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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 09:29 PM
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From: Hutch, KS
Car: Firebird 1987
Engine: 350 sbc chevy
Transmission: Turbo 350
holley adjustment

well i got my problem half fixed, the car is still trying to die though, it's got a holley 780 cfm hp on it and i am running way to rich how can i turn that puppy down a bit to where i am runnin closer on to the amount of fuel i need, i have a medium amount of carb experience so be gentle with the technical stuff lol
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 10:51 AM
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
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The first step to carb tuning is to get the ignition right.

The 2nd step is to get the float levels correct - just barely comes to the bottom of the bowl sight plug.

How are you doing on those so far?
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 05:21 PM
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i got the timing set it might need advanced a wee bit more but its runnin good now i adjusted the floats and they were set too high, thanks for the help man!
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