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Old Sep 26, 2016 | 03:31 PM
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1972 base motor 'Vette, rebuilt 350, minor upgrade. I installed a Demon
Street 625 cfm Saturday. I am happy with everything but a stumble/bucking when I am off-throttle and coasting. Idle is set at 800rpm and idle mix is 1/4 turn ccw from factory setting. Stumble was there at factory setting. I am trying to contact Holley tech support, but the wait time is over an hour. Any help will be appreciated.
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Old Sep 26, 2016 | 04:18 PM
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did you set the idle mixture by starting from about 1 1/2 turns from fully seated and gradually turning in a 1/8 or 1/4 turn at a time until you noticed a drop in idle speed and than backing out to the previous position?
What is your initial timing set for?
Are you running vacuum advance and if so, ported or manifold?
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