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It's from a 80's Malibu with a 267 or 305
At the dealer it was real common to do it, we had a clock to beat. Hardest part was scraping the intake gasket. Those tuned port intakes sucked...
I built the heathkit version way back in high school (1976). Installed on my 69 Camaro ss. Switched to CD and it ran like poo, popping and...
Q-jet best street carb ever. Holley for the track. Pick 1
Most always connect to manifold source. Idle & mpg better, and have fixed a few running hot "impossible" to fix. Only a track engine would not...
Vortec heads are heartshaped, and use less timing than traditional sbc heads.
D500 youtube, I saw this a while back, has to be the same car? really cool wagon, never saw one in person. [MEDIA]
Wrong spark plug in the head, unless it's not screwed all the way in.
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Air cleaner restriction would cause a drop in pressure (vacuum) and since the diaphragm outer side has atmospheric pressure "pushing" on it,...
Depends on what what rpm, if she spins to 8000 it will be fine. I think those are more show than go.
Just paint these orange. https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Chevy-SBC-Assembled-Aluminum-Camel-Double-Hump-461-Cylinder-Head,379621.html
Remove the housing and blow air into the feed port. It should come out both of the ports in the venturies.
Wrap a small zip tie around the shaft of the diaphragm, and push all the up. Test drive, and see how far the shaft moved.
Are you sure the plugs are leaking? Lot of problems with the bowl drying up and excessive cranking is due to modern fuels. My Q-jet is bone dry...
I had one back in '80 on my '79 K20 pickup. Cleared the HEI just fine. Did not see much change in gas mileage, still around the stock 7 or so...
It's only temporary, unless it works.
Our $4000 super duper GM mandated smart charger will initially charge over 16 volts, and then taper off as the battery internal resistance lowers...
The Vortecs need a thermostat by pass. Drilling holes in the thermostat prolongs warm up time. You can fab a hose from the intake to the the...
Or the connections are reversed.
If I had a dedicated electric pump, it would be wired through a oil pressure switch and would only run when there is oil pressure. My main...
This sounds like a fire waiting to happen. A electric fuel pump running anytime the key is on, and the engine not running. What would happen in...
How about an 80's G body manifold.[ATTACH]
One of the cars we added to fuel pump to has a Q-jet. It would sit 2 to 3 days and have the extended crank, at first I suspected the dreaded...
We have added a few of these, wired up with a push button. The stock mechanical pump can pull fuel through, so no need for T's. Works great....
If 1 Q-jet is good, 4 are better.:) [MEDIA]
Another vote for Q-jet
Several times, working in a chevy dealership. Most always the engine ran poorly with the timing set to spec. This was after the dist was removed...
Another + for vacuum adance and connected to manifold vacuum. Fixed the "unfixable" overheating 37 ford sbc by adding advance pot to distributor....
I worked at a chevy store, had a 454 truck with a rod knock and 1 bore scored. Regional service manager had a hard on about excesive warranty...
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