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Old Yeller 1970 · 01-12-2010, 10:56 AM

Finally got it running yesterday. Dang these projects take forever. I bought a rebuilt Holley 4160 - VS 750 CFM. I got the manual choke installed too. Now it will crank and idle even when it's 25F. It idles at about 700 RPMs now too.

So what happened in second gear, you ask? Power, lots of head snapping power. There's no stumble, no bog or anything. It hits hard and keeps right on pulling. It also pulls a few more RPMs on the top end. I think the larger carb is letting the engine breath a little better. Power off the line is great too. Everything hooks up good and runs out hard. I definitely enjoyed some adrenaline last night.

PS: I bought the carb off ebay from musclecarexpress for $169 + shipping. If anyone else is looking for a good deal on a carb, I'd recommend their services.

BossHogg69 · 01-12-2010, 01:03 PM

Glad to see you got it all together and singing the same tune!

so, uh, where's the burnout video????

Old Yeller 1970 · 01-27-2010, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BossHogg69

so, uh, where's the burnout video????

I'll work on it next.

01-12-2010, 10:56 AM	#1
Old Yeller 1970 DON'T TREAD ON ME Join Date: May 2005 Location: Crosby County, TX Posts: 989	Re: Engine Starves for Fuel When I Hit Second Gear Finally got it running yesterday. Dang these projects take forever. I bought a rebuilt Holley 4160 - VS 750 CFM. I got the manual choke installed too. Now it will crank and idle even when it's 25F. It idles at about 700 RPMs now too. So what happened in second gear, you ask? Power, lots of head snapping power. There's no stumble, no bog or anything. It hits hard and keeps right on pulling. It also pulls a few more RPMs on the top end. I think the larger carb is letting the engine breath a little better. Power off the line is great too. Everything hooks up good and runs out hard. I definitely enjoyed some adrenaline last night. PS: I bought the carb off ebay from musclecarexpress for $169 + shipping. If anyone else is looking for a good deal on a carb, I'd recommend their services. __________________ Old Yeller

01-12-2010, 01:03 PM	#2
BossHogg69 motor exploder Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,346	Re: Engine Starves for Fuel When I Hit Second Gear Glad to see you got it all together and singing the same tune! so, uh, where's the burnout video???? __________________ Adam 1969 Chevy CST/10 stepside, DART Big M/TREMEC Magnum Extreme/3.73's w/Detroit Truetrac 1965 Chevy Bel Air Wagon (daily driver), 327/TH350,10 bolt w/3.08's 1961 Chevy Bel Air Sport Coupe, ZZ454/M21/9" rear w/3.50's & Detroit Truetrac 2005 GMC 1500 ccsb 2wd, 6.0L/4L65e/3.73 G80 2006 GMC 2500HD ccsb 4x4, DMax LBZ/Allison 6spd/4.56's w/Detroit TrueTrac Use the SEARCH function on this forum - it is your friend!!



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