carb'd Lt1s
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From: edgewater, maryland
if you're using a crank trigger or sumthing else that deletes the opti use an ATI balancer.....
The fluiddampers are HUGE by comparison and the last thing i want is a 25lb brick on the front of my engine..... My engine builder and I got rid of mine for an ATI the second he weighed my fluiddampr.....
The fluiddampers are HUGE by comparison and the last thing i want is a 25lb brick on the front of my engine..... My engine builder and I got rid of mine for an ATI the second he weighed my fluiddampr.....
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From: Decatur, TN (N-W of Athens)
The problem with running a different dampener is that you'd have to use aftermarket accessory brackets. That or space out the pulley I guess, but then you'd have to really know the change in spacing that's occurred.
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Im running the stock balancer. I made a custom pointer that bolts to the timing cover. While I was degreeing in the cam, I made marks on the stock balancer at TDC and 35deg BTDC.
I got rid of the OPTI also, and run a standard SBC distributor with 6AL and adjustable timing control hooked up to it.
I set the baseline timing at 35 deg using a standard timing light, then took the car to the track making multiple passes at different timing settings to find out where the car ran the best.
I got rid of the OPTI also, and run a standard SBC distributor with 6AL and adjustable timing control hooked up to it.
I set the baseline timing at 35 deg using a standard timing light, then took the car to the track making multiple passes at different timing settings to find out where the car ran the best.
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Im not going to post up what times the car has run this year untill probably the end of the year. I like to do a little street racing, and there are people that know my screen name here, and check to see if im posting times.
But, anyways all I can say is the car ran much faster than I expected it would after swaping over to a carb. I am very happy with the results.
But, anyways all I can say is the car ran much faster than I expected it would after swaping over to a carb. I am very happy with the results.
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