Testing carburetors on an engine dyno can sometimes be misleading. We've all seen tests showing large-cfm carburetors making more power—even on a small engine that nobody in their right mind would run ...

At its core, a carburetor is simply a metered air leak. Its job is to mix air and fuel, and provide it in the proper amounts to the engine at the right time. That's easy enough to do if you are drag ...

For many enthusiasts, the carburetor is some sort of black magic device that feeds an engine fuel to run. Short of bolting it on and maybe turning the base idle screw to keep the car running, few ...