Rich or lean that is the question
#1
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JOURNEYMAN
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Rich or lean that is the question
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.
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.
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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.
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.
JMO
#4
Probably LEAN as them carbs at such HIGH altitude !!
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LOVE IT !!!
Check it out gang !!
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IMO< U need 2 things less fuel at an idle and more at part throttle, for the idle circuit, adjust the mixture screws IN till it falls off then back out a 1/4 to a 1/2 turn out, also check float level, if their too high it will make it idle rich too.
With a tunnel ram you dont exactly have alot of signal strength from the motor, so you need to dump a ton fuel in the accelerator pump circuit to over come the sudden rush of air when you open the throttle, I recommend 50cc accelerator pumps on the primaries as I starting point.
With a tunnel ram you dont exactly have alot of signal strength from the motor, so you need to dump a ton fuel in the accelerator pump circuit to over come the sudden rush of air when you open the throttle, I recommend 50cc accelerator pumps on the primaries as I starting point.
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Originally Posted by cepx111
IMO< U need 2 things less fuel at an idle and more at part throttle, for the idle circuit, adjust the mixture screws IN till it falls off then back out a 1/4 to a 1/2 turn out, also check float level, if their too high it will make it idle rich too.
With a tunnel ram you dont exactly have alot of signal strength from the motor, so you need to dump a ton fuel in the accelerator pump circuit to over come the sudden rush of air when you open the throttle, I recommend 50cc accelerator pumps on the primaries as I starting point.
With a tunnel ram you dont exactly have alot of signal strength from the motor, so you need to dump a ton fuel in the accelerator pump circuit to over come the sudden rush of air when you open the throttle, I recommend 50cc accelerator pumps on the primaries as I starting point.
By the way guys the little Chevy II you talked about is no longer mine, I have a new toy I am working on now.
Thanks everyone, Scott