Re: too much cam????? kinda long-please help!!!!!
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6800 traps diff not right for that et or speed now 2.1 60 ?? lot of spin maybe but its slow everywhere fuel del somewhere , tranny problem for sure was it full of fluid?? dumb question ,, had to ask? getting full throttle ?? 3 bagger
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Re: too much cam????? kinda long-please help!!!!!
[Re: dennismopar73]
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06/14/10 04:43 PM
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60' time is terrible...street tires??
Tony
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Re: too much cam????? kinda long-please help!!!!!
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06/14/10 08:04 PM
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I did not see it mentioned but I would first check to see that you have the throttle plates open all the way when you have the gas pedal to the floor. It will kill et from start to finish. Although most of the other comments about degreeing the cam and so on are things that should also be checked. Good luck!
You would be surprised at how much the blades can be closed before it really has ant effect on the ET... I tried slowing my car down to 10.0 and I am at a little less than 1/2 throttle and without short shifting it would only slow it about .6 ... thats from 9.0
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Re: too much cam????? kinda long-please help!!!!!
[Re: moparmanjames]
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In all fairness your car is pretty light compared to his Mr.P I think they screwed up his converter as well, 6800 rpm with a 3.55 gear running only 98 mph? Plus, the cam isn't that big compared to that healthy hydraulic that was in it. I agree with you that it needs to be degreed though. I would degree the cam and see if you can borrow a decent converter from some cool guy in Vegas
I would believe there is a conv or trans slipping issue, thats why I said that earier Yes I know that weight will have a factor with the carb not being open but guys really think if its a 1/8" from being full open its going to make a difference it wont... just went through this a few weeks ago with a heavy type car... didnt do diddiley... but if it were closed enough it will kill torque(acts like a small carb)
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Re: too much cam????? kinda long-please help!!!!!
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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In all fairness your car is pretty light compared to his Mr.P
I think they screwed up his converter as well, 6800 rpm with a 3.55 gear running only 98 mph? Plus, the cam isn't that big compared to that healthy hydraulic that was in it. I agree with you that it needs to be degreed though.
I would degree the cam and see if you can borrow a decent converter from some cool guy in Vegas
I would believe there is a conv or trans slipping issue, thats why I said that earier Yes I know that weight will have a factor with the carb not being open but guys really think if its a 1/8" from being full open its going to make a difference it wont... just went through this a few weeks ago with a heavy type car... didnt do diddiley... but if it were closed enough it will kill torque(acts like a small carb)
I agree and that brings up another good point, if you are running a carb that is already a bit small then moving the throttle position will have a greater effect than on the bigger carbs like dominators.
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Re: too much cam????? kinda long-please help!!!!!
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I agree and that brings up another good point, if you are running a carb that is already a bit small then moving the throttle position will have a greater effect than on the bigger carbs like dominators.
The carb I was playing with a couple of weeks ago was a 850
I would think that closing the throttle plates would decrease the CFM but raise the velocity, kind of like putting a smaller carb on to get better low end response, but it will suffer on the big end. I had a nice 650 DP that my friend borrowed for his 10:1 427 chevy and it ran 11.60 with a 1.49 60. We ultimately switched to an 850 and it went 11.47 with a 1.51 60. The car weighed 3400 lbs. So basically you are correct, it takes alot of throttle plate movement to knock off a full second of ET no matter what the car weighs lol.
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Re: too much cam????? kinda long-please help!!!!!
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Mike,are you referring to the 850 on the GTX not opening all the way at the track?
Yeah that was one... but my bubby stopped by with his truck also with some carb issues
Yes the smaller carb has a better low end response but it will suffer on the big end
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