360 six pack jetting
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360 six pack jetting
I have a 51 Dodge truck with a 360, non magnum, six pack motor. I have not had it on the dyno and have been using the jetting that came with the new 340 six pack carbs. It has always run a little rich and jetting is in its' immediate future. Everything I read on 360 six pack motors suggests #63/64 center carb jets and both front and rear, #86 drivers side and #73 diaphragm side. Can anyone explain to me why such a difference front one side to the other? PS I eliminated the diaphragms and have mechanical secondaries. Does that change anything? Thanks, and glad to be aboard. HWR
#4
The factory had a lot of this figured out & the fuel atomization would change between the low & hig plenums / left & right side which could allow for staggered jetting although that is a lot .
The big issue is by removing the vacuum pots & forcing the secondaries open you have no accerator pumps adding fuel as the out boards open & if you add enough fuel through the center carb squirter to cover the opening of the out boards it will bog with too much fuel at part throttle . Holley did offer a system with all mechanical carbs that had side hung bowls , accerator pumps & jets in all 3 carbs . It sounds like you may actually may have this system in place but I am not sure ?
If you have the proper mechanical secondary carbs I would not stagger he jetting that much , tuning on a dyno or with a A/F meter & watch plug color side to side should get you close , if you do not have a lot of vacuum at idle you may need to restrict the idle bleeds somewhat to get the idle sorted as well
The big issue is by removing the vacuum pots & forcing the secondaries open you have no accerator pumps adding fuel as the out boards open & if you add enough fuel through the center carb squirter to cover the opening of the out boards it will bog with too much fuel at part throttle . Holley did offer a system with all mechanical carbs that had side hung bowls , accerator pumps & jets in all 3 carbs . It sounds like you may actually may have this system in place but I am not sure ?
If you have the proper mechanical secondary carbs I would not stagger he jetting that much , tuning on a dyno or with a A/F meter & watch plug color side to side should get you close , if you do not have a lot of vacuum at idle you may need to restrict the idle bleeds somewhat to get the idle sorted as well
#5
no 1 i am NOT a 6 pack expert. IMHO if the cam is close to the 1970 T/A 340 cam, i think jetting your set up close the T/A set up would be good. as a start. my dad allways said when in dought "do it like the FACTORY did it." just look at the T/A cam , it is NOT a big cam , but it cranks out a lot of power.
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