Quote Originally Posted by FMXhellraiser View Post
Tech,
I was hoping you may be able to help me with something on this 350 engine I am wanting to swap into my 63 Chevy II wagon. The wagon has a great running 327 that supposedly only has about 20,000 miles or less but for some reason it seems the cam in it is too huge of a lope and burning VERY rich to the point that it smells in the cab and your eyes will burn very badly. Also while in gear at stops it almost stalls out but doesn't. I swapped carbs on it, changed plugs (need to check timing again but doubt this is why it's lopey and rich).
I'm not Tech... but I can't help but to think that if your 327 is great running you might be able to tweak out the little problems fairly easily. In the past I have chased problems that I thought were carb related that were actually timing related. If your cam is "too huge" ignore the factory timing specs and time it to where it runs the best with some trial and error. If your timing is off, it could cause your stalling and lopey idle. Also, smelly fumes in the passenger compartment might be an exhaust leak. Are you shooting fuel out of the tailpipe? Black sooty smoke? Get your timing taken care of before you try to play with any fuel issues. That's not what you asked, but I just thought I would put in my 2 cents...