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It is a real dog, 87 carb engine with a 88 efi manifold on it. New plugs, wires, fuel filter, cleaned the injectors, and the timing is 10 BTC. It just has now power driving, It reves fine in park. I am not sure where to go. When I first got the exhaust on it had a ton of acorns shoot out the exhaust, now there is no burning smell any more and it seems to flow out the tailpipe fine. Just have no idea where to go next.
 

halifaxhops said:
It is a real dog, 87 carb engine with a 88 efi manifold on it. New plugs, wires, fuel filter, cleaned the injectors, and the timing is 10 BTC. It just has now power driving, It reves fine in park. I am not sure where to go. When I first got the exhaust on it had a ton of acorns shoot out the exhaust, now there is no burning smell any more and it seems to flow out the tailpipe fine. Just have no idea where to go next.
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What is the problem, sluggish?

What about installing an Edelbrock sp2p intake? They are great for 318 trucks. Good low end torque and power, but it falls off after 5000 RPM, which most trucks do not see anyway...

The sp2p has some real low end grunt... Then put a good 4 bbl on it, like a Holley 80457 600 vac secondary square bore carb....
 
Not sure of the curve, it is set per FSM at 10 btc. seems to advance, but I have a chepo timing light.
 
Gas is new, tank was drained and cleaned with a new fuel pump, vac is good around 18 at idle (with your gauge LOL), just seems like I am missing something.
 
Sounds like plugged cat / exhaust if it runs fine otherwise.. enough flow at idle but can't handle it when you put the pedal down. Acorns? Nest inside
 
GeorgeH said:
Sounds like plugged cat / exhaust if it runs fine otherwise.. enough flow at idle but can't handle it when you put the pedal down.
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I am a little scared to take it apart, trying to get this together just for a winter truck. I am kind of leaning there also since the exhaust was off for a few years hanging and a ton of acorns came out when I started it. Just good to hear it from someone else. I will take it apart today. Thanks George.
 
halifaxhops said:
I am a little scared to take it apart, trying to get this together just for a winter truck. I am kind of leaning there also since the exhaust was off for a few years hanging and a ton of acorns came out when I started it. Just good to hear it from someone else. I will take it apart today. Thanks George.
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You put Cat converters on !! oh no you didn't #-o
 
I am thinking that also, buy it does not smell like a wood burner any more! LOL It was really bad at first.
 
halifaxhops said:
but I have a chepo timing light.
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You should get a medium quality advanced timing light at minimum. It will pay for itself when you can fine tune in your cars.

I like to map out the distributor curve and try different springs and advance until I find the "sweet spot"....
 
halifaxhops said:
I am thinking that also, buy it does not smell like a wood burner any more! LOL It was really bad at first.
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Maybe they are all already roasted and have no more "cook" left in them...

Roasted acorns... a squirrel favorite in the fall....
 
I DO HAVE ACESS TO ONE TO USE ACROSS THE STREET! I really only need one on the Dart in the future, rather put the money to the tranny build. It is tight around here this year.
 
krazykuda said:
You should get a medium quality advanced timing light at minimum. It will pay for itself when you can fine tune in your cars.

I like to map out the distributor curve and try different springs and advance until I find the "sweet spot"....
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I'll second that, a dial back is invaluable.
 
halifaxhops said:
I DO HAVE ACESS TO ONE TO USE ACROSS THE STREET! I really only need one on the Dart in the future, rather put the money to the tranny build. It is tight around here this year.
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Ok then go borrow your neighbor's. As long as you can use one, you're good... :D
 
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