Blue Six induction

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Good job Clay, turning somethin’ broken into somethin’ workin’. 👍
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Hey Clay as the great Clint Eastwood said "Improvise, Adapt and Overcome" love what you are doing mate.

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So I could have bought a manual choke conversion kit including the butterfly and spindle from Hume Performance for a couple more dollars than I paid for the rough carbs I bought. Looks like the spindle on the kit is 5/8” anyway. I can keep the carbs for spare parts or sell at the next swap meet.


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Keep them - every man needs a box of assorted used Holley parts :ebiggrin: .

At least that's my excuse :oops:

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Finally going to try the 390 on Elle’s new sedan. I pulled off the primary fuel bowl. Main jets are marked 57. Power valve marked 65. Could that be 6.5?Image
Apparently i can drill the vacant port above the idle mixture screw on the primary metering block and tap for vacuum advance?


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Pump nozzle looks to be stamped 35


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Secondary jets are 60. Unsure how to identify the pump spring.


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Or pump cam, which is in the first hole for lower idle speeds.


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Some careful probing and thinking needed before drilling that metering block.

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Thanks Harv. I will try running with no vacuum advance for a start. A friend I was talking to today has been running his 202 auto from there. I need to have another talk with him.


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Just found this picture on Facebook showing the port in question apparently being used for ported vacuum.Image


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That boss should lead to timed-spark vacuum, but check carefully first.

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