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Old Feb 14, 2017 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Tedster9
Have to work around the EGR as someone else noted. The engine was originally tuned for that, the ignition curve for one thing. If it was deleted they probably had to back way off on the timing and now it may not run right. Not saying this is exactly the issue but that's the kind of thing to keep in mind at this point.
I'd never thought of that honestly. The egr is still under the carburetor, the manifolds just have no egr tubes on them. I'll have to look into that more.
 
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Originally Posted by Franklin2
Keep it mild and reliable. If it doesn't have a ton of miles on it since the last rebuild, I would use the cam that is in it.
After doing some reading it seems that gt40 heads aren't that great on a 351w. I want reliable low end torque.
 
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