Glossary / Engine

four‑barrel carburetor

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It’s a device that mixes air and gasoline before it goes into the engine, and having four channels lets it give more power.

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A four‑barrel carburetor mixes air and fuel in four separate channels, providing more mixture for higher engine performance.

Hear It Discussed

"Uh four four-barrel carburetor on that 396. Yes, sir."
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"It's got a four-barrel carburetor on the 351 because I found it. I was pretty happy with that."
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""Hey, speaking of four-barrel carburetors. Yeah, the ongoing. OK, I did work on it this weekend. OK, I took all these stuff off.""
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