Thread: 2 650 carbs on a blown 392???

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OK Bill, let's do the drill.

Kitz has provided you with the formula, so we'll plug in some numbers. You have 8.0:1 static compression ratio. BDS recommends a max boost of 8 psi at sea level for use with pump gas at that scr. Let's assume you will limit the revs to 6,000 with a street motor. (dependent on cam operating range).

So, CID x RPM divided by 3456 = 680 CFM (naturally aspirated @100% efficiency at sea level).

Boost (8) divided by 14.7 plus 1 = 1.54

680 times 1.54 = 1,047 CFM.

Now, again, this is using 100% efficiency at sea level. The elevation in downtown L.V. is 2028, so the motor will inhale 6% less air than it would at sea level. If you really wanted to be real about it, you could therefore multiply 1,047 times 0.94 and determine that the motor will pass 984 CFM. In this example, two 500's would get you there with some to spare. If you wanted to cover all the bases so that the motor would operate at sea level also, you could mount a 500 as the primary and a 600 as the secondary.