Another Holley Idle Thread - I'm at wit's end!
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You need to open up the idle feed restrictors. Take a look at that Holley book and find out which of the passages they are. Get a set of small number drills and a pin vise (this is a holder so you can twist the drills by hand). Go .005 at a time (with testing in between). Your goal is to have a stable idle with the mixture screws open about 3/4. You will know if you have it right when you keep opening the screws and the rpm falls off. Listen to MC on drilling the throttle plates.
Thanks for all the help, I'm a much happier camper now
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Turbo,
IMO, the 850 carb size is fine.
+1 on checking the throttle blades in relation to the transfer slots. Set both the primary and secondary TB's at .020 -.030 and then adjust both equally to obtain the target RPM.
Ben
IMO, the 850 carb size is fine.
+1 on checking the throttle blades in relation to the transfer slots. Set both the primary and secondary TB's at .020 -.030 and then adjust both equally to obtain the target RPM.
Ben
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Here is an option to add air without drilling your throttle blades. This picture is of a Dominator but the concept is the same. You add air in varying amounts with air bleed/jet change. If you need or don't like the results, you can just plug it with brass screw. We drilled and counter sunk our extra air bleeds using a step-drill, the threads are a 10-32. Once you drill and tap, you have a infinite in the boat means of adjusting the air without getting out of the tight range for the ideal transfer slot settings.