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I'm not getting too carried away until I decide the future of this '69 340 in the garage. In the meantime, I'm learning as much as possible. My winter plans are, chassis stiffening, rear end spring perches, might change center section, maybe torque converter or transmission. Whichever is...

That is fantastic information, and I appreciate the time you took to explain it clearly. so after adjusting my transfer slots, my 318 is happy @ 14 initial @ 750rpm in park. So, I would want to set up my distributor with a spring that is light enough to quickly advance from idle (14*) to the...

Okay.. so quick timing question. These guys saying "all in by 2 grand" or "at the stall" that's only drag racing? And I actually want the curve that continues to pull slowly after 2700 or so? There is so much conflicting info out here. I'm not 100% bought in to any theory... at the...

I really didn't mean to make this thread about me. That being said, I agree that a new fuel filter with a bypass can only help things. I'm going to grab one next trip into town. Carb already has an insulated spacer. And I don't plan on using the fbo plate for anything more than testing...

So I do have a 727, tci shift kit, 2200ish stall (needs replaced). 3.73 gears. Had 36 degrees timing trimmed to all in at @ 2400rpm before carb idle procedure. After setting carb idle I'm sitting @ 31 degrees. So I will fix that when I'm happy with idle. Took it for a spin after setting...

I didn't know what I didn't know. It makes more sense, setting the transfer slot and adjusting the initial to bring the rpm into line. Instead of using the idle screw to account for a timing number. following the procedure outlined by AJ, I just pulled 5 degrees initial out, from 19 to 14...

Sorry guys, I wasn't trying to revive an old thread. Simply replying to the idle set up AJ mentioned above. It peaked my interest.

Put my 318 together back when I was 17, around '03. I have no clue on my cam specs. I remember telling the guy I wanted the most aggressive cam I could use without head work. If that helps. The car sounds good, but runs a bit soft until I hit 3,000 with a 2200ish stall. If that info helps...

Dude.... this is a completely different approach to idle set up from anything I've read before. I'm genuinely curious, just might be my Sunday project. The thread fizzled out and no one replied, but thanks for that write up.

This is exactly what I decided last night. Found what advance slot the engine likes. This weekend, I'm going to weld and file the the Tbar to match and toss the plate in the glove box. Probably not necessary, but it will ease my mind.

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can someone verify these numbers are correct? Either my old caliper is off, the fbo plate or the chart.

Yup, that sounds more like the right concept. Thank you. Looks relatively close here.

Has to be crank, 16* at the distributor would be a larger slot than the t-bar.

one more observation: Halifax got me thinking, my tbar is a 15, so 30* at the crank. I wanted 16* at the crank, so roughly half the slot. The picture below has the 16* slots under the tbar. The inside of both pieces are flush, the fbo plate should restrict the travel by more than it does...

And I'm looking for around 8* in the distributor. So I'm good there. Timing lights are what they are. Get me close and I can go by feel from there. Find what it likes then weld/file the slots. I don't think I will be able to trust the plate for the long term.

I haven't driven an old car with an efi system installed. But I'm not interested either. The engine is the same regardless of carb or efi bolted in place. So any gain in performance or response with efi would have to be minimal.

So I wasn't very productive in the garage this evening. Had to finish mowing the yard ~1.5 hours, played soccer with my son for an hour or so, dinner.. ect. however, I did pull my distributor, and found I was able to move the fbo plate while the t-bar was still attached. the center hole...

I just want it to run efficiently, not smell as bad at idle, increase off idle response, and to learn to time a distributor before moving onto building my 340.

Oh... okay I'm following, added to my distributor inspection list.

I grew up in the fuel injection Era, so my experience in this world of distributors and carbs is growing by the day. Luckily, I built this car with dad 24 years ago and I'm even more blessed that he kept it in the corner all those years while I was busy being irresponsible. I've spent a lot...

undoubtedly, the distributor will be torn back down, I will post the FBO slot readings when that happens. by posts, are you referring to the cap posts? If so, the cap looked okay from over the fender. New cap and cables were installed probably 10-15 years ago and basically sat until this...

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I've worn out the search bar to the point where I'm seeing the same posts over and over, not finding much chatter about this issue, so it's safe to say I messed up somewhere. 318 w/ vac advance, eddy 1406, mild cam with original springs, headers, 2.5" exhaust w/ mufflers, 727, 3.73 rear...

Hell Of A Rant Everyone! That was a lot of fun to read I was born in 84... and bought my duster project at 15 for $1000. Dad and I spent the next couple years in the garage and I drove our finished car senior year of high school, 2003. Took it to a couple judged car shows and a couple...

Dad says the same thing...

This is the quality of information I was hoping to see. Thank you sir. Those schematics are exactly what I saw making. I've been thinking about it over the last 24 hours and there would have to be a difference in handling characteristics when changing the spring mounting point relative to...

I just need ya to stand back there and pull the bumper up for me.

The hangers on the right are headed in the correct direction. I'm thinking that to get me through the next couple warm months, I will fab up a quick set of front hangers with an extra inch of height built in. Not ideal but my schedule is hectic for the next couple months and wrench time is...

I feel like I've been spending too much time on this sight lately. Short story: my car is riding too low and it's causing issues with clearance everywhere. When I put together the 8.8, I used taller perches to lower the car with stock springs. Installed hotchkis springs and they lowered...