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Old 01-23-2002, 07:26 PM
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Car: 1983 Pontiac Firebird
Engine: 400HP 350
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Swap is completed.............

my swap is completed after two weeks of no starting from my car. I found out the timing was off 180° 5 days ago so i fixed that and i was still off a tooth, so i fixed that and now it runs pretty good. All though i kinda turned the car into a fountain because I pluged a coolant temp sensor hole with a spigget and a rubber cap forgetting that coolant is under pressure, so i took it for a test drive down my dead end street and after turning around power sliding i got a rush of coolant on my widshield. Open the hood i had coolant going throught the plug squirting out like a fountain. Now for the good news. The new is I think i gain about 25-30hp the car feels much stronger, but will have to see when i take it on the road tonight, then i'll report my findings.
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sorry if i didnt catch on, but what was swapped?

good to hear of the HP increase!

...me want some too!
Old 01-23-2002, 09:30 PM
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Sorry for the confusion. What i did was swap my stock 2BBL. intake for an Edelbrock Performer 2BBL. intake. I also swap my distributor out for a vacuum advance one along with a vacuum advance carb. Lots more power.
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WAY EXCELLENT!
I learned about distributors the hard way too!
Now, It seems so easy, right!!
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I guess you could say its easy.
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Distributor drop ins
First time I had to do that mission,
I ended up having the car towed to a place and having them bump start/turn over engine to TDC, then they dropped it in.
You figured yours out, at home.
Once you discover it, it is easy.
Especially with a remote start switch you make (I did that).
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Car: 1983 Pontiac Firebird
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I got it in right, it runs pretty good, i've got some hesitation to fix and maybe a slight vacuum leak somewhere but other then that a whole lot more power.
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