Neanderthal Carb Guy BS Thread
04-10-2015, 04:23 PM
#483
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Mine only brought $7K trade-in (X-cab 8' bed) but body was decent and so was interior...just little stuff happening (lost heater fan for 3rd time) and had 167K miles...but the 13mpg hiway SUCKED.
04-11-2015, 07:19 PM
#486
Just for ***** and grins, took the 2002 SS to the 1/8. Went 9.0 at 82 on a garbage 60. The street radials won't do much as you know. So, cannot wait to pull the stock 3.42 rear and install the 8.8 with 4.30s, shocks, torque arm, trans mount and 26x11.5x16 ET streets and let it eat. Then I'll do headers, Y pipe, exhaust and tune and try it again. Would be cool to run a 7.9 with no cam.
04-12-2015, 04:54 PM
#489
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Got mine out today also.
Played with the carb some and got 1-2" more vacuum, AFR reading 13-15 at idle (still jumps
) Went for a cruise with daughter and her boyfriend 
At 2000 -3500 cruise rpm's AFR was pretty steady at mid 13's, at red light I seen 19 once or twice
blip the gas and came right down into the 13.7-15 range.
Exhaust smells a lot cleaner too
Anywho....a WOT pass shifting at 5500ish the boy was white knuckled
Played with the carb some and got 1-2" more vacuum, AFR reading 13-15 at idle (still jumps
) Went for a cruise with daughter and her boyfriend At 2000 -3500 cruise rpm's AFR was pretty steady at mid 13's, at red light I seen 19 once or twice
blip the gas and came right down into the 13.7-15 range.Exhaust smells a lot cleaner too
Anywho....a WOT pass shifting at 5500ish the boy was white knuckled
04-12-2015, 07:22 PM
#491
10 Second Club
His Grandfather flips cars after fixing them up. When he sees him, he works on a 69 Camaro (full resto), so I thought I'd give him some drive to "git-r-dun" 
He really likes the LSx power too LOL.
He really likes the LSx power too LOL.
04-13-2015, 11:13 AM
#492
Just for ***** and grins, took the 2002 SS to the 1/8. Went 9.0 at 82 on a garbage 60. The street radials won't do much as you know. So, cannot wait to pull the stock 3.42 rear and install the 8.8 with 4.30s, shocks, torque arm, trans mount and 26x11.5x16 ET streets and let it eat. Then I'll do headers, Y pipe, exhaust and tune and try it again. Would be cool to run a 7.9 with no cam.
04-18-2015, 11:21 AM
#499
10 Second Club
Just got home about 20 minutes ago....car weighs 3420 w/ me in it
I thought with all the new sheet metal, ProStars, glass hood, aluminum heads, 10 gal. fuel cell (w/3 gallons of fuel), ETC, ETC it would be a lot less.
Car was all steel, had keystones, SBC w/ steel heads, stock gas tank, and lots of bondo
Oh well....is what it is.
I thought with all the new sheet metal, ProStars, glass hood, aluminum heads, 10 gal. fuel cell (w/3 gallons of fuel), ETC, ETC it would be a lot less.
Car was all steel, had keystones, SBC w/ steel heads, stock gas tank, and lots of bondo
Oh well....is what it is.