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Old 04-28-2010, 10:18 PM
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Tod74
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Default Re: Rich or lean that is the question

Originally Posted by rabbit
I got a new car about 2 months ago and it it just starting to get cruising weather(yes a street car). I haven't pulled the plugs yet to try reading them but I was wondering. My car is running rich I think. It runs awesome at full throttle but at idle and cruise it has an awful hesitation, very little low throttle response and it burns your eyes something fierce just to walk behind it. Am I right in thinking rich could this be a very lean condition?
Thanks, Rabbit

I forgot to mention this is a 427 BBC with old school 3 pc Weiand tunnel ram and 2 450 cfm holley carbs.
If it burns your eyes it's rich. The tunnel ram needs to go. Probably doesn't have enough air velocity at part throtle low rpm.

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