Confession: No Idea what I'm doing
07-14-2008, 10:36 PM
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Car: 1989 IROCZ
Engine: 383
Transmission: T5 Borg Warner
Axle/Gears: 3.08... looking to fix it
Confession: No Idea what I'm doing
I bought my 89 IROC with a 350 carb swapped in, and don't know a SINGLE thing about carbs besides they work.
I have an edelbrock 600 performer w/electric choke on right now, and want to know how to tune it, make it faster, help fuel economy.... the whole nine yards. I literally only know how to adjust the idle and mixture screws... not even kidding.
Can anyone suggest a book, or a thread, or anything at all that might help me figure some of this stuff out? Is an edelbrock 600 performer a decent carb to be running? Is it hard to tune? Should I get a new one? What wideband tuner should I get? Do I even really need one? Would the Edelbrock rich/lean indicator work (on summit: Edelbrock 6593)?
I literally do not know ANYTHING, and would like any help I can get. I want to learn, I just don't know where to start... at all.
THANKS!
I have an edelbrock 600 performer w/electric choke on right now, and want to know how to tune it, make it faster, help fuel economy.... the whole nine yards. I literally only know how to adjust the idle and mixture screws... not even kidding.
Can anyone suggest a book, or a thread, or anything at all that might help me figure some of this stuff out? Is an edelbrock 600 performer a decent carb to be running? Is it hard to tune? Should I get a new one? What wideband tuner should I get? Do I even really need one? Would the Edelbrock rich/lean indicator work (on summit: Edelbrock 6593)?
I literally do not know ANYTHING, and would like any help I can get. I want to learn, I just don't know where to start... at all.
THANKS!
07-14-2008, 11:12 PM
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
Tuning an Edelbrock, start here: https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/carb...e-rebuild.html
Personal opinion - The Edelbrock is one of the last choices for a performance carb. A Holley double pumper would be a much better choice with a T5 transmission.
Personal opinion - The Edelbrock is one of the last choices for a performance carb. A Holley double pumper would be a much better choice with a T5 transmission.
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