Thread: fuel issue
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07-30-2011 06:42 PM #1
fuel issue
So I fired up my new 461 on pump gas and had it timed and tuned what seemed perfectly, then I switched over to 110 octane torco race fuel and it barely runs. Will the carb need to be richened up for race fuel, all of my former engine were pump gas motors so the high octane is new to me. A little background on the motor, .404 over 454, flat tops, block decked, 215 heads shaved, 2.19 188 valves and a holley 800 dp with 81/83 jets. the engine is not really over cammed and on pump gas it would idle quite well at 700 rpm.
the only variable I changed was the fuel and it will barely idle. any help would be greatly appreciated.
You're welcome Mike, glad it worked out for you. Roger, it's taken a few years but my inventory of excess parts has shrunk a fair bit from 1 1/2 garage stalls to about an eight by eight space. ...
1968 Plymouth Valiant 1st Gen HEMI