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Old 06-04-2021, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by eschaider View Post
Out of the box, Holleys will almost always come with a 6.5 power valve. That means the power valve opens at 6.5 inches of idle vacuum. If your car idles at 6 or 7 inches of vacuum that means your power valve is open at idle creating a rich idle. You want your power valve to open at roughly ½ your idle vacuum. An engine with 6 inches of idle vacuum wants a pwervalve with a 3 inch opening value.
This was exactly the info I needed for the similar issue I had been chasing. Switched out the 6.5 for a 4.5, readjusted the transfer slot square and viola!

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Aaron
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