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Old Oct 29, 2000 | 07:54 PM
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where to start (gauge ???)

I finally got my car started and running - new everything (gmpp 350, holley 650 dp, ect.) I don't know a lot about carbs so I set the idle and timing and went to Barnes and Noble and bought a book about holley carbs. Car runs "ok", but may have a miss, can't quite tell with the cam. I guess to my point, is there some kind of gauge that tells air/fuel mixture ? I thought there was and that would make it a lot easier for me.

How would a car idle with a 110LS cam, it is hard to tell what is going on when everything is coming through one intermediate pipe. I got the lope, but it seems as if there is a slight "pop,pop" mixed in there. Oh well, I have all winter.

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Old Oct 29, 2000 | 11:31 PM
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From: was: Palmdale, Ca
Car: was: 1984 Camaro Z28
Engine: was: L69
Transmission: was: 700-R4
Thirdgen.org's O2 Sensor Tech Article.

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Old Oct 29, 2000 | 11:40 PM
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oops, no computer either . . .
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Old Oct 30, 2000 | 10:22 AM
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You don't need a computer, only an O2 sensor and multimeter.
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Old Oct 30, 2000 | 03:28 PM
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ahh, it is becoming clearer . . .
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Old Nov 9, 2000 | 10:55 PM
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I like my intellitronix a/f ratio gauge. It looks sharp and it works. Remember that o2 sensors are only accurate around 14.7. To track mixtures much richer or leaner you need some serious hardware like an ngk 5 wire sensor and it's hardware or an etas a/f ratio meter.

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