carb/airfilter
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From: Batavia, Ohio, US
carb/airfilter
just recently my stock 4bbl carb hit the ****s. So rather than buying a another stock carb i decided to go with the 600cfm holley after taking the old carb off i then realized that a gay little EGR valve would not allow me to add the performance so i again went and got a edelebrock brock performer intake manifold i finally got it all together and it is running like a *** back pedaling through a cornfield however there is a small problem i now cannot fit the air filter housing on the hood is high enough but the fuel line sits to high so im not sure if it possible to get my fuel line bent or if i should just take a hammer and beat the housing till it fits nice and snug and i really dont want to buy a low profile air filter housing because after the carb and intake i am in the gutter as far as cash goes so if you have any advice send it my way would ya! thanks
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From: Richmond, VA
Did you get a drop-base aircleaner? Also, are you running the computer controlled distributor? If you are, then you need to get a vacuum-advance.
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--Steve S--
1984 Trans Am 305 LG4, 5 speed
Daily Driver, Flowmaster 80 Series
Holley 600 cfm & vacuum advance
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--Steve S--
1984 Trans Am 305 LG4, 5 speed
Daily Driver, Flowmaster 80 Series
Holley 600 cfm & vacuum advance
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From: Western NY
Car: 84 T/A
Engine: 305HOL69
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Dittox2. DON'T run that car hard if you still have the electronic reference distributor in there, you must have a vacuum advance distrib if you're going non-CC. Right now it's probably in limp-home mode or something similar to the effect.
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DR Stevens
1984 Trans Am 305HO L69
sucks gas, hauls ***
1991 Firebird 305 LO3
for days when I need a/c
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DR Stevens
1984 Trans Am 305HO L69
sucks gas, hauls ***
1991 Firebird 305 LO3
for days when I need a/c
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From: Wakefield, MA
damnit! well I guess its good that I looked at this post tonight. I am planning on doing the same thing as FATZ_86er. I was going to do a tune up this weekend but if I am gonna have to change the distributor I will wait. Anyone have a suggestion for a good distributor to replace my cc one? what will I have to change on this setup to make it work correctly?
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Jay
black 85 Z28, t-tops, 4bbl carb, flowmaster 80 series muffler w/ custom tips (hollowed out cat), edelbrock chrome air cleaner, Infinity 4" 2 way front speakers and Infinity 3 way 6x9s, Alpine CDA-7863 head unit. many more mods planned (holley carb 4160 and edelbrock performer RPM intake coming very soon)
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Jay
black 85 Z28, t-tops, 4bbl carb, flowmaster 80 series muffler w/ custom tips (hollowed out cat), edelbrock chrome air cleaner, Infinity 4" 2 way front speakers and Infinity 3 way 6x9s, Alpine CDA-7863 head unit. many more mods planned (holley carb 4160 and edelbrock performer RPM intake coming very soon)
[This message has been edited by jayman350 (edited April 03, 2001).]
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From: Littleton, CO USA
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
How much tuning are you willing to do?
A good stock HEI will do you fine. Springs/weights should be changed to give you total advance of 34-36 at about 2500 rpm (vacuum advance plugged off for this adjustment), initial advance 8-10 degrees. An upgrade module and coil should be used. Then, adjustable vacuum advance that you can tweek to prevent pinging at partial throttle under load. Properly tuned, a full manifold vacuum port can be used for the vacuum advance. If you aren't comfortable doing the tuning, the stock HEI's used ported vacuum.
Or, go with a new MSD or Pertronix unit. Haven't heard a lot of good things about Accel, but don't know exactly why people have problems with them (could be an inability to adjust/tune).
Do you have a single or dual inlet Holley? If single, bend your fuel line to get clearance. If dual, I'd be less inclined to suggest that.
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, TBD heads, Hooker headers & y-pipe, 3" Catco cat).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" headers, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.
A good stock HEI will do you fine. Springs/weights should be changed to give you total advance of 34-36 at about 2500 rpm (vacuum advance plugged off for this adjustment), initial advance 8-10 degrees. An upgrade module and coil should be used. Then, adjustable vacuum advance that you can tweek to prevent pinging at partial throttle under load. Properly tuned, a full manifold vacuum port can be used for the vacuum advance. If you aren't comfortable doing the tuning, the stock HEI's used ported vacuum.
Or, go with a new MSD or Pertronix unit. Haven't heard a lot of good things about Accel, but don't know exactly why people have problems with them (could be an inability to adjust/tune).
Do you have a single or dual inlet Holley? If single, bend your fuel line to get clearance. If dual, I'd be less inclined to suggest that.
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, TBD heads, Hooker headers & y-pipe, 3" Catco cat).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" headers, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.
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Jayman: A distributor swap is real easy. I remember the day I did it i was all like, 'man this is the biggest thing i've ever done, I don't think i can handle stuff like this, what if i screw up, then i'm f$$*ed!!' It is sooo easy. 1 bolt holds the distributor in place, slides right out and takes a little finesse to get in. Easy as turning right.
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--Steve S--
1984 Trans Am 305 LG4, 5 speed
Daily Driver, Flowmaster 80 Series
Holley 600 cfm & vacuum advance
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--Steve S--
1984 Trans Am 305 LG4, 5 speed
Daily Driver, Flowmaster 80 Series
Holley 600 cfm & vacuum advance