Greetings stovebolters. I recently looked up information on Stovebolt.com regarding the Daytona Universal Carbs, and it seems nobody had tried it out yet. I thought Id try it out and update everybody on this Carb.as I went along. So I decided to write to the company directly and ask them about their UN2 unit, and how it worked. The gentleman I was in contact with Mr. Ron Hewitt was very helpful and gave me allot of information regarding their carburetor. Ill put the detailed information he gave me later in this thread if anybody is interested. What stood out of what he wrote is that they've sold over 6000 units. Chevs of the 40's alone sells about 10-20 units per month. So I thought Id give their carb a try and inform everybody on my progress and results good or bad of this carb. Ill try to be as impartial as possible. The test vehicle is my 1946 Chevy pickup. It has a 261 Chevy engine from I believe around 1958 (ill check on that later). Ive been running a Rochester Carburetor that was working great until a few months ago. The engine is nearly all stock. except for the 12v system with alternator. Its running regular points. When I first got it, It was giving me a consistent 12 M.P.G lately that's dropped to about 10 M.P.G I suppose mostly because for some reason ive been losing the fuel in the bowl (though I haven't confirmed this but will upon removal) and the need to crank the engine until fuel is delivered after it sits for a few days. I will set my points again, most likely at 18 thousandths. Ill also change the intake exhaust manifold to a nice painted one I have ready to go. Pictures of the installation coming soon. Heres what it looks like now.
