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by zephyrc
Sun May 15, 2011 6:03 am
Forum: Engine
Topic: My thoughts on Predator carburetors.
Replies: 15
Views: 68098

Re: My thoughts on Predator carburetors.

how would the predator work on a street car.. idle quality etc,,
how much taller than the holley is it,,
are air cleaners available for them
by zephyrc
Thu May 05, 2011 4:06 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: timing on sbc
Replies: 6
Views: 5793

Re: timing on sbc

how far should i retard it for the street,, should i start about 32 on the street
by zephyrc
Mon May 02, 2011 6:13 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: timing on sbc
Replies: 6
Views: 5793

Re: timing on sbc

sc, i will use c12 at the track and pump fuel on the street.. our pump fuel here in england is 98 super unleaded and 93 regular unleaded
by zephyrc
Mon May 02, 2011 4:41 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: timing on sbc
Replies: 6
Views: 5793

timing on sbc

408 sbc,, 12 to 1 cr, comp cam xr292,dart pro one 230 heads,, crank trigger and locked timing, digital 7 box, looking for timing ballpark numbers. thinking 36-38 total.. does that seem a good place to start
by zephyrc
Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:47 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: fast af meter
Replies: 11
Views: 15043

Re: fast af meter

wikd,, had a innovate lm1 before this and to be honest i wish i had kept it,, the only advantage with the fast is it uses dual sensors.. will probably go back to a lm1 as i think my sensors are on the way out, probably the race fuel i used on 3 occasions..
by zephyrc
Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:52 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: fast af meter
Replies: 11
Views: 15043

Re: fast af meter

checked the ground resistance and all seems ok.there is only one ground on the monitor.. have run race fuel in the past.. took the sensors out to free air test and they were sooted up,one read 9, very rich and the other was 21, very lean,,, cleaned them using brake cleaner and now the reading is dow...
by zephyrc
Wed Aug 11, 2010 2:10 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: fast af meter
Replies: 11
Views: 15043

Re: fast af meter

wikd, the part number is 170402, dual sensor..
jasper, will check the grounds as you suggest,, thanks for the help
by zephyrc
Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:23 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: fast af meter
Replies: 11
Views: 15043

Re: fast af meter

jasper, what ground are you talking about,, engine has 3 grounds on it ,, dont the exhaust ground via the motor
by zephyrc
Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:54 am
Forum: Electrical
Topic: fast af meter
Replies: 11
Views: 15043

Re: fast af meter

doubt if its a breeze.. sensors are in my collectors and i have an exhaust behind them, exhaust is about 15 feet long with race bullets at the front.. it was sitting in the workshop at the time with no obvious draught going on..
by zephyrc
Sun Aug 08, 2010 6:05 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: fast af meter
Replies: 11
Views: 15043

fast af meter

i have a fast af meter, the dual type with sensors in both left and right collector.. when the ignition is on but the motor not running the reading on the meter jumps around dramatically, swings from 13 up to 21 afr.. this is with the motor not running.. does this mean the sensors are faulty or the ...
by zephyrc
Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:17 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: 408 sbc intake
Replies: 2
Views: 3291

Re: 408 sbc intake

intake was skimmed by 50 thou on the sides,, have been told to use thicker gaskets,, 120 thou instead of the 60 thou on it at the moment
by zephyrc
Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:22 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: 408 sbc intake
Replies: 2
Views: 3291

408 sbc intake

i have a 408 sbc, 11.8cr..... 263-273@50 cam 110 ls... 950 hp holley dp.. dart pro one 230 heads about 5 years old skimmed 50thou.... my problem is that the super victor intake i have is vac leaking after the skim to match the heads,, it leaks from the bottom edge into the valley... so i assume i no...
by zephyrc
Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:25 pm
Forum: Nitrous
Topic: flowing fuel pressure
Replies: 3
Views: 6189

flowing fuel pressure

flowed my fuel system today,, dead heading into holley 803 reg,, fuel pressure pushed up to 8-9 psi when the valve was shut on the check tool...but went straight to 6 psi when opened and went back up when i shut the tool... is this normal
by zephyrc
Mon Jul 19, 2010 1:06 pm
Forum: MSD Ignition
Topic: set up launch retard
Replies: 3
Views: 10622

Re: set up launch retard

craig, yes i do run a crank trigger, so rotor phase is not a problem... if you wait till its further out before bringing the advance in will it simply blow the tires off.. thanks for replying
by zephyrc
Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:43 pm
Forum: MSD Ignition
Topic: set up launch retard
Replies: 3
Views: 10622

set up launch retard

have put on my crossplate now and am going to try out the launch retard.. am using jetting for around 300hp and need to kill of some power at launch.. so would i use about 10 degrees retard ramped in at 0.7 seconds or should i bring it in over a longer period.. have checked with the retard on and i ...