4-21-08: Nesbitt Goes Undefeated at Rockingham-Wins Summit All-Stars Title & Spring Nationals in Quick Rod!!
4-20-08: APD Customers Dominate Summit All-Star Shootouts in Rockingham--Lynch wins T/S, Nesbitt wins Q/R, Hazelton wins H/R, Beard R/U's in Stock!!
4-13-08: Steve Furr Doubles Up at MIR with wins in Super Rod & Top Dragster!
4-13-08: Jimmy Lewis Makes two more finals at Dallas LODRS--takes Win in T/D, Runner-Up in S/G!
4-12-08: Luke Bogacki Dominates DRR Gator Cash Nationals in Gaineville--Earns Win & Runner-Up in Super Pro, plus two wins in Sportsman!
4-6-08: APD Nearly Sweeps Super Stock in San Antonio--Scotty Richardson over Michael Beard in Saturday Sports National. Richardson Runner-Up in Sunday National!
4-6-08: APD Sweeps Top Dragster in San Antonio--Luke Bogacki over Troy Williams, Jr. in Saturday Sports National. Gary Williams wins Sunday National!
3-30-08: Jimmy Lewis Continues Hot Streak with Super Gas Win at NHRA O'Reilly Spring Nationals!
3-30-08: Scotty Richardson makes second national event Super Stock final in '08; earns runner-up in Houston!
3-16-08: Jimmy Lewis mows thru the Super Rod field at San Antonio Pro-Am; picks up back-to-back victories in Sunset Corvette Roadster!
2-10-08: Scotty & Edmond Richardson Keep Top Dragster in the family at Immokalee: Edmond takes Day 1 Pro-Am, Scotty wins Day 2. Scotty gets victory over Edmond in Sports Nationals on Day 3!
2-8-08: APD Customers Dominate IHRA Opener: Carlton, Thompson, Richardson, Beard take wins; Bogacki earns Runner-Up!
12-7-07: Troy Williams, Jr. Continues Dominant run with $20,000 Triumph at Carolina Dragway!
11-30-07: APD Dominates Piedmont's Footbrake Nationals as Pennington & Davis score big wins!
11-25-07: Troy Williams, Jr. dominates Moroso 5-Day Championship with two event wins & points championship!
11-15-07: Jason Lynch earns Bradenton 5-Day Points Championship!
11-7-07: Sherman Adcock Wins NHRA Super Gas World Championship!
11-5-07: Luke Bogacki Clinches DragRaceResults.com/Goodyear Bracket Series National Championship in both Super Pro & Sportsman!
11-1-07: Damien Hazelton Wins IHRA Hot Rod World Championship!
10-20-07: Aaron McCaulla earns Tenn-Tuck Triple Crown "Co-Championship"
10-1-07: Gary Williams Wins 13th Annual Million Dollar Race!
10-1-07: Davis, Williams, and Brown Dominate Million Dollar Weekend with APD!
Article Title: APD Introduces New Line of Black Widow Carburetor Article Date: 3/30/2006 Article: APD Introduces New Line of Black Widow Carburetor Spacers Genoa, OH: John Kyle and the staff at Advanced Product Design have introduced a new line of aluminum carburetor spacers designed specifically for sportsman drag racing. The spacers, which APD has tabbed the Black Widow line, are available in 2 thicknesses for 4150 and 4500 style carburetors.
Article Title: APD Introduces New Line of Black Widow Carburetor Article Date: 3/30/2006 Article:
APD Introduces New Line of Black Widow Carburetor Spacers
I know what most racers are thinking: there is nothing revolutionary about a carburetor spacer. And I know that several manufacturers claim to have a spacer that makes horsepower. The problem with most of the current designs is that they arent really applicable to the style of engine and the type of racing that sportsman drag racers are looking for, explained APDs John Kyle.
When we started this project, I got a lot of input from several engine builders who we work with on a daily basis. In fact, Matt Driskell at Driskell Enterprises did nearly as much dyno work as we did--his input was instrumental in the design. These Black Widow spacers have a different configuration than any others on the market. In fact the taper on our 4500 spacers is actually completely opposite from the industry standard.
The results have been impressive thus far. Its impossible to build a one size fits all carburetor spacer. Different combinations have different characteristics, but this spacer increases air speed in the intake plenum. Id say that between Matts testing and our own, weve seen an average of 10-12 horsepower gains with the Black Widow across the board (over engines with no spacer). Some engines see 20 horsepower, some only see 3 or 4, but Id say 10-12 is about average.
The APD Black Widow carburetor spacer is available for 4150 (pt. # 5010) and 4500 (pt. # 5020) series carburetors. Each item is priced competitively at $179.00.
The APD Black Widow carburetor spacer is available at Advanced Product Design, or through any of the nationwide network of APD distributors. For more information or to place an order, contact APD today: 419-855-3073 or www.APDRacing.com.
