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joeyfast13
I love my Chevy Chevette! | Posts: 17 | Joined: 07/08
Posted: 07/13/08
03:41 PM

ok i have a 1982 chevy silverado it has a 350 chevy bored .30 over and a 390/480 cam i am running a stock gm alluminum intake from a 1980 corvette and a holley q-jet replacement...My ignition set up is accel oem replacement distributer and a accel supercoil...Flowtech Headers..And a turbo 350 trans with a lock up converter which is un hooked...So i am asking what should i set my timing at and what do i gap my plugs before i had the transmission with a lock up converter my truck would go alot faster more take off is this because i dont have my lock up converter hooked up and if so how do i hook it up  


 
joeyfast13
I love my Chevy Chevette! | Posts: 17 | Joined: 07/08
Posted: 07/13/08
03:44 PM

Also i dont know if my 4 barrels are kickin in or not its vaccum and i dont got much cuz my cam  


 
55Guy
Administrator | Posts: 832 | Joined: 07/06
Posted: 07/14/08
06:22 AM

Same ignition system for the truck and Corvette, so spark plug gap is the same.

As for the timing, start with factory timing, then fine tune from there.  


 
joeyfast13
I love my Chevy Chevette! | Posts: 17 | Joined: 07/08
Posted: 07/14/08
08:57 AM

Ok i think i got it set 45 degrees advance since it is a mild cam but im not sure exactly what size cam all i know is they guy put 390/480 cam on the paper that i bought the truck from when i am at a dead stop then punch it it bogs down before it takes off same way if i have the gas half way then punch it it takes a minute also how can i chevk to see that my 4 barrels are kickin in.....where can i find rv cams at i have looked  


 
Pontiacman2
My first time was in a Chevy | Posts: 125 | Joined: 01/08
Posted: 07/14/08
11:26 AM

Sounds like the accelerator pump isn't adjusted properly.  


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joeyfast13
I love my Chevy Chevette! | Posts: 17 | Joined: 07/08
Posted: 07/14/08
02:45 PM

ok i have read to set the pump arm WOT then use a feeler gauge to set it at .15 clearence could this mean i be to lean or to rich i am new to holleys pretty much learning....what does a lock up converter do?
Thank You  


 
55Guy
Administrator | Posts: 832 | Joined: 07/06
Posted: 07/17/08
06:20 AM

A lockup converter has no slippage when the trans is in its final gear. It locks the impellars in the converter so you have 1:1 going into the transmission. For a car ont he street, you want one.  


 
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