Dug out the bird today... Also, fuel economy ideas???
03-04-2011, 06:33 PM
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Car: '86 Trans Am (White)
Engine: Its a tree fiddy
Transmission: 1/2 of a 700r-4
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Dug out the bird today... Also, fuel economy ideas???
So I had dug out the Trans Am today, and knowing that gas is on the rise and I was having major carb issues last year, I had decided to grab a quadrajet that has been off the road since my dads hot rodding days, and rebuilt it right. So, as the installation was coming to an end, my cousin and I had checked everything for leaks, and we heard "Panama" come on the radio, just in time for us to take it for a test run around the block. Anyone else have things work like that? Also, does anyone else have any basic fuel economy ideas for these hard times?
03-04-2011, 10:32 PM
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Car: 87 Camaro Z-28
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Re: Dug out the bird today... Also, fuel economy ideas???
IMO too slow a start actually keeps carb feeding engine rich longer during prolonged off idle circuit (and takes any fun out of driving an f-body)
03-05-2011, 01:23 PM
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