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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 10:28 PM
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ok here goes got my motor back in and its a sb 202 heads hoged out and air gap rpm intake demon carb roller cam and i hooked up my pvc to the same line as the brake boost and now my idel out of gedar goes way up to like 1500 rpm any help ?
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 10:41 PM
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do not hook those up on the same line. Brakes need full manifold vacuum. Not sure if that will help your idle though.
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do not hook those up on the same line. Brakes need full manifold vacuum. Not sure if that will help your idle though.
do i haveto run a pvc ?
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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do i haveto run a pvc ?
I would
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What are the cam specs? Are you using the stock torque converter?
Big cam + tight converter = major rpm drop when car is put into gear
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