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Old Feb 27, 2002 | 02:36 PM
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I just had my holley 4801 rebuilt and I'm looking for a good baseline set-up for tuning. I was told to turn the air mixture screws in all the way then back out 3 and 1/2 turns. Any advice?
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Old Feb 28, 2002 | 12:57 AM
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Mulchie-
From the forum "Tech Tips" section. This should get you there... https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...=108&TopicID=3
Good Luck -Rod :chevy
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Old Feb 28, 2002 | 09:20 AM
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You bottom the mixture screws then turn them out 1 1/2 turns or 3 half turns. Certainly not 3 1/2 turns.
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Old Feb 28, 2002 | 11:05 AM
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You say 1 1/2, the book says 1 1/2, but right now my car wont run on anything less than 2 1/4 and that puts the fuel mixture guage right where it belongs.
Just where did this magic 1 1/2 turns come from?
Not trying to be mean, just curious how this came about?
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