I got my Air fuel gauge mounted and working. I ran the car down the road and at WOT I was running 12.8 -13.1 on the gauge. Isn't that close to where I want to be for Max power?


I made a home made bracket out of aluminum and painted it black

Mounted it right over the left defroster hole and ran my wires down through.



Probably will be going to the track the week after Easter. I may go ahead and move my battery to the trunk. Just have to decide where to cut a hole for the kill switch!

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12.70 @ 104.6

Wow, that is fortunate. 12.5-13:1 is exactly where you want to be at WOT on gas. Make some runs and enjoy it!

Lou

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Yes, the last change I made with my old motor last fall was to richen up the carb by @ 4% at WOT. I was going to change it back to the original settings with my new motor, but thought I should run it first and see where it was at. Glad I did!

Rick

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12.70 @ 104.6

I just got done removing the water pump and installing a new gasket to try and get rid of that pesky little water leak. I did not really see anything at all wrong, but after letting it warm up for about 20 minutes and then running a blast down the road and back I did not see the leak!!
It is possible that it was one of the bolts that go into the water jacket?

I'm going to re-check the head gasket torque and the pan bolts and I think I will be ready for a test run for real.

My plans are to go to Mason Dixon next Saturday for a test & Tune. I'd be glad to have some company if anyone wants to go. Ryan and I will be there.

Rick

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I know many of us with the Blaster coil laying down have not had any trouble, but I figured I might as well eliminate the possibility. I flipped the coil around the right way and mounted it beside my module plate. Since the aluminum plate now had some extra room on it, I figured I would go ahead and mount my spare module on it. That way if I have or suspect I am having an ignition module problem, all I need to do is plug in the 4 wires, and I'm good to go.

Rick

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12.70 @ 104.6

Trust me,both of those are very wise decisions.Also going over pan bolts and retorqueing is a must do in my opinion.I also put a wrench on the converter bolts,,,pretty much just go over everything and it will keep you from trying to fix stupid stuff in the pits.Guzzi Mark

Agreed and done! And I went over the head bolts again and they did need it. When I re-torqued them none of them were at spec.

Rick

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I just got home from Mason-Dixon and the first runs on the new engine went well. I unloaded off the truck and checked my timing, and went to the staging lanes. I made 4 runs and I didn't change a single thing all day except the RPM I was shifting at.

I had butterflies and was nervous about running it for the first time. Don't ask me why. but I was. Here is what it did.

1st run - 5500 RPM-----------14.06 / 92.8 MPH / 1.92 60'
2nd run- 5700 RPM-----------14.01 / 93.6 MPH / 1.91 60'
3rd run- 5900 RPM -----------13.90 / 93.8 MPH / 1.89 60'
4th run- 6100 RPM -----------13.88 / 93.5 MPH / 1.86 60'

Yes I was very tempted to go to 6300 RPM, but I didn't. The engine felt really good and actually feels better at 6000RPM than 4000. It was still pulling strong at 6100.

RPM in the traps was about 5500. And I am still running the 3.91 in the rear.

Air fuel ratio was between 13.2 and 13.4 at the end of the runs. Should I try to richen it up a bit, or leave it alone?

All in all a good day for my car. 13's on my first outing made me pretty happy. Now, If I just had that Jeffrey head!!!

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12.70 @ 104.6

Good job Rick!

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FANTASTIC,shift it at 6200.thats where I shift at.Have even shifted at 6400 with no ill effects,went slightly quicker.Mark

Guess what ? It will get faster when it gets more runs and everything seats.And when the nerves goes away.13.50's won't be far away.

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At least I did not red light all day. I had two decent lights .080, .068 so that was an improvement.

Rick

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Great, Rick!!

I would richen up 3-6% and then start playing with timing. Retard it 3-4 deg and make 2 runs, then advance beyond where you were 2-4 deg and make a couple, then go from there. I assume you started with total advance around 28? Personally, I like 26 for a baseline.

I agree 13.50s should be no trouble. Maybe 12.99???

Lou

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Yes, total timing is 28 degrees.

Rick

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12.70 @ 104.6

That's awesome Rick!

You can still borrow my Jeffrey head any time you want.

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