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Old 06-15-2024, 05:16 PM
KEN CROCIE KEN CROCIE is offline
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all of previous responders are assuming the carb hasn't been improved by an "expert"
POWER--. Two items are holding back the power output.
1: Intake manifold. designed in the mid sixties as an aluminum replacement for a stock '65 intake, you're chocking off about 30-40 HP.
2: timing. The Edelbrock heads need about (depending on version} need about 38- 41 deg. total timing for max performance. I am assuming timing is set to 31 total to suppress detonation.

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