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1985C10
08-17-2009, 08:13 AM
I was just curious what the flow rating is for the #3869 throttle body. My best guesstimate would be 1100-1200 cfm, considering the 90mm throttle blade has slightly more area than four 1.75" throttle blades and there would be considerably less flow lost to bore shrouding over a four barrel design.
CE_BRENT
08-17-2009, 09:04 AM
Our PN 3869 flowed 1050 cfm with a PN 3849 90° race elbow between it and the flow bench (at 20.5 in H2O), so I think your estimate of the throttle body alone is pretty accurate.
We used 20.5 because that is the standard pressure drop for a carburetor.
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