Man what a downer. I was really lookin forward to your being there.Originally Posted by ScottD
I had to fool with the choke on mine to get the car to run correctly. And my Weber was brand new out of the box.
Unfortunately I won't be attending SDAC this year.
BWOOP BWOOP guilt trip alert!
Dont push the red button.You hear me?
My motivation to make the 8.5 hr drive this year is lacking partially due to the cost of gas prices and towing out there. I am going to Chryslers at Carlisle though.
[B]Scott[/B] 86 GLHS #408 88 Shadow ES 92 Spirit R/T 04 SRT-4
The old Four Play had been gutted down to 1760 lbs, launched at 5000 rpm, shifted at 7200, big valve head with lots of flow work and about 10,9 compression, 500 lift Lambros cam, long tube headers with a long collector on it, Holley 500 2 barrell carb, electric water pump, alternator delete, manual steering, with my 240 lbs it the car needed a bit over 146 hp to run 13.98s. If I had to do it again I would have gone with a 350 4 barrell carb!
[SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]47 Time NHRA/IHRA drag race champ-----84 Plymouth Horizon/1 of 84 HO equipped from the factory/1910 lbs, 2.5 with carb, nearly 315,000 miles-----04 SRT4/S2 with S3 turbo/12.17 @ 119/DOTs/93 Octane/SOLD-----2003 PT Cruiser GT, won a True Street class at the 2017 National Muscle Car Association World Street Finals-----2010 Toyota Prius/my delivery truck, 77.9 mpg best and NOT A PLUG IN, nearly 230,000 miles and way over 5600 miles per month! [/COLOR][/SIZE]
By extension, i guess that means my unlightened CRX and Insight would both need about 150hp to break into the 13s.. neato.
Im excited, i just ordered a carb for my 87 3.9 dakota from rockauto. Of course i ordered one for an 85 5.2 ram to get a non-feedback one so we'll see how that goes!
Dont push the red button.You hear me?
That does suck. Wish you were going.Unfortunately I won't be attending SDAC this year.
Mike Marra
1986 Plymouth Horizon GLMF "The Contraption" < entertaining sponsorship offers
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OK guys. It was easy to get the car not to run by removing the carb. It's another matter all together when it comes to getting it to run again. How do I make this work?
I'll add that this carb must be a DGEV and What most use is the DFEV which is apparently a direct bolt on. I would really like to avoid spending the $200 just to get the right carb though.
What does you throttle cable end look like? I had a DGEV on my 87 2.2 dakota and used a the factory cable and a universal throttle cable bracket from autozone. My throttle cable had a hole in the end and I just ran a pin through the cable into the carb's bracket and it secured with a cotter key or hitch pin.
It has the hole in the end. Sounds like I just need this bracket you speak of. What did it look like? Any pics?
DFEV not a direct bolt on. Need throttle arm off the holley and fit it to the DFEV.
[B]Scott[/B] 86 GLHS #408 88 Shadow ES 92 Spirit R/T 04 SRT-4
Thanks. weber carbs direct lists one they sell as a direct bolt on so I thought they included the correct arm. I've already taken mine off of the Holley so I'll be fine either way I go here it sounds like.
Would this dodad work to get this car running? I know it says for GM models, but the squares look like our cables could fit in there?
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performan...ductId=1300661
Also are there specific gaskets to put under the carb that I can pick up some place? I'm assuming a vac leak of any kind would be a problem under there? That's what would happen right?
I really want to get this car up and running quickly without having to shell out $200 for a carb almost exactly like the one I've got on the car now.
Get some bulk gasket material and cut out a base gasket for it. When you cut for the venturi openings, cut them about 1/8 oversized so it doesn't cause any interference with anything. Give that a try.
Bryan
86 GLHS #161, 2016 Impala
SDAC National Member, SDAC Buckeye Chapter Member
A man has got to know his limitations.....
Are the venturi openings the two big holes? I really need a book about these things even though they're supposedly so easy.
ETA: I looked at some diagrams. It's the two big holes.
What do the tiny little holes under there do?
Ahh the fun of making a controlled fuel leak do what you want it to do...
It took a lot for me to not start a MPI conversion with this thing yesterday. If I could pull the intake easily with the head on it would probably be done by now.Ahh the fun of making a controlled fuel leak do what you want it to do...
Are they on the base of the carb or inside the opening(venturis)? If on the base, you will need to bet a thicker base gasket. Get one that fits the carb.
Bryan
86 GLHS #161, 2016 Impala
SDAC National Member, SDAC Buckeye Chapter Member
A man has got to know his limitations.....
They're on the base with a little pathway into the big holes.
I have a feeling you may be talking about the idle circuit. Do you have a pic?
Dont push the red button.You hear me?
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