Chrysler Lean Burn System

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

I acquired a 76 Cordoba , 318 /4bbl today . It doesn't even have the "rich corinthian leather" , so I thought I might try racing it in Street bracket.
What does the lean burn system do? Can I disable it..easily? Will it make it inconsistent? Probably,huh?

Thanks in advance

Mark,

My memory is that the lean burn was always an issue and would wreak havoc with any type of spirted driving. I think the kit to replace it was the orange ignition box, two wire something like that, since sold my Street Lil Red. In fact, I think the distributor kit came with the box, and wires. Keep your original ignition piece in your glove box in the event you are stuck on the side of the road.

The mopar performance books do address the dreaded lean burn, you could also look it up on the magazines. If you don't find it within a couple of days, PM me and I will dig through my books etc here.

Good luck with the Mopar.

Eric

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Eric Merryfield

Mark,

My memory is that the lean burn was always an issue and would wreak havoc with any type of spirted driving. I think the kit to replace it was the orange ignition box, two wire something like that, since sold my Street Lil Red. In fact, I think the distributor kit came with the box, and wires. Keep your original ignition piece in your glove box in the event you are stuck on the side of the road.

The mopar performance books do address the dreaded lean burn, you could also look it up on the magazines. If you don't find it within a couple of days, PM me and I will dig through my books etc here.

Good luck with the Mopar.

Eric

Thanks Eric.
It appears the 76 (first year) might still have centrifical advance and no exhaust gas monitoring.
I see how to de-activate the system with a different distributor and a std type ECU.
I suppose I could just try it as is, but I think we both know what will probably happen.

[RockyJ]

Hi Mark: Knew a couple of guys who raced those things when new. As a pure stocker type you could not take the air cleaner off or even remove the air cleaner element , it will screw up the mixture and shoot ducks if you do. I setup one car to race and i think had to buy the box that was mentioned, but it has been so long i can not recall what else. Does that one have the quadrajet?

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by RockyJ

Hi Mark: Knew a couple of guys who raced those things when new. As a pure stocker type you could not take the air cleaner off or even remove the air cleaner element , it will screw up the mixture and shoot ducks if you do. I setup one car to race and i think had to buy the box that was mentioned, but it has been so long i can not recall what else. Does that one have the quadrajet?

I think it's a T-quad, but I don't think it's a feedback type. Maybe if I'm lucky none of the systems will work and the timing will stay put.

[ron bretemps]

A Mopar mechanic friend told me they backfired so hard while cranking they would brake starter housings!
amxron

[Jeff Lee]

Disable it and you have a useable 360. I remember working on those LB systems at a Tune-Up Masters I worked at. Just junk, just like all mid-'70's vehicles. That is when the feds were cracking down on emmissions for the first time and the engineers didn't have a grasp on how to clean up the engines effectively.
Mark, was this once a low-rider?

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

Disable it and you have a useable 360. I remember working on those LB systems at a Tune-Up Masters I worked at. Just junk, just like all mid-'70's vehicles. That is when the feds were cracking down on emmissions for the first time and the engineers didn't have a grasp on how to clean up the engines effectively.
Mark, was this once a low-rider?

No, but I could crank down the torsion bars, if you think it'll make it look any better.

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by ron bretemps

A Mopar mechanic friend told me they backfired so hard while cranking they would brake starter housings!
amxron

They were hard on plugs and had a tendency to diesel when turned off.
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