Attn. Zwede
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Melting Slicks
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From: Moro IL
Attn. Zwede
You ran an engine combination very close to what I want to run. The combination that I want done for the following year is a 750 mechanical demon, torker2, Edelbrock performer RPM ovals (should get me about 9.1:1 compression), a mild cam (probably close to what you started off with), and stay with the rest of the current setup, 1 7/8 headers etc. I know you had a combination very close to this. How did you like it? how was the power band on it? I read through your dyno charts, but dynos are one thing how it drives is often another. Any info would be great.
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Pat Kunz
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Pat Kunz
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Re: Attn. Zwede (73 LS-4)
To be honest with you, I hated it. It never ran right. I had a really bad off-idle bog that I could not get rid off. When taking off from a light (normal take-off, not hot-rodding), the engine would stumble, almost stall then jerk forward. Also had all your typical carb blessings. Vapor lock, fuel percolation, etc. This was all fixed by going port injection. I think most of my problems were due to the Torker II.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Moro IL
Re: Attn. Zwede (zwede)
Thanks Markus for the reply,
Unfortunately with the stock hood there isn't much choice except the torker2. I'd really like a weiand stealth but it won't clear. How was it on hard throttle applications?
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Pat Kunz
Unfortunately with the stock hood there isn't much choice except the torker2. I'd really like a weiand stealth but it won't clear. How was it on hard throttle applications?
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Pat Kunz
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Re: Attn. Zwede (73 LS-4)
With the holley it was fine on hard throttle. Took it to a road course and it did great. Also fine at the dragstrip. The problem was during moderate take-off, during daily driving. The Holley crapped out on me (stripped fuel bowl threads) so I switched to an edelbrock carb. That one had less of a problem in traffic, but bogged BAD at the strip. Engine almost stalled when trying to launch.
