{FORGED?} Re: Fix the car up, now runs poor at the track...HELP!

[AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx]

On May 27, 2005 AMC of Memphis wrote:

> New Page 5Ok, I have a few questions.  I went out to the track tonight and
> ran some of the worst times I  ever have.  (best of a 14.7 prior to work but
> usually ran around 15.1 - 15.3 and about a 15.7 now)
> 
> My 60 foot time was at best a 2.6 seconds.  (close the same as before)  Ok,
> I figured that one out, I'm spinning off the line and slicks would help
> alot.
> 
> Now, my max speed is about 88.5 mph.  I used to run about 93/94 mph in the
> 1/4.
> 
> I have changed my cam out with a comp cam 270H.  (The prior cam was a Crane
> Fireball 306C and was good for a band of 2000-4800)  It's supposed to be
> good for 1800-5800 RPM.  I thought that would help me out throughout the
> whole powerband.
> 
> Next, I swapped out my original Carter AFB to an Edelbrock 1406 (600 cfm
> with electric choke).
> 
> Is the Edelbrock a smaller carb than that Carter AFB?
> 
> I guess I'm looking for what I did wrong or what's going on.  Can someone
> explain metering rods?
> 
> Heck, my 343 is much tighter sounding and seems as if it has more power than
> before and it doesn't even leak oil anymore.
> 
> I've got a 343/bw M11 auto/3:54 posi rear in a 68 Javelin.
> 
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Is that you Mike? Is the Javelin still your daily driver or a hobby car that you are beating on at the track? What did the vibration you had last year turn out to be? 
"Doc"  








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