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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote amcenthusiast Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May/31/2018 at 5:33am
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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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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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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