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I ended up, adjusting, driving, adjusting, driving. Just kept at it until the pinging was gone and it ran well. With a bit of tinkering, I have it pretty nice now. Gas Mi. is still not the greatest but...... Well, my foot to the floor seems to be the biggest issue. Oh and I HAVE to run...

OK well, I have a bit more time in tuning as of today. After I installed the carb again, I made sure all was well with the timing. It seems to be doing OK now, but apparently I dont have enough time doing this. I keep ending up with it running better, but I can tell I dont have it "dialed in". I...

Carb DONE! Just spent the last couple hours rebuilding the carb and stinking up the garage and apparently the house too. I cant smell it inside though! Hehe:-D:-D Well, the carb was in horrible need of a rebuild. Once I opened it up and seen all the junk in the bowl, it was very obvious it...

Sounds good. I noticed a bit of very minor leakage around the accelerator pump on the carb. Not to mention it has been sitting for quite some time and Im unsure if it has ever been rebuilt. Sounds like a project for this weekend! Time to clean off the bench again. OK so, I have a question...

Great, guys. I agree and completely understand that it needs to be timed before tuning the carb. If it has come across any other way it wasnt intended. So here is what I see from Prines explanation that makes very good sence, and that is to have the initial fire up, to be practically instant...

Ok so here is what I came up with. Over all the performance seems better for sure. Biggest issue I see now, is that it got pretty hot while idling at a light. The outside temp was cooler than it has been lately, so I cant blame it on hot weather. But I would have thought that it would get hot...

As far as the Vacuum goes I was trying to accomplish getting the most vacuum durring idle after I had the timing adjusted "correctly" LOL, but I think it was a mute point considering I seem to have found out that it was way too advanced. I do have a very nice timing light actually, but at this...

So at this point the car is running worse than when I started. Since I plan to drive it tomorrow, I said OK Ill do it by ear and at least get it close to where it was. So I now back the timing off, tighten it and go drive. Pre ignition pinging is there! Back home and repeat. Back out and its not...

OK so here is what happened tonight. So, with the idle where it has been (about 750) I loosened up the dist. Started advancing the timing, the idle rose to about 1000 RPM and I back the idle screw down til I was back at 750. Did this back and forth until I got it to where I couldnt get the RPMs...

Is it common for the Harmonic Balancer to "shift" so that the "0" is not really TDC? I was asking a friend that I trust about this and was told to be sure that my TDC was truly TDC, and that it isnt too uncommon for it to be off slightly. I was told it may be worth while to find true TDC and...

Thanks for all the great info!!! I def. have enough to get a good start on tuning here. Question: By obtaining "max vacuum", what has that done with the internals of the engine. What has happened to get to the point where you have max vacuum? Is it that the timing of spark is basically at...

Wow lots of great info there. Unfortuantely, Ill have to take the lap top out while I tune! There is too much to remember there! I got through about 3/4 of it and then had a brain overload. Just too much to take in and comprehend / remember! This is all great advice. Thanks guys. By all means...

Great Ill be sure to check it out..... Thx

Oh two other basic questions. Looking at the carb from the front of the car... There are the two adjusting screws. Which one does what? Also, where do you hook up the vacuum gauge to get an accurate reading? Are there any things that should be disconnected while checking vacuum? (vac advance?)

I really am hoping this info can be used by others as well as myself!:cheers:

No offense taken. As I said. Lets start with the basics. So here is where I stand and here are some questions. Have tach in the car, as well as I have a Tach/dwell meter I can hook up under the hood so I can see it. Also have a Vacuum gauge. Questions: Base Line Idle: Where should this be based...

Ok so I now have my Valiant running and have been driving the crap out of it for the last 3 days. What I have noticed is that it needs to be "tuned" badly now. So I am asking the experienced people to please give me some advice, from step one. Where should I start? What tools do I need...

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I have to wonder if it isnt the converter. I say this because you say "it wont spin but it sounds good while trying", so if the motor doesnt sound as if it is laboring or working hard, then maybe the power isnt being transfered to the trans very well. May be working well enough when not under an...

Well my mind has gotten the better of me, or maybe experiance is setting me strait here. I have decided to hold off, putting the heads on. Reason being, I think I was misled. I know they are 72 360 J heads, I ran the numbers and they have an obvious "J" on them. But were I think I was BS'ed...

I forgot to say I have a "mild cam" already, but yes I do understand that the intake will still be restricting me pretty badly. I have a 904 so I am going to stick with a dual plane manifold. I have not decided which one Ill be running yet. Ill be driving this on the street mainly. I say...

Hey guys long story short I had 318 heads on my 360, older edel. manifold, headers, and to my recent amazement 1 7/8" duals out the back. Story with that, had a 318 for the build that turned out to be cracked. Too bad I had the heads rebuilt already. So on a High School budget the heads were...