Project "Payback"

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Originally Posted by Vegas69

Power steering pump is on it's way from turn one. I'm also switching over to synthetic power steering fluid. I'm adding a water pump bypass hose that will hopefully solve my intermittent air pocket that likes to belch and make a mess of my clean engine compartment. That means redesigning my payback plate. I retuned the carburetor with the help of an old veteran by resetting my throttle plates and tweaking the idle mixture screws by ear. It's cured 95%l of my tip in problem. I'm adding a custom distributor bushing that will allow 26 degrees of initial timing. That may completely eleminate the stumble or I'll add another 1/8 turn to the primary side. I'm seriously considering a hydraboost setup right now as well! Oh yeah....looking for a full size truck and car trailer. Nothing going on around here!

Todd, so is it necessary to run a power steering fluid cooler? I was hoping to take mine out soon to an open track day, but don't want to find out the hard way that the fluid is not going to take the heat. I run synthetic now through my type II pump, but the pump is a stock AGR type II. I know Dane (Rouge) had told me before that he has run his car almost near stock and still had a blast--guess there is only one way to find out. Tell me when you are coming down this way for Willow Springs, Button Willow--I am hoping to arrange some dates in the next two months to get mine on the road course at one of these locations.