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Picking Intake

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77cruiser:
With that you can probably pick up a used 2101 on Ebay for $50.

JimC:
I have 2 2101's if anyone is interested.  The only thing I remember about the stock intake is that it weighed a ton.  Will call the j-yard this week and find one.

Then we can work on the carb.

Thanks for the info,

Jim

JimC:
Haven't found an intake yet, but I'm confident. 

How do folks feel about carb spacers?


Jim

Cliff Ruggles:
For most applications they are not needed.  I did some extensive testing with spacers a few years ago, street and at the track. 

I built and tested the following:

4 hole 1", fully open 1", fully divided 1",  semi-open 1"

All were street and track tested.  The 4 hole provided slightly smoother off idle throtte response, but ran slowest at the track.  The semi-open was about the same.  The fully open was the worst for street driving.

The sem-open ran the most MPH at the track, but was .02 seconds slower than no spacer at all.....Cliff

JimC:
That's interesting.  Thanks. 
What does timing do for fuel economy?  I have a Goodwrench 350 249hp.  The compression is low, some say as low as 8.4 to 1.

I currently have the initial set at 15 degrees and my distributor has a mechanical of 21 degrees.  What would going up on the initial do, say to 16 degrees?

Thanks again,

Jim

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