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Old 02-08-2018, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by dataway View Post
A "lean miss" can sound like that sometimes. Once had a holley 450 cfm carb on my GTO ( when I was 17) ... at about 4000 rpm it would start crackling. Luckily I corrected the situation before I melted a piston.
How did you correct it? I had a dyno test done and I was a little lean at WOT, so I increased the jetting. I redid the dyno thing and no change. Strange. Timing is 12 initial 32 total.

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1965 Pontiac GTO
455/469 w/ #48 Heads, '65 Tri-Power
9.25:1 CR
Stump Puller Cam
Muncie M22W 1st-2.56 2nd-1.75 3rd-1.37 4th-1.00
3.55 Rear Differential
Front: 225/60R15 Height: 25.6"
Rear: 275/60R15 Height: 28"