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Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-21-2024, 07:34 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,422
Posted By Cliff R
Do NOT disconnect the link from the pull-off up...

Do NOT disconnect the link from the pull-off up to the secondaries. I see folks recommending this all the time and it will not work. The pull-off is there to provide smooth transition and it must...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-17-2024, 12:22 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 8,021
Posted By 78w72
Yep, saying that based on common sense that if...

Yep, saying that based on common sense that if these displays were bogus as you implied, it would have been exposed a long time ago... and a friend being a manager at a parts store for 10+ years. I...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-17-2024, 07:57 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 8,021
Posted By Cliff R
Snake oil or not I use Lucas oil additive and...

Snake oil or not I use Lucas oil additive and their fuel treatment and will continue to do so. I don't know jack crap about how well the oil additive works, but for sure the fuel additive improves...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-14-2024, 07:40 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 8,021
Posted By Cliff R
I run both Lucas oil additive and Lucas fuel...

I run both Lucas oil additive and Lucas fuel treatment in everything here and have for decades.

Couldn't tell if the oil treatment helps but I've had zero issues with any engines I use it in. ...
Forum: THE LOBBY 04-30-2024, 06:12 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,011
Posted By Cliff R
Pretty much a first class douche IMHO. I never...

Pretty much a first class douche IMHO. I never heard of him till a few months ago when he called here looking for jets .080" and larger main jets for a Quadrajet carburetor. Coincidentally it was...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-23-2024, 06:44 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 14,385
Posted By Cliff R
"The 850 CFM Edelbrock carb flows more that an...

"The 850 CFM Edelbrock carb flows more that an SD-455 carb on my flow bench."

The Edelbrock 1910 is a copy of a 1980 Chevy truck carburetor part number 17080213. They set the full open angle of...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-13-2024, 01:45 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 5,909
Posted By mgarblik
That's the exact problem the one brought to me...

That's the exact problem the one brought to me had. By the time the ports were straightened out to get a decent match to the heads and gaskets, there was no more than .060" left for a gasket seal at...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-07-2023, 12:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,050
Posted By Cliff R
It's a commercially "remanufactured" unit, or...

It's a commercially "remanufactured" unit, or what we call a Frankencarb here in the shop. I have never liked them and stopped taking them in quite a few years ago. Unlikely it will work well, if...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-29-2023, 07:52 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,300
Posted By Cliff R
High compression, low octane fuel, and hotter...

High compression, low octane fuel, and hotter than balls outside when the engine is fully warmed up and too well heat soaked will quickly cause this scenario.

I can be further complicated or...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-12-2023, 01:59 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 10,431
Posted By Cliff R
At this point far as I know all the over the...

At this point far as I know all the over the counter pumps are going to be reboxed Airtex pumps, either Mexico or China origin. The horror stories I here over and over and over again tell me not to...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-26-2023, 11:18 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,499
Posted By Cliff R
These days I help folks with high performance...

These days I help folks with high performance parts, rebuild kits, kits with HP parts in them, and custom tuning parts added based on their carb number and application.

Below is a link to a clip...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-26-2023, 04:22 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,499
Posted By Cliff R
Oh, I get it now. You want me to "sugar coat" my...

Oh, I get it now. You want me to "sugar coat" my responses so folks don't get their feelings hurt.

Sorry, but I've found that being DIRECT and FORTHCOMING just works a lot better in the big...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-25-2023, 09:27 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,499
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
Sticking your foot in your mouth up to your hip,...

Sticking your foot in your mouth up to your hip, as usual? Cliff retired from building carbs some time ago, so whether you purchase or do not purchase one of Cliff’s carbs is immaterial. Cliff IS a...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-25-2023, 12:27 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,499
Posted By Cliff R
Ya, for sure I resemble that remark. I...

Ya, for sure I resemble that remark.

I know it sucks for many out there but I'm a big dose of reality when it comes to these things.

Anyhow, IF you do well with one of those hunks of bovine...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-25-2023, 11:17 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,499
Posted By Cliff R
Five wins at the Pontiac event in Norwalk, two...

Five wins at the Pontiac event in Norwalk, two trips to the King of the Hill race that event, used the same carb since the mid-1980's on 5 different engines powering my Ventura, and never once had a...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-25-2023, 07:45 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,499
Posted By Cliff R
Here are a couple of observations. IF you...

Here are a couple of observations.

IF you like one of those "Stage 2" useless POS higher end "remanufactured" carbs as well as your Holleys you are comparing a very poor quality "generic" unit to...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-17-2023, 08:30 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 8,678
Posted By 1968GTO421
Thanks for the warning. I pulled out my...

Thanks for the warning. I pulled out my J.C.Taylor policy and it states clearly on the policy that it is agreed value. Got me worried but in reviewing the policy I have with them it states clearly...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-17-2023, 05:29 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 8,678
Posted By The Champ
Read your policy. It is your 'contract' with...

Read your policy. It is your 'contract' with your insurance company.

Hagerty policies are 'Agreed Value', so you KNOW what you will be paid

I don't have a State Farm policy, but several of you...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-17-2023, 09:47 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 8,678
Posted By The Champ
Paul An agent does not determine value. The...

Paul

An agent does not determine value. The adjuster does. The adjuster goes by the policy language in the insurance contract:

If the policy contract language is 'Stated Value', the value is...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-17-2023, 07:59 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 13,976
Posted By Cliff R
Engine power and vehicle performance will...

Engine power and vehicle performance will determine what you can get away with here.

I had no issues whatsoever with fuel delivery until I started taking steps to make my Ventura faster. ...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-27-2023, 02:50 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,111
Posted By Formulajones
Yes I have a couple of those "Battery Tender"...

Yes I have a couple of those "Battery Tender" brands here (the green ones right?)

I like those and the fact that they are fused too, good point, I forgot about that. They have worked good for me...
Forum: THE LOBBY 06-12-2023, 07:18 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 6,978
Posted By Cliff R
The younger generation is tuned for "instant...

The younger generation is tuned for "instant gratification". Social media for the most part does that for them. Having credit cards doesn't help either, or WAY too much focus on having fun and...
Forum: THE LOBBY 06-09-2023, 06:52 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,820
Posted By Dennis H.
What a nice interior!

What a nice interior!
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-06-2023, 06:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,247
Posted By gtospieg
Think about this.... points systems have worked...

Think about this.... points systems have worked for 100's of millions of miles on all kinds of cars for a LOOOOONG time.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-06-2023, 03:58 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,247
Posted By Dragncar
You are far better off with a good set of points...

You are far better off with a good set of points and a MSD box than a Petronix. Petronix is the "junk" and that "old junk" is proven,works and you will not get one more horsepower with a Petronix vs...
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