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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 3101845" data-attributes="member: 13624">I followed all of that, but I still don't see any way of compensating for air density other than changing jets or metering rods (is that the proper name for what I've always called the "needle?").As to the larger carb running in the smaller circuit at cruise, that sounds very much what I'd like to do for my application.  I didn't understand the idea of multiple circuits like that, but it certainly sounds slick.If they weren't so damned expensive, it might be fun to try building an SBC with an aircraft carb.  I kinda suspect it wouldn't work out well, though, because automotive carbs have to deal with frequent and (relatively) quick power changes (thus the multiple circuits) that aircraft just don't see.</blockquote>