Making a big cam idle
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Making a big cam idle
To bring those not clued up on my Camaro up to speed, here is the story:
Took a 305 lump, suspected ex injection but running a rochester since I got it, and did some things.
Ditched the horrific headers for some nice flowing tubulars with a dual system.
Also fired in a 284 duration Crane Cam in, cos I'm special.
Have done my first start and got the 2.5k bed-in running sorted. Will be changing the oil once I'm back from this job.
What I have found since running the engine again is that it will now not idle. Probably not that big a shock since changing the cam AND the carb not having any working choke, but when I warm the engine up then slowly let off the throttle, it seems to bog down as the revs drop and stall. Opening throttle again usually saves it.
What's going to be the best way to go about getting this lump to idle, or just not stall unless revving to 2k?
Timing will also need properly setting. So is there a provision for idle adjust on the quadrajet, and what advance should i be aiming for?
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From: Birmingham, Alabama!!!
Car: 1988 Iroc-Z
Engine: 350 TPI; Stock internals
Transmission: 700r4; TCI-CPVB; BW Hi-Frition
Axle/Gears: 4th gen 7.5 w/ 3:42 gear
Re: Making a big cam idle
Thats a pretty big cam for a 305... What other mods do you have done??
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