She runs....

On Friday, we finally buttoned it up and got her started. It should have been done Tuesday, but due to my ignorance, the project had to be halted because the upper intake manifold bolts from the stock piece were too short. Duh! Has anyone ever tried to go out and find a 5/16-18-6 3/8" bolt? Well, don't . So we roll it out of the garage, check all the vacuum lines one last time, and boom, she starts....

This is where stuff starts to get ugly...

She dies, immediately. Try to keep it alive with the throttle body and TPS, still no dice. I'm thinking to myself, "you ignorant son of a bitch." Timing was spot on 10* when she was stalling out. If I rev it up, and slowly let the revs fall to about 1200 and keep it there for about a minute, and progressively let it down to 800, she'll idle fine. It drives great. I never took it past 3500, but she did not feel weak or at a loss of power, so everything is hooked up correctly. I also haven't experienced any CEL lights or cold/hot start problems. I cruised for about 30 miles on I-95 at about 72 MPH and it never got past R on the stock temp gauge.

I'm really at a loss of what I could do to try and help the car out. The cam is humongous, so that doesn't help anything out, but I don't remember hearing/reading about problems like mine. It runs extremely fat at idle, and stupid 'ol me has never even thought to invest in an adjustable regulator. I'm going to order one of them tonight, but I honestly don't see that helping the idle quality. I'm thought of JMS chips, but I've heard sketchy stuff about mail-order chips. If anyone has experience with JMS, I'd be glad to hear it. Can they give me something to help the idle quality? Lastly, I've thought of the Tweecer. But the Tweecer can't gather information until the car is running. I can't keep the car running long enough for it to gather any type of information. I'll have to do my research on the Tweecer, because that seems like it's my best choice.

Sorry for the length. I'm just at a loss and any input would be appreciated...

Joe

I don't think I need an explanation, Mark. Thanks though. I talked to Ed today and he painted the picture for me; I got the point. I'm going to go with a Tweecer, but they are all backordered . Now I have to find either a used one, or some small outfit that still hasn't ran out. I tried Dallas Mustang and Tweecer. Both were no good.

As for the car, I bumped the timing to 15* after the initial drive around the block. The only thing holding me back is the processor. I've let it idle for 30-minute periods and have driven it around the block for 15 minutes at speeds less than 25 MPH. Once I finally get the car to idle, and I hit the gas pedal again, it kills it. I have to find the medium, and once I do, it cannot be disturbed or else the car stalls. I'm just trying to find a Tweecer because I really feel like that is my only choice.

Joe