Re: Mike's 53 Clipper
Posted by Tobs On 2017/4/29 13:40:04
Today I dialed in the carb a little better. I started out at about 7.5% CO and got a nice idle at about 4.5% CO. Idle at 475 made the bat light flicker, so I raised it back to about 500 or 550.
As the car gets more dialed in, I am noticing things that are not right.
The ex pipes are not fitting well.
Should the hump in the exhaust be inboard or outboard of the shock? I had it inboard, and it was rubbing on the shock. I switched to outboard, which overall seems to fit better on the tail pipe between the gas tank and spare tire.
The hump is now hitting the frame cross bar where the shock mounts.
I think if I cut an inch or two from the down pipe and can move the whole system from the muffler on forward, it will fit better. Any ideas from the pros and those in the know? I bought it from kepich a few years ago.
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As the car gets more dialed in, I am noticing things that are not right.
The ex pipes are not fitting well.
Should the hump in the exhaust be inboard or outboard of the shock? I had it inboard, and it was rubbing on the shock. I switched to outboard, which overall seems to fit better on the tail pipe between the gas tank and spare tire.
The hump is now hitting the frame cross bar where the shock mounts.
I think if I cut an inch or two from the down pipe and can move the whole system from the muffler on forward, it will fit better. Any ideas from the pros and those in the know? I bought it from kepich a few years ago.
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