公开(公告)号：EP2588735A4

公开(公告)日：2014-01-29

申请号：EP11801310

申请日：2011-06-06

申请人： AMERICAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

发明人： DYESS COREY ,  HUDLEMEYER AARON ALDRICH

IPC分类号： F02M9/08 ,  F02D45/00 ,  F02M9/12 ,  F02M19/08

CPC分类号： F02M19/081 ,  F02M19/088

摘要： A carburetor having an inlet opening that includes a pair of concavities operative to direct air toward the metering rod of the carburetor. A carburetor having an inlet opening that includes an arcuate manifold adjacent to the inlet opening and in fluid communication with a fuel reservoir. A carburetor having a slide assembly that includes a positioning mechanism operative to adjust the position of the metering rod relative to the throttle slide. A throttle slide that includes a flow guide that bisects an arcuate relief on an underside thereof. A method for configuring the throat of a carburetor that includes an upper portion of a first diameter and a lower portion of a second diameter that is offset from the first diameter. The method comprises deriving an optimum size for the first and second diameters and the offset based on the pumping efficiency and operating parameters of the engine.