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    Painted the valve cover for my civic. I think you guys might like it.

    thanks man i really appreciate that! well this setup has not made it to the track yet. but before i tell the disappointing numbers ill explain the setup. so previous car was full interior hatchback had same engine as this one though it had shorter rods bringing the compression way low like in...
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    Painted the valve cover for my civic. I think you guys might like it.

    so i havnt posted on the forum in a while really havnt been doing anything to my squarebody. been working on my civic for the last like 2 years. im getting close to finishing up with it then i can start on my 454 in my 86. for now here is this lol.
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    Quadrajet fast idle issue.

    thanks for the info ill check on the movement of the rod you described. i have played with the secondary air valve quite a bit assuming that was my issue but i couldnt ever get it any better with it. i always assumed its the power valve leaking or not functioning properly but i guess thats not...
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    Quadrajet fast idle issue.

    yea ive seen some qjets that have been set up well and really i think they are a great carb i just feel like you have to know them well to get them to run well. as a guy who knows next to nothing about carb tuning there is a lot more readily available info on holleys than there is on the qjets...
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    Quadrajet fast idle issue.

    lol well if you happened to check out some of my other threads you would know the nv4500 didnt work out. lol. yea like 5 days after i got the truck i lost 5th gear. pretty common on those trans though mine didnt walk off it blew apart the 5th gear synchro. so i drove it as a 4 speed for a few...
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    Quadrajet fast idle issue.

    well good call boys. here is what the wire that runs to my choke looks like. (sorry out of focus but you can see it lol) id say there is no voltage lol. i did go ahead and test that i was getting voltage before the break in the wire and i am so just fix this and should be set. thanks for the...
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    Quadrajet fast idle issue.

    thanks guys for the suggestions. i actually do plan to get a holley eventually but not till i do the rest of the engine work. so just trying to get this working for now. @Bextreme04 i know when i first got the truck i bypassed the oil pressure switch as it was not supplying voltage. i ran the...
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    Quadrajet fast idle issue.

    hello guys. been a while since i posted on here. i havnt been driving my truck much but i decided to get it out and drive it some and i have an annoying issue with this quadrajet carb on my 454. it has an electric choke on it and at a time it worked fine but some time ago it seemed to stop...
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    454 low oil pressure.

    yea i agree with you here. the outer marks on the gauge would indicate 20-30psi warm. yea as i said i couldnt go drive it around but it sat idling in 90* heat for 15-25 minutes while i let the engine warm up. i suspect the gauge is just off a bit and with the 10psi for every 1k rpm rule of...
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    454 low oil pressure.

    alright i put in a temporary oil pressure gauge. its put in at the port in the front driver side of the block. i had to remove the power steering mount to get to the port though so i didnt do any driving around in the truck. the gauge is one i bought for troubleshooting transmission pressure but...
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    454 low oil pressure.

    hello. been a while since ive posted here mostly just been lurking around. well i have an issue with my truck that popped up recently. my old man changed the oil on the truck and a couple days later i noticed the oil pressure was quite low. the truck is an 86 with a 454 and turbo 400. the...
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    One side sagging

    springs get worn out over time. one option is to just swap the sides of the springs left to right. this means when you are sitting in the truck it will level it out a bit. or just get new springs all together. mine sags as well but only the leafs in the back because the springs up front are...
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    Front bump stops

    i did a similar drop with 2.5 spindles and then cut springs. i trimmed mine but i cant say how much. something like 1 to 2 inches probably. i just used a sawzall and eyballed it.
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    LMC Mirrors Chome VS Stainless Whats the difference?

    just right off a word of warning. i purchased the paintable LMC mirrors for my truck and they did not fit for ****. i ended up just having to refurbish my old ones. i certainly would not recommend LMC mirrors.
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    Electric vs mechanical fan

    yo me too!
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