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amcenthusiast
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/02/2012 Location: SW Atlanta GA Status: Offline Points: 1778 |
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By tradition, with stock type diameter tires, 3.54 to one rear gear will give the Javelin much better acceleration from a dead stop.
IMO, you've learned an expensive lesson; compared to all the money spent to hop up the engine, a gear ratio swap is one the best 'bang for the buck' mods a person can make to their car. ~especially by buying the expensive tall tires. *you can do the 'rope trick' to install new valve seals... |
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WhatISit
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Well, it could have been a lot worse. I bought the engine rebuilt and mostly assembled for a pretty good price. If I did it myself I would have gone with a different cam for sure.
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wantajav
AMC Addicted Joined: Sep/04/2009 Location: PA Status: Offline Points: 1150 |
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Other things to consider here:
1.check engine vacuum 2.are you getting a good spark (coil, bad ground - I ran a second ground on a Javelin once, etc) 3.bent push rod(s) 4.Carb not opening all the way 5.balancer slipped (wrong timing marks) 6.compression check
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