On Tue, 04 May 2004 18:18:21 -0400, w_tom <w_tom1@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Ford Capri (using Holley 5210C carburetors). 1980 Honda
>Accord. Forgot which one it was, but the shop manual for one
>carburetor even gave a dimension for setting the dashpot.

I thought the dashpots were just a damping device, related to manifold
vacuum, to prevent abrupt throttle shut-off and the resulting emissions
burp. I've never heard of it being linked to road speed and gearing.

>JXStern wrote:
>> Name one carbureted car that did this.
>>
>> Mine sure didn't (Fiat 124, Honda Accord 87), and I never heard of
>> it, unless something like the ancient Porsche Tiptronic did that
>> circa 1970. I think my old Accord was at least advanced enough
>> to keep the RPM up around 1200 if, well, I'm not sure what it knew
>> about road speed or gearing, but I think the number was constant,
>> and might often enough approximate where the next upshift should
>> be.
>>
>> Say, OP, what about downshifts, does it approximate the RPM on those?

Rgds, George Macdonald

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