time we talked about carburetors, we focused on getting the idle mixture and speed in line. But that’s not all that a carb requires of its owner. Having your idle in line doesn’t mean the car ...

Whether you bought your first carbureted car or are considering doing so, I want to give you a fair warning. Be ready for every conversation about your ride to involve someone shouting from somewhere ...

Think you can't have a small-block that lays down 556 hp, 512 lb-ft of torque, 120-mph trap speeds, and 21 mpg on the highway without dropping three grand on a slick EFI setup? Think again. The secret ...

Modern fuel injection is amazing, but before injectors, ECUs, and fuel pumps motorcycles used carburetors. Some smaller bikes and two-strokes still do. Today on MC Garage we talk about the carburetor.