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The process of producing a mixture of air and fuel in the correct proportion for engine combustion.

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  • The bike has minimal steering lock and marginal carburetion at tiny throttle openings.
  • The GS is cool, but it has problems I feel need fixing, like the carburetion and the front suspension.
  • Computerized fuel injection is both more effective than carburetion, and more reliable than computerized methods.
  • I checked out the Corvette's 265-cubic-inch small-block engine, and its fuel lines, fuel pump, and carburetion system.
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