Thread: 350 horsepower tips

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Originally posted by mrbee
The power loss is when the tranny shifts to 3rd it seems like it wants to slow down a little for a few seconds. but evenually it picks back up on speed.This is with the pedal to the floor. could this have anything to do with the accelerator pump or does anyone think it could be the tranny. This is a 2200 Stall converter. I'm keep telling you Techinspector that it may not even be a 292 cam because i don't think the idle is that choppy. I think the guy that built my engine may have just charged me the 100 bucks for a performance cam and didn't even put one in their i wont know for sure what it is until i try and see for myself. its a shame you can't trust these engine guys to do what you pay them for.

If you don't know what you have than how can any of us really help you?

mrbee, do the compression test on the motor, then we'll know what we're dealing with. Until then, all we can do is guess.

For best results the engine should be operating at normal temperature, or until the radiator fan starts. Disconnect the coil and the fuel supply to prevent any danger of explosion, and remove all the sparkplugs. Keep the throttle valve open to the max throughout the operation. Connect the pressure gauge to the sparkplug hole, and then turn on the starter until the gauge pointer gets up to the maximum. Repeat the operation four or five times while writing down the result each time.