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Question from a non californian, what would they do if you didn't have it inspected or didnt pass inspection and drove your car anyway? Sorry for the ignorance but I'm from a place that doesn't do inspections.

Sorry I must have skimmed past your first reply. Really? I thought they would be like every other holley ive dealt with. So when I said I richened it up a bit to get her to stay running I actually leaned it out. I used a mixture of my commom knowledge with holley carbs, acouple tips from some...

I dont exactly remember which color gaskets came off originally but i want to say they were the blue non stick gaskets. And I took my time and did my best to match up the new with the old gaskets.

While the motor was on the run stand, we ran an electric fuel pump and as soon as we sent fuel to the carb, it just sprayed fuel from ever orifice. So my buddy gave me this carb that came off another truck.

Thanks for the lengthy reply. Im just gonna take it off again and fool around with it a bit. Check the float, needle and seat, make sure there isnt any dirt floating around, and double check the torque on all the screws on gasket mating surfaces. Pump came off the 229 v6 that was originally in...

No idea with vacuum, car has been sitting for about a year, being driven minimal 2 years before that. Dont exactly know how old the gas is but I remember putting stabil storage in before storing away for every winter. I am running an inline fuel filter between the pump and carb, along with the...

I replaced the needle and seat, and cleaned the hell out of everything internally. Not sure about fuel pressure. Not running a gauge but the fuel pump Im using came off the old motor and if I remember correctly it was pushing out 6psi

So here's the run down. I've got a Holley 4175 spread bore vacuum secondary carb on my little old 283 small block. After first mounting the carb, I noticed it had a massive vacuum leak, so naturally I did a rebuild/regasket. After the rebuild, the thing will idle on its own for a short amount of...

Ive got a small block with "factory" iron heads and long tube Hedman headers in my 80 Elco. Fit with 0 clearence issues. I bought the cheap uncoated headers then had a friend of a friend ceramic coat them. Spent a total of about $300. What brand aluminum heads are you using?

Im glad it worked out for you, I've had nothing but bad experiences with the local idiotzones.

Wont happen. Dave and mike both mentioned how they like their freedom and wont let some douchebag in an office who has never turned wrench tell them how to do THEIR show. Id you have watched one of the recent roadkill extras dave explains the big roadkill family tree. They wont sell out and...

I had it bored .030 over to 287. Didnt want to go too crazy for just a cruiser. Though thats not a terrible idea. I have another 283 lying around, 1965 I think? Might have to look into that.

Hello all! New to the forum but have owned my 1980 El Camino since spring of 2012. I've been turning wrenches with my old man since I can remember and buying this ol' girl really let me explore the possibilities. Originally the "car truck" came with the infamous 229 chevy v6 and one of the...