Re: Should a carb swap from one engine to another?
[Re: Airwoofer]
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05/20/15 12:23 PM
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DusterDave
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Have you checked for vacuum leaks?
Gone to the dark side with an LS3 powered '57 Chevy 210
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Re: Should a carb swap from one engine to another?
[Re: Airwoofer]
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05/20/15 01:41 PM
05/20/15 01:41 PM
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Al_Alguire
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Lots of reasons. Signal strength, venture and booster size will change how the fuel is pulled, engine manifold vacuum, jetting and bleed package etc etc. If it was a simple as bolting it on and it working great there would not be so many choices out there.
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Re: Should a carb swap from one engine to another?
[Re: Airwoofer]
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05/20/15 05:38 PM
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That's what I thought. No, I got all the gas outta the carb and it has sat for over a year. Very well could be the motor, or plug wires, or a bad plug. All of the header tubes are hot so I think they are all firing. This is the first time this pile of parts has ever ran.
I have a gen 3 1150? Dom I will try tonight. I got it new from Holley on fleabay way too cheap so it is probably not calibrated properly.
Last edited by Airwoofer; 05/20/15 05:42 PM.
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Re: Should a carb swap from one engine to another?
[Re: Airwoofer]
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05/21/15 02:51 PM
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My heads and valve covers seem to get kinda warm also compared to the water coming out of the block. This better be a simple fix like getting clnc between the balancer and the front cover. I'm anxious to get the thing where I can drive it on the trailer, get mufflers put on, and do a big fat burnout and seating in the rings.
Got's the need for speed.
Last edited by Airwoofer; 05/26/15 01:52 PM.
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Re: Should a carb swap from one engine to another?
[Re: Airwoofer]
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05/26/15 02:10 PM
05/26/15 02:10 PM
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Glad you found the problem. I'd change timing covers instead of having to use a balancer spacer and then having to realign the belt and pickup.
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