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Old 08-08-2003, 09:02 PM
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I have a 502 gil dry pipes, waterpump crossover, Msd box, roughly 600 lift cam full roller valve train Dart intake and now the thing in question a 1050 dominator. I was told 600 hp which I believe to be more acurate at the 525or so range. I as well as some others belive I'm overcarbed. So the question is what size and what# jets would be a good starting point If anyone sees me going down the canal I'm not really crying it's just running rich.
 
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Sounds like your engine is built to the same specs as a Mercruiser 500 HP. They use an 800CFM marine Holley carb with pretty good results. I can't recall, off the top of my head, the jetting, but you can look it up in a Mercruiser HP service manual. That would put you right in the ball park first time out.
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800cfm or 830cfm HP series.
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Old 08-09-2003, 09:00 AM
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thanks guys just what I wanted to hear I bought an 800 double pump called Merc. and got the jetting sizes, just have to fine tune a bit . I wanted an 830 but was told they're no longer avail. in marine applic.
 
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You'll be fine with the 800
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Merc uses satggered jetting with different jets in every hole.

I had an 800 on my 454 and it was jetted with 78's+/- in the primaries and 94's +/- in the secondaries with no secondary PV and a 6.5 front. Can't remember the exact sizes I ended up with, but they are within 1-2 sizes of those.
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A good formula to use is cubic inches times MAX RPM divided by 3456.

Now that is if your engine is running at 100% volumetric efficiency. Supercharged engine will run in the mid to high 90s VE and normally aspirated engines will run high 80 to low 90s VE.

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Early 502 (MCM 465, GM Dual Plane) used a Holley 800 w/
.077 Primary
.086 Port Secondary
.096 Starbord Secondary
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Buy 1100's now and then whe you build those monster motors next year you'll already have the carbs. just kidding.
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If I had anything like 1100's I wouldn't be stuck in the slow lane. The only speed my barnacle barge sees is on the open highway
 
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