Going racing + dyno tomorrow. Predictions?

flyfish said

Yes, sell the car because I can't get the carb dialed in.....said no car guy EVER!! :D

Seriously though, converting to fuel injection is going to be a much bigger pain and WAY WAY more expensive than just tuning the carb (or buying a new carb for that matter). If you want a really easy fix, or if you have no carb tuning knowledge, sell your carb and buy a custom tuned carb from Jesse Bigs, Pro systems, etc. Bolt on and go usable performance with little to no tuning needed for the average Joe.

Last note, for what its worth, the dyno numbers probably aren't too far off for what you described at the top of the page. Properly tuned you still might not make 300 WHP, but if you are having fun driving it, that's all that counts.

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No, its "sell the car because i'm tired of having something isnt all that impressive at the track, costs 70 bucks(in gas alone) to go racing, and is such a pita that i've generally had more fun driving my slow 15 second truck at the track.

I mean really, pick anything from the late 90s-to early 2000s. They'll do what my car *may* be capable of with some simply bolt-ons, ride nice on the highway, and not get dismal mpg. Hell even if i keep and modify the car, by the time i get overdrive/efi/handling suspension under it, i will have spent as much as it would cost to buy one of those newer cars.

Not to mention, there is just no replacement for banging gears and an overdrive 5spd is a nightmare in these cars.

Anyhow, just for the hell of it, i ordered an inlet line for the holley 750 i've got. I figure that with the gas spike here in Cali, i'll be waiting a few weeks before i get a buyer. At the very least, the holley w/ hard line will clean up the engine bay a little. That crappy spectre deadhead regulator has always bugged me.