ok heres the deal guys.
i had this car running a couple months ago and then i had to replace the intake and now its giving some hella problems.

i have a 1971 mustang with a 302. i redid the motor stoked it out made it a 331put a mid range cam in it a high performance intake and it has a 625 cfm edlebrock carb. it has a electric fuel pump regulated at like 7-8 i think.

my issues are i found top dead center, i made sure my fireing order was right, i even had it running for a bit but i have no clue what my timing degree should be at for this engine. i dont know if i should adjust the timing or the carb first. on the carb i have to jet needles which i backed out 2.5 turns for a start i dont know what to set the idle at to start and i havent a clue how to set the electric choke on this dam thing.
i had it running tonight but it was studdering when i put some gas to it. so i fooled with things a bit and i must have made the mixture to rich because the plugs fowled out. im going to track down some plugs tomarow but i could realy use some help in finding out where i start with this car and the order in which i tune things so i dont screw up some more plugs. i have a strobe timing light. a feeler gauge the only thing i dont have is a dwell meter.

i could realy use someone to walk me through this im doing this car a an xmas present to a freind and hes coming back from out of town on saterday. so far ive redone the engine the interior the body all i need to do is tune the dam thing and it should be good to go.

thanks guys,

dave from tulsa

 

im going through the same thing you are..

with your build a good timing i think would be around 10 degrees. and for the carb, 2-3 turns of that little idle screw is good, but maybe your carb just needs new gaskets?

 

well the carb i just rebuilt but im not used to points and gapping them im not used to this electric choke and setting it but i will set it to 10degrees thanks

 

no one else has any advise?

 

Always set timing first. And get a good book on carburetor tuning, you need to learn how a carburetor works if you want to be able to tune it so it works well. There's a lot more to it than just setting idle screws.

 

I lived in tulsa about 9 years ago. It was an ok place.

Set your timing first. Than, as far as the carb goes, try this if you have a vacuum gauge. If not, they are only about $20 and any parts store.

http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2...ockCarburetor/

Also, if you go to edelbrock's website, there are a bunch of tuning tip videos there to help you out.