I agree with just about every post

don't think so hard...the car is killer (we've all been there- take a break)

15 degrees is not enough to move my lawn mower, MAJOR power killer and heat producer

it is JUST an air pump- u gotta get the spark there to make the thing rev..

I would hate to see you sell the car (you have inspired a lot of us with the build)
still working on my 68. I know the whole wheel issue would have been enough for me, but hang in there:thumbsup:

Does the carb still have a choke housing on it?
If so, with that low hat, there will be a huge restriction.
I've also seen 60-100 rwhp increase with a little more timing on a boosted engine.

Jeff, I don't believe that ATI low hat will even fit if the choke housing is still in place... it's only about 1" off the sealing flange of the carb on the inside... But that's still a good question.

As I mentioned several pages ago, even if the current and obviously major problem isn't directly related to that carb hat he could pick up quite a bit of power by going to a good hat. That ATI low hat is pretty mediocre.

dude do not get rid of it you really dont need to spend any money at all. Try th timing in the garage and take it out for a spin this is very simple to do and you should feel the power kick in. Yu are right at the point where most of us would like to be.

stick with it stick with it stick with it stick with it stick with it stick with it

:cheers:

Mike,

Just set the car aside for a while...I too have been frustrated..it's been 14 years since mine was running. Keep your chin up, and take a break.

Besides the new owner may not give me a ride.

You have gotten 76 replys in 28 hours, that says people care. It was said before i bet some members would love to come to your house this weekend and help you with it. the only problem is they may not leave!

Mike

You have guys here that are in magazines every month. Guys that hang out with the Big Dogs in our hobby. You have heard from a good amount of those here. Listen to them. All I can offer is this: Park it in a cool dry spot and let it sit until this passes. There are a lot of us with high 5 figures in a car that we have not even heard run yet. You are so far past the majority of us. Hang in there man, take some offers of help, or cover it and sit it in the corner. Trust me, if you sell, the guy that gets the deal will go that extra inch you need right now and have a wicked killer ride THAT YOU BUILT!

take members help, obviously c.a.r.s did not do anyhomework setting the motor up, as any guys i talk to say the ati hats suck, you'll get it, i would just talk to them about the situation, you did not build it to have these issues, goodluck its probably still pissed at you for doing those donuts near traffic!!

Power
 

Well I've been quite, but here I go. In re-but to no doing our home work were do you get off with that. People are throw theirr 2 cents in and those ideas were look at from the start. What we have here is a packaging problem, there is no room for a taller hat over the carb. We know the hat is not helping power, also a single plan intake would work better and ducting the air inlet to get air from outside the car would be awesome, but now we are back to packaging. The other thing is Ca's crap gas we may have 91 oct but it doesn't have the btu's that other areas have so yes our numbers are not going to be those high earth shaking numbers.
Bottom line is Mike's car does have more in it, given time to tune and add some way to cool the air inlet charge it will get there as this was the car's first tuning on the Super Flow dyno. And just a note with anymore timing the engine started to pre-ignite, so we are looking strongly at water injection.
Wish we had room for a intercooler.
Kevin
C.A.R.