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Anxious doesn't sufficiently describe that feeling... I want to get it done before the country falls into anarchy - and then I can morph into some sort of modern-day Mad Max...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I want to get it done before the country falls into anarchy
You better hurry then.
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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Oh, once he puts his foot down, he'll be hurrying pretty soon!
And then he'll stop, because a country in anarchy doesn't supply much fuel, and that motor is gonna be thirsty
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I think that eventually happened to Mad Max too. 
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Yeah, he'd have got a lot further in a Smart Diesel.
But not as far as a sequel though... 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Why does this[^] come to mind?
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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Coincidence - I had this on the back of the Mustang I had in the mid 80's:
I can't drive 55[^]
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I didn't have the sticker but driving 55 seemed like slow mo when out on the highway, just couldn't do it. Used to like the speed limit in the dessert when I was young, "Whatever is safe and prudent"! Liked to take my 67 Charger R/T out now and then and blow out the carbs.
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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Mad Max was Australian and would laugh at your car. "You call that an engine?"
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Fasten your seatbelt! 
<sig notetoself="think of a better signature">
<first>Jim</first> <last>Meadors</last>
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I hope the swap goes well, and it not a case of:
The operation was a success, however, the patient died.
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We're all confident that the patient will pull through (and pull hard).
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Oooohhhh, ford 427! Lecker. Whats it going to run, 500+ bhp?
I saw some cool fuel injection kits, self tuning ones, in the US, is that what you are gong for?
Also saw a ford motor running two turbos at over 2000 bhp. Impressive!
Looks nice though, very nice.
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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We're expecting 450-500 at the rear wheels, which means 500-550 at the flywheel. Gonna run a big-ass carburetor.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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That's nice power, but why a carb? They are a pig to jet. The fuel injection blocks I saw on US TV when I was over there look to be real no brainers, and give incredible efficiency too.
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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Because it makes today's faux "car guys" stare in bewilderment. They're a "pig to jet"? Have you ever tuned a carb on a performance car yourself, or are you basing your claim merely according to what you'e heard? I can tune a carb in about an hour. It takes a real good tuner I know more than four hours to tune a computer-controlled car.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Have you ever tuned a carb on a performance car yourself
Yes, Weber DCNFs and DCOEs. Emulsion tubes, transfer jets, mains jets, idle jets, venture size... I even ended up making my own venturis on a lathe!
You have to get it all right to get perfect fueling at all revs, on all throttle loads, for the cam profile you have, and its a pig.
These fuel injection bodies, with a few sensors, and a ECU, look to do a damn fine job to me.
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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For me, it's primary and secondary jets, air bleeds, power valves and accelerator pumps (since I'm running a mech secondary carb, I don't have to deal with vacuum advance or choke settings). If you start out with the proper size of carburetor, it's already pretty close to being right. You rarely have to change the primary jets. The only real problem area is secondary tip-in when you start pressing on the throttle. I'll have a wideband air/fuel gauge to help with part-throttle and WOT fuel mixture, and we'll also have it running on a chassis dyno, so we can actually put the car into gear and mess with the carb as if it's actually driving on the street.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
modified 22-Jul-14 14:12pm.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: so we can actually put the car into gear and mess with the carb as if it's
actually driving on the street
You will need to.
I finally got so fed up messing around and got a 'tuning weber carbs' book, and it just made it more complex! But at least it made sense. There is a heck of a lot going on in a carb. I also ended up buying a load of small drills so I could make my own jet sizes.
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Pic #2[^]
Pic #2[^]
both pic 2 and pic 2 are labeled as 3 and 4.
By the way, that won't do you any good by itself. You need a body[^] to put it in
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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But, I do...[^]
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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"A thing of evil it was, crouched there... waiting." 
Software Zen: delete this;
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Which reminds me - I have to come up with a suitable slogan for a t-shirt...
"Not a toy"
"Blunt instrument"
"427cid - because I'm just plain mean"
"For ages 50 and above"
"Earth Killer"
"Frankenstang"
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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FRKSTNG would make for a decent personalized plate, at least here in Ohio where you're limited to seven characters.
Software Zen: delete this;
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