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• When air is sent at a high velocity through the carburetor, jets direct the fuel into the airstream. Jets are made slightly larger to make a richer mixture or slightly smaller to make a more lean mixture, depending on track and weather conditions.

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  Jet. (n.d.). Sports Illustrated NASCAR Glossary. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jet.

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  Jet. sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Sports Illustrated NASCAR Glossary. Sports Illustrated. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jet (accessed: March 22, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Jet." Sports Illustrated NASCAR Glossary. Sports Illustrated. 22 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jet.

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