1984 5.0L Shorty Header Install - Induction Mods?

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08-30-2008, 11:44 AM

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mjr46

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WITH AN 84 EMISSIONS SHOULDN'T BE an issue as depending on antique status in the state you live that can bypass the emissions

08-30-2008, 11:49 AM

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mjr46

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Originally Posted by HACKGT350

sorry but i took that thing about so many times it wasnt even funny because it never ran right. there were no mixture screws on it since it was technically a motorcraft/holley which is junk. the canister vents on the ends of the bowls were pointless too. if you got on it hard enough or braked hard enough it jus sloshed liquid gas right into the lines and down to the charcoal boxes. i was removing mine and tipped one over by accident and gas poored right out

the mixture screws z24stang refers to were in the front in the base plate that were hidden behind knock outs that usually were crudely removed by a chisel, but IMO the stock carb isn't worth messing with as well as the stock POS INTAKE, I've had 3 of them and end up selling all 3 in favor of a better designed and flowing afternarket one, STOCK STUFF FTL AND if you like to be slower than the rest

08-30-2008, 11:51 AM

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red85gt

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The mixture screws are in the base plate of the carb. Unless you happen to see the well hidden plugs I can see how you might not realize they are there, but they are. These are good carbs when they work right. And you can either swap the bowls with regular 4160 bowls or tie the vents together with a piece of hose like I did on mine. But they are relatively expensive to rebuild compared to regular holleys. Mine had choke issues, and the idle kicker solenoid kept on sticking. After messing with it for about the billionth time I bought a regular vacuum secondary holley 600 and it's much easier to live with. But other than the idle and cold start issues the car pretty much runs exactly the same now.