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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 02:44 AM
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well fellas here is the deal. i have a holley 650 vacuum secondary carb sittin atop my 390 in my 69 4x4 f250. and when climbing it loads up and dies. and really tends to make me angry. how can i fix this? i dont wanna buy a new carb. mostly cause all of my money is going into my 460 that im building for it. so what can i do? all info and suggestions are much appreciated.
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 05:33 AM
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get the offroad kit( spring loaded needles) and put the crossover vent tube in it
 
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 10:14 AM
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either thator get a q-jet and modify it by doing some drilling and pluggin and then get different needles and seats and you can have as close to EFI with a carb as possible. kudos to kubota for showing me that

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