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Old 09-03-2012 | 02:44 PM
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I have a 86 400 Scarab with twin 454 gen 4 bored .40 over with full roller cam and 1.7 rockers 177 blowers with 950 Holley carbs. I have Holley blue electric fuel pumps with 6.5 psi , DUI ignitions, with 26 bravo ones and stainless exhaust.

Runs ways rich on the low end and leans out on the top end don't want to burn the motor up so any advise would be helpful.
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Old 09-03-2012 | 03:45 PM
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At wide open throttle, do you still have 6.5 psi AT THE CARBS ?

What are you calling "low end" and "top end"?
What boost are you running?

What are you using to determine whether it is rich or lean?

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Old 09-03-2012 | 09:07 PM
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I have not checked it at WOT. Sorry about that when I'm half throttle and under loading up transom is black. But when I get on it seems like I'm running out of gas

Spark plugs were really gray after 3/4 to full throttle run and no chocolate colored plugs hahaha more like a gray color

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