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Old 02-06-2024, 12:46 PM   #32
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Default Re: Too Slow/Q-Jet question

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You need to try another q-jet for comparison, I thought I had a good one, borrowed another and was 2 tenths quicker. Also, most jet tuning is with secondary rods.
That's the next step, I've got another intake and carb on the way from Tim Stickles to try. Super awesome nice guy willing to loan it to me to try. Said he'd give me an option to buy it if it works out better.

Also I will be running a compression and leakdown test after work today to check the health of the engine. It's got a mediocre ring package similar to circle track setups (that's all I had when I took it to Mark) so the rings should be sealed already. I will bring it up to temperature and cool it down before I perform the tests. Might take a while but at least I'll hopefully be able to rule out the rotating assembly.
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