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Old 06-08-2011, 08:56 PM   #11
lindstromjd
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Re: Towing????

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Originally Posted by rixjohnson View Post
So i went to visit an engine builder today and we took a drive and he said engine sounds fine ,but when i floored it he said it should take off faster than what it did.he says my carb needs to be changed and i need to hook my passing gear.does the passing gear make a big difference? He also reccomends a holley double pumper carb mines is a edelbrock single pump,what do you guys think?
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Passing gear makes a difference for when you're really getting into the throttle and want the transmission to downshift. Or if you've got a big load and then it stops the transmission from shifting too soon.

What size Edlebrock do you have? I'd say the double pumper Holley would be ok in a 750-ish range. The 454 should be able to handle it pretty easily.
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