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Old 06-09-2010, 10:20 PM
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Default What in a Holley carb would cause a mid range miss?

I finally swapped carbs after changing everything out in the ignition trying to find a miss.
My Holley 850 Double Pumper causes a slight constant miss when running in the 3800-5000 rpm range.
What would cause a miss in that range? To much fuel dumping in some how?
Fuel pressure was set right and levels to.
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you could be on the edge of the power valve opening, lean at that point then opens and you are good, what power valve are you running ? should be a 6.5 but that can change due to cam, intake, etc...are you running a vacume gauge ? they are very handy....
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I tried a 6.5 and a 5.5 with same results. Im showing a vacuum between 10-14 it would not stay steady at idle.
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Do you know what your fuel pressure is in that rpm range?
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Originally Posted by fbc25el
Do you know what your fuel pressure is in that rpm range?
I have a gauge at the carb and put another one on (to check while running)with a line and its holding fuel pressure in that rpm range. I tried between 6 1/2 to 7/ 1/2PSI no difference.

Im about to go buy another Carb.
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is the motor supercharged, if so you need a boost refrence carb
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Originally Posted by Tow-N-One
is the motor supercharged, if so you need a boost refrence carb
No, its a N/A 547CI
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547 ci ? thats really taxing a 850, call patrick @ pro systems carbs, he set you strait !!! off the shelf carbs may not work well...Rob
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