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Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's flashyeight #305108 04/12/16 06:35 PM
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Gus68 FGF Premium Member G Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,758 Alberta, Canada	Welcome to our site. You used the original cam and lifters? How many miles on cam? I would have put a new cam and lifters. What is the rear end ratio? What carter carb did you use? Themoquad 650 ?? Is it bogging when you slap on it or do you feel your running out of gas go up in the gears with the accelerator floored? Engine Test Stand Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoxyUwptUcdqEb-o2ArqyiUaHW0G_C88 restoring my 1968 Firebird 400 HO convertible (Firedawg) 1965 Pontiac Catalina Safari Wagon 389 TriPower (Catwagon) 1999 JD AWS LX Lawn tractor 17hp (my daily driver) 2006 Sequoia 2017 Murano (wife's car) 202? Electric car 203? 68 Firebird /w electric engine 2007 Bayliner 175 runabout /w 3.0L Mercuiser__________________________________________________________

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Slow acceleration high rpm's	flashyeight	04/10/16 10:19 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	Gus68	04/12/16 10:35 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	Sleddog	04/12/16 10:52 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	Dr. Drivability	04/12/16 11:33 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	Gus68	04/13/16 12:36 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	goose919	04/13/16 12:08 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	ramair68	09/02/18 04:20 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	Firebob	04/13/16 08:58 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	flashyeight	04/14/16 07:05 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	flashyeight	04/14/16 07:43 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	flashyeight	04/14/16 07:45 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	flashyeight	04/14/16 07:26 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	goose919	04/14/16 07:47 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	flashyeight	04/14/16 07:54 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	salmon38	04/15/16 06:32 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	Robert	04/15/16 09:12 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	Cal H	04/16/16 04:29 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	Cal H	04/16/16 03:42 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	Bluebird428	04/16/16 04:05 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	PeteJD	04/19/16 08:01 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	Amervo	04/19/16 11:56 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	flashyeight	05/11/16 07:40 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	flashyeight	05/11/16 07:53 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	Firebob	05/12/16 07:26 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	salmon38	05/12/16 02:10 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	Cal H	05/12/16 02:45 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	goose919	05/12/16 09:10 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	Lit3	05/13/16 12:36 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	flashyeight	05/13/16 07:22 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	bigchief	05/13/16 07:24 PM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	flashyeight	05/16/16 03:50 AM
Re: Slow acceleration high rpm's	Neill	09/03/18 01:09 AM

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