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Basic Enderle Barrel Valve Leakdown and Butterfly Settings
8 Stack: The smaller the engine the less % of leakdown the larger the more leakdown %
Unblown using Gasoline 8 Stack: .004 in Butterfly gap 10% to 13% leakdown % Hilborn-Kinsler-Crower-Engler Use a #57 Spool in Hilborns- Enderle Square Valves run badly on Gas - Change it to a Hilborn BV
Methanol 8 Stack: .002 in Butterfly gap 18% to 28% leakdown % All Popular Injections use a #54 Spool in Hilborns & a #21 Spool in Englers
Ethanol 85% or 90% .003 in Butterfly gap 15% to 20% leakdown % Applies to all popular 8 Stacks
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Bug, Bird, Buzzard, and Big and Ugly or Upright with Square or K Valve:
Unblown: Gasoline – .005 in Butterfly gap 12% to 15% leakdown % Enderle runs Badly on Gas- Call us for Tips 615-457-3192
Unblown: Methanol – .005-.006 in Butterfly gap 28% to 34% leakdown % Larger the engine the more Leakdown % - If using a Engine Leakdown Tester read it backwards
Unblown: Ethanol – .005-.006 in Butterfly gap 18% to 25% leakdown % (more % for E-98)
Single Butterfly throttle bodies will like .008” gap, sometimes even .010” same leakdown %
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Bug, Bird, Buzzard, and Big and Ugly or Upright with Square or K Valve:
Blown Gas & Ethanol to 85% – .010 in Butterfly gap 30% to 40% Leakdown%
Blown Methanol and 98% Ethanol .010” Butterfly gap 65% to 75% Leakdown (I didn’t stutter)
Blown Nitro above 50% – .013 in Butterfly gap 75% to 85% Leakdown
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Tips: Buy our Leakdown Tester so you won'y run the risk of using one that reads backwards- AD-Leakdown - Butterflies larger than 4-3/8 in Don't try to make it run on GAS - Use 6 oz of toluene in Gallon of Gas
for a much improved idle and less black smoke - Enderle quare Valves - #32 Unblown #12 Gas-E85 #17 Blown Alcohol
Best Fuel- Methanol Next- E-85 laced w toluene - Worst- GAS