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Old 05-31-2010, 02:10 PM   #19
LONGHAIR
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Re: Centerbolt Valve Covers and Gaskets

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Originally Posted by GASoline71 View Post
On a different note... is that vacuum line going from the bottom front of the carb going back to the vauum advance on the distributor? If it is... you should cap that on off on the front of the carb and use the "timed" vacuum port off of the metering block on the passenger side of the carb.

Gary
I am not entirely sure what this is about...and why you felt the need to repeat it? Especially since, in the opinion of most (including me) that this is wrong.....but, it does matter how the distributor is calibrated. You can't just go swapping that vacuum line around. It has to be connected to the proper source for the way the advance curve is set.
IMHO, that means full vacuum and the distributor calibrated to match.

Ported vacuum sucks....no pun intended. That is out-dated and badly engineered "technology". It was bad when it was "new", so we don't want to keep carrying it along. It was a bad attempt at emissions reduction, which killed performance and wasn't so great for economy either.
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