83 turbo hot hair setup with carb
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dr_frankenstein
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Here ya go guys,
How to: Modify Holley 4150 or 4160 Carburetors for a Blower Application
This should explain the Mod better than I could, It says for a blower - but the concept and idea should be the same.
A.j.
How to: Modify Holley 4150 or 4160 Carburetors for a Blower Application
This should explain the Mod better than I could, It says for a blower - but the concept and idea should be the same.
A.j.
This is awesome info here thanks a million but i have 4779-9 carb thou is it the same,as the pic ill have to pull it apart and see..
dr_frankenstein
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was just thinking if the epoxy comes off due to gas and stuff passing thru the the vents the epoxy could damage the compressor impellorman it is risky as hell.How about an edelbrock would that work.
I had a 4 hole plate to help to seal off and make sure nothing fell through. But the dr_frankenstein link is the best way to go . I wish I knew that years ago.
dr_frankenstein
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Thats not the only method, but the one that I prefer the most. Theres the powervalve method in which you modify a powervalve to give the same operation. However, i dont think the latter method will produce an accurate enough signal for max power.
And the race to 10's continues!
A.j.
Well it is still good thou ,the fellow i got it off of told me it was an 850 you know how that goes.
dr_frankenstein
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So hows this going so far........ any updates?
A.j.
A.j.
found out a decent way from holley themselves how to boost reference the power valve on my particular unit. I have everything mounted but been working alot of hours, pics soon to come.I have a pdf file shows how to boost reference the valve on my particular unit cant post the pick for some weird reason can i email it to you see if u can figure it out.
dr_frankenstein
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Good Find Jimski!
Pic Posted!
A.j.
Pic Posted!
A.j.
Good Find Jimski!
Pic Posted!
A.j.
for reference this mod is for a 4779-9 holley carb
dr_frankenstein
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OK,
My intake setups arrived wedsday of last week but im just finally getting around to playing with them. And right off the go I can see the limitations of these setups. I'm going to use them as a reference to design and build the final intake unit. One unit will be up forsale while I will keep the other for myself, So if anybodys interested in a good extra unit nows the time.
However I was already ahead in an alternative to the factory setup though it is quite a bit different and will take alot of fabrication- but it keeps to the idea of being Draw Thru.
I will have Pics soon to help keep everybody updated.
A.j.
My intake setups arrived wedsday of last week but im just finally getting around to playing with them. And right off the go I can see the limitations of these setups. I'm going to use them as a reference to design and build the final intake unit. One unit will be up forsale while I will keep the other for myself, So if anybodys interested in a good extra unit nows the time.
However I was already ahead in an alternative to the factory setup though it is quite a bit different and will take alot of fabrication- but it keeps to the idea of being Draw Thru.
I will have Pics soon to help keep everybody updated.
A.j.
I was thinking can i use the cutlass 1984 ecm to advance the spark,it does have a knock sensor on the back of the engine?? and most of the plugs are the same as a 82 /83 as far as i can remember.Im also thinking of going back to electronic quadrajet since the harness on the 84 has the same plugs.can i use this ecm ?This a a 84 cutlass supreme 82/83 hot air installation.
LilSpann601
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cool what all did you have done to the 3.8 na im thinking of reebuilding mine
Freddie's Buick
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Hey I had a 1984 N/A Regal Somerset with an OEM knock system. It should all be plug and play for everything else. The knock system may work too. They did'nt use an ESC as far as I remember. So I assume it was pre-programed into the PROM chip/ECM. Knock sensor was there and wired up.
Too bad I did'nt rip out the knock system prior to junking the car. It would of been worth studying how it works with a turbo system.
Maybe Rich knows something about how the N/A knock systems worked. I've only seen them on the '84 N/A 3.8's.
If it works, I'd suggest guys who are working on a conversion hunt down these systems in boneyards since they were being offererd on 84 N/A's.
