Holley Power Valve Experimentation

I tuned my Q series QFT 750dp with a 9.5 4 window by simply stretching the existing spring. It opens around 12". I run a 69 PJ with .070 PVCR to keep the highway cruise at 14.5 and WOT at 12.5 with a 86 SJ. With a 9.5 PV the car had a slight stumble rolling the throttle with primaries only. I chose to not cover the stumble with more pump shot. The spring stretch cured the stumble (added fuel when I needed it). At the track my AFR is still good when stomping the pedal during launch. If you understand how all the different circuits of a carb work you soon realize that there is more than one way to get it done. I use my car as street/strip and this works for me.
I kinda figured theres gotta be people out there that want to run something more than a 10.5 and found a way to make it work. Impossible to find anything posted about what they’ve done that’s for sure. Did you just stretch and drive it watching the gauge and adjust or bench test the valve to get it close first then adjust?
Thanks for posting what you’ve done. I’ve searched and searched the web and your post is (seriously) the first I’ve read of a method with results.
Ive got a tester on the way and will adjust the disc to preload the spring, hopefully see what it yields.
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