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Charlie's :rules:

My motor is a total creampuff which is quite appropriate for a creamsicle. :theresa:

And it looks like it's gonna get 'Welded' too. :thumbsup:

I like to back the primary and secondary throttle plate to 0 then open them the same amount until you can get a reasonable idle. You may have to open the primaries a little more when you get close. Then set the idle mixture with the highest rpm and making sure all 4 screws are the same. You can fatten them up a little from max rpm to help drivability. I don't think 2.5 turns is a problem. It could be covering up a slighty lean jet or improper squirter cam.

Can you visualize the look of disappointment on the faces of bystanders watching that rig pull up, the doors open...........and seeing my car in the back. :lmao:

Somewhat similar to Roseanne Barr walking on to the stage of a strip club. :(

Thanks for the input Todd. It appears I may have a base to tune from and can start experimenting with idle input ranges. I may be too focused on transfer slot exposure, but I now have references marked for .025" exposure and a 1/4 turn out equals zero so that reduces a previous unknown element. As noted I can alter the fuel screw range with the idle air jets which is a luxury I've never had the car. The squirters are .031, previous carb's were drilled to .033. Previous motor liked the dark green cam so I'm looking forward to experimenting with cams on this carb. The way it responded to removing slack from the pump linkages would indicate the circuit may be on the lean side.

Freezing fog right now.........not a good tuning day!

I have used a couple of the Holley HP carbs in the past on 350 small blocks. After reading the posts on your carb settings I went out and checked the settings on my carbs. The Holley 650 HP with mechanical secondarys that I ran on the Camaro had the idle mixture screws at ¾ turn out. The Holley 750 HP I ran had the Idle mixture screws out 1-1/4 turn.

The pump discharge nozzle I used on the 650 HP was .029 on the primary and .031 on the secondary. The fuel pressure was 5 psi for the tune. I tried a higher pressure fuel pump one time (7.5 psi) and it threw the tune off. The carb was very sensitive to the pressure change.

I agree with Greg about dialing in the tune on the chassis dyno… saves a lot of time and you get to see the results of the changes on a graph. It’s also fun to stand back and watch your car all wound up.

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This is the mechanical secondary Holley 650 HP I'm referring to... it's not an ultra HP just a regular HP... not sure what the difference is.

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A little off subject here... but do you recognize this bike?

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I just noticed this new emoticon is labeled "Sieg"... :lol: :lmao:

Sieg ain't no dummy...he came up with a plan where he only gets charged $.01 when someone uses it, but when he does, it's free. :thumbsup: