Thread: still cant get the car to idle!

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tweaked around with the car 3 differnt carbs about 10 differnt combo's and it still will NOT idle in gerar. idles fine till you drop it into gear itll go from a grand-1100 to 9-8-7-6-5 dies every time. WHAT THE HELL! the converter is not locking up because u can still flash it SO WHY THE F*^k! ....someone gimme an idea before i go stir crazy,,,whoops already happened

What you running for a tranny, Scooter?

built t-350 with a hughes 9 inch 4500 stall. no trans brake

Does it have a vacuum modulator on it? Sounds like you have a serious vacuum leak.

it doesnt have one

dave any ideas? im boggled and about to beat it up with a hammer

seems like the 750 was it but i think its to dang big. i did that funky equasion rpmxcubes/3456 it came out to like 639

I think your engine will be a lot happier with a smaller carb, keep us posted.

could use a predator only gives it what it sucks

Some times when the power valve is blown it causes the symptoms that you speak of..... Also, you might want to try a numerically lower power valve, such as a 4.5 or 5.5. (I think the stock one is a 6.5). This translates into the richening circuit delaying it's activation. With a large cam, vacuum is rare therefore you need to adjust a holley in this are.

It sounds as if your car is flooding itself at idle. The problem with the rpm dropping is that you have less of a vacuum signal each one hundred rpm it drops, therefore it keeps on richening the mixture.