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Re: HELP! 440 Wedge Can't keep up with a Saab 9-3 HELP!!!!! [Re: MarkZ] #438869
08/16/09 09:22 PM
08/16/09 09:22 PM
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Thats a lot of jet for that motor. You should smell the fuel coming out the exh. I got a fairly hefty 440 with a big cam and 3;55's. We had to jet down the 800 eddy. Went from the 113's to 107's. Car went good but ran real rich. Runs better now with smaller primary jets.

Re: HELP! 440 Wedge Can't keep up with a Saab 9-3 HELP!!!!! [Re: Dougsmopars] #438870
08/17/09 12:52 AM
08/17/09 12:52 AM
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Change the cam.

Chuck that carb while you are at it. Pretty much any othr carb that is tuned right and not worn out on the shafts will kill that carb. The smaller Eddy AFB is fine, the AVS ones are suppose to be as well. I've yet to have one of those but a factory AVS is a nice carb. Or you could go with a Holley.

Get the timing right.

You have all the rest of the stuff you need. I would be interested in how many cc's your heads are.


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Re: HELP! 440 Wedge Can't keep up with a Saab 9-3 HELP!!!!! [Re: MarkZ] #438871
08/17/09 05:35 AM
08/17/09 05:35 AM
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Well, I'll definitely know either Wednesday or Thursday as I'll be throwing it on a chassis dyno to tune it up (with someone definitely more experienced than I am).




Where is the dyno at? Thanks...





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Re: HELP! 440 Wedge Can't keep up with a Saab 9-3 HELP!!!!! [Re: kz5rt2] #438872
08/17/09 07:17 AM
08/17/09 07:17 AM
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what carb? what converter and what timing. w/ 3.23's you're never going to be "quick"

more cam, more gear, and a holley 750DP and you'll be good. As for a cam there are a ton to choose from. I'd go for a split duration, 510-520 lift w/ a 110 or better centerline.

Last edited by SWINGIN\'72; 08/17/09 07:20 AM.

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