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Old 10-14-2009, 12:20 PM
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Just wanna know if any of you guys are running carb'd setups and how well they work.
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what are your mods?
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Originally Posted by myltwon
what are your mods?
im doing it so i can run alot of nitrous for cheap. not telling mods.

if anyone runs a carb and has some insight post up.
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Originally Posted by SickSixSpeed
im doing it so i can run alot of nitrous for cheap. not telling mods.

if anyone runs a carb and has some insight post up.
Ooooo, so mysterious!
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Lol. You are trying to be secretive yet you have your location, license plate, and a picture of your car showing. If you are trying to get races, posting "Im doing it so i can run alot of nitrous for cheap" on a major message board isn't going to help you.
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yep, carbed here, what exactly are you wanting to know so il know exactly what to tell you, you dont have to list your mods, just tell me what you want to know.

here are a few threads for you to look through!

My Build Sheet

Another carbed build with lots of info
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I'm a little confused you're going to spend a bunch of money to go carbed then buy a nitrous kit? Why not put a plate kit on and be done with it?
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Originally Posted by themadspoon
I'm a little confused you're going to spend a bunch of money to go carbed then buy a nitrous kit? Why not put a plate kit on and be done with it?
Its a secret.
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Originally Posted by 355z28
Its a secret.

Obviously it is.
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because buying a single plane, carb, hei distributor, cutting your cowl, getting a new timing cover, etc. is much cheaper and easier than putting in a plate or fan nozzle on efi
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slow nova, thank you. at least someone knows how to be helpful. i am wondering mainly about the performance differences and fitment. also a little about cam selection as compared to a injected setup.

to the rest of you... nosey people on my home board check this sight. and as for the guy who thinks thats really my license plate wow youre dumb lol...

I already have everything to convert it to a carb'd setup. and its not a single plane? its a dual plane bowtie intake lol...

its alot more money for new injectors/throttle body/ignition and all the other stuff to run what im planning. kind of the response i expected from this site though.
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mdacton on this site may be able to help out a bit. it depends on his mood though. sometimes he can be a real cranky bastard.
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Originally Posted by SickSixSpeed

to the rest of you... nosey people on my home board check this sight. and as for the guy who thinks thats really my license plate wow youre dumb lol...
Let me guess, it's not a picture of your car and you don't really live in GA? If the "nosey people" on your home board can't ID your car from those 2 pieces of info they are the dumb ones.
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hopefully mdaction will chime in then.

they can id my car, hence not telling mods?
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well for me, mine was carbed when i bought it, ut it wouldve been regardless just for the simplicity of installations, and ease of tuning, hell, if need be you could slap on a single plane, powerful distibutor,dominator carb, giant heads and cam and spray the **** out of it and have a hell uva time, now that vs. efi...... pcm tuning issues, cost for modding single plane for injectors,fuel rails,tb, ignition to keep up with the desired power ect ect... opti this pcm that yada yada

its all personal preference imo, ima carb guy, but maybe one day in the future ill try fuel injection
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if you are planning on gassing that thing with alot of dope... i would DEFINATELY suggest single plane... thats IMO. pm me if you need to, ive looked into the conversion myself.
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Im with the FIside here, Its a lot of hacking, work and BS to put a carb on a 4th gen. If you dont have that many mods then you dont need bigger injectors. If you going to put a hellious shot on it than go with a plate(or direct port for that manner) and go with a wet shot. If you need a bigger Tb then find one around used. If fuel delivery is then a concern sop around and find a lawnmower fuel tank, mount it under the hood with a parts house fuel pump and regulator and make a stand alone fuel system for your spray. I know it sounds cheap and dumb but still will be nicer looking than a hacked up car running a carb.



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