plain 69
Mar 28th, 04, 10:47 PM
Finally put my Carb Shop 800 CFM Q-jet on the shelf after about 12 years of flawless service. I got tired of the gas leaking out of the float bowl and drenching the cylinders. It was epoxied a couple times and it lasted about 4 years or so and has to be done again so I put it up on the shelf for another time.
I put my new carb on about 3 weeks ago and finally got out on a deserted road and let her have it once from a dead stop. Let me tell you that thing has never ran from a dead stop before just hazing the drag radials. I can spin them babies all the way through first and the q-jet would not.
Best time before is in my signature and now I thinking with slicks this thing might run 12.30's. I will be heading to the track with it later in the year to see.
Anyway on the carb I added a secondary metering block kit plus installed a quick change secondary spring kit. Right now it has the 6.5 pv with the standard shooters, actuating cam and 72's in the front and 78's in the rear. I also have a purple spring in the vaccuum pod for the secondaries. Used the 1970 Z-28 LT-1 350 fuel lines from the Right Stuff and it looks good that way.
Just drove 80 miles today with a couple blasts through 1st and 2nd and the milage seems as good or better than the Q-jet. Filled it back up and it held about 5 gallons. I should have done this a long time ago. The RPM's come up a lot quicker now. Good thing the 6AL box is in there.
I put my new carb on about 3 weeks ago and finally got out on a deserted road and let her have it once from a dead stop. Let me tell you that thing has never ran from a dead stop before just hazing the drag radials. I can spin them babies all the way through first and the q-jet would not.
Best time before is in my signature and now I thinking with slicks this thing might run 12.30's. I will be heading to the track with it later in the year to see.
Anyway on the carb I added a secondary metering block kit plus installed a quick change secondary spring kit. Right now it has the 6.5 pv with the standard shooters, actuating cam and 72's in the front and 78's in the rear. I also have a purple spring in the vaccuum pod for the secondaries. Used the 1970 Z-28 LT-1 350 fuel lines from the Right Stuff and it looks good that way.
Just drove 80 miles today with a couple blasts through 1st and 2nd and the milage seems as good or better than the Q-jet. Filled it back up and it held about 5 gallons. I should have done this a long time ago. The RPM's come up a lot quicker now. Good thing the 6AL box is in there.