Stalling when going into gear...
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Stalling when going into gear...
I recently rebuilt the motor, 250 duration on the cam big lift, vic jr. intake, 11 and a quater compression. It idles at like 1200 then I go to put it in gear and it drops to like 500 or 600 then stalls or just stalls out. I'm thinking it could be the torque converter because I have the original plus I have trick 195 cnc machine heads.
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That's a huge cam if you're talking duration @ .050
If that's right, you need a new chip. My car did the same thing when I put in a 224@.050 cam. A new chip made my car idle without dying constantly. PM ski_dwn_it(Jesse) He'll hook you up
If that's right, you need a new chip. My car did the same thing when I put in a 224@.050 cam. A new chip made my car idle without dying constantly. PM ski_dwn_it(Jesse) He'll hook you up
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Originally Posted by 84Vett
The computer is gone. Yes, that is the gross duration. Just have hooked up what I need to run the cluster.
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Originally Posted by 84Vett
246 int 256 ex dur 540 lift int 573 ex
You need to be more clear. By
did you mean you don't care about advertised duration? If so, and those numbers are @.050 then the cam makes more sense. If that IS the case, you DEFINATELY need a new chip
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From: What did the 5 fingers say to the face? SLAP!!
Originally Posted by 84Vett
summit 1108 with 1.6 roller rockers
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Originally Posted by 84Vett
Like I said earlier there is no computer. Everything is unhooked other than the gages and tranny.
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Like it says in the beginning of my post, 11.25 compression, trick flow 195 heads cnc machine, sum 1108 cam, vic jr. intake, 750 edelbrock, hei out of a '76 corvette, and flame throw coil high output. There is no computer.
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Oops, I guess i was selective reading. I don't know if a higher stall converter would cure that. I noticed no change in mine when I went up to a 2500 stall. Is the carb tuned?
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That is an awfully large cam for a ~350 engine. Besides helping the idle, you need a MUCH higher stall converter. That cam isn't going to make diddle squat for low end torque. The idle can probably be tamed, somewhat, by dialing in a short advance curve and massaging the carb. It COULD be given better manners with a well sorted out EFI system.
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The carburetor still needs to be adjusted a little better. I have the had the vacuum gauge on it and everything seems to be fine. I just think I need a 3500 stall. I just wanted to rule out any other problems as in hei or bad fuel pressure etc. Thats what the guys at Summit tech said. I was just hoping I wouldn't have to go with that big of a stall because I'm going to have to go with fan setup tranny cooler.
