Here is a picture of the deflectors used to sabotage the AFB to allow the tripower to function better than the 4-barrel:
https://www.thecarburetorshop.com/Hotidle3.jpgJon[/quote]
Jon, so would simply removing these deflectors significantly improve the performance of these carbs without additional modifications?
Do you think GM used the misnomer "hot idle" to purposely deceive?