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Good to know. All I want in the Lancer is a little low end grunt anyway. It's too ugly to be fast. :o

Cool! Wonder when they stopped selling that grind?

Doesn't appear they offer this mild cam any longer. Late '70's, early '80's Note the valve lash adjustment

Good question. I just advanced it a tad, listened to it idle, then test drove it to see how the plugs burned.

slantsixdan suggested I put back in just a tad more timing He was right. Imagine that. ;)

No vapor locks, just hard start sometimes on 100 degree TX days. I'm not sure how much higher I could run a fuel line over the valve cover and across the top of the manifold into the front elbow on the Holley.

How high above the manifold does it have to be before it works?

Several local Slant mechanics have told me the same story: Back in the day they used to put a wooden clothes pin on the fuel line to prevent hard starts and vapor lock. Am I being PUNKED?? :o

Slant's turning about 2600 rpm at 65 mph, so I'm not sure about the timing right there. Stock '68 distributor w/Pertronix point eliminator kit, no recurve, no spring changes, no timing light. Just an old gearhead's ear. He's in assisted living now, but he can still hear good. :)

Mileage reconfirmed: 50 miles 65mph filled and refilled from the same pump speedo correct 225 Slant mild Clifford cam Clifford intake and shorty headers Holley 390 A904 auto 2.76 gear 185-70-13 tires non ethanol 91 octane 24.5mpg slantsixdan suggested I put a tad more timing back into it as...

Thanks I'll have to ask my old friend and mechanic what jets we ended up with. And we just set the timing by ear and feel. Got it running like a Singer right now.

same story except after my Amazon Remflex arrived damaged I called Remflex, and THEY shipped one right out. It was packaged VERY well.

Thanks Daughter had the decal made for Father's Day gift. (she's a graphic designer, but just modified a decal I found on the net) Engine color is "kind of" a Petty blue that a local powder coat company had in stock. They said other MoPar owners had used it on their engines. Interior is...

Just made the gear change along with a new intake/header gasket. A tad lean, but the mileage run was purposed for an accurate check. Filled up at the same pump leaving and on return. 1961 Lancer A904 2.73 rear Pertronix ignition Head work, mild cam, Clifford intake and shorty headers, Holley...

Are you a wagering man?

185-70-13

1961 Lancer A904 2.73 rear Pertronix ignition Head work, mild cam, Clifford intake and shorty headers, Holley 390 91 VP non-ethanol 24mpg highway, 65mph

Thanks, that was a typo, and your are correct. I'll run them a little longer at 2 degrees retarded, then check all of them again soon.

2 degrees less timing I believe we're good now, eh? The other side

Dan, how's this one look to you? It's the NGK ZFR5N (w/o washer) you recommended a while back. And Merry Christmas.

Thanks, that's good to know. The top plug was a tank of pure 91 octane, non ethanol running 65mph for about 140 miles. The same plug posted just above is a mix of 91 octane, non methanol and 93 octane Shell with a combo of 45 miles, mostly highway at 60mph and 35mph in-town. Can an AFR...

Not perfect, but I can live with this burn in a driver. Might jet it a tad richer before long. This is #6 using the Clifford intake.

ZFR5N, which is, I think, one step cooler than stock.

VP Racing Fuels, local from the pump Regardless of what it really IS, my Slant idles smoother, runs better, and gets better mileage.

How 'bout that? It is VP non ethanol. Mystery solved.

from the pump

91 octane, ethanol free

What say you to blue? :)

Thanks Yes, I have the two piece headers and intake/exhaust triangles. I'll use locking keps nuts on the end and center studs (with low torque).

Thanks Where to get the conical washers and brass nuts?