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Hi Brent,
The real issue was the Lemans bowls. I had Joe Bunetic work on my Holley 850 double pumper to de-choke, de-horn, replate, etc. and add the Lemans bowls. Unfortunately, the bowls have a 1/8 NPT thread with a 5/16 barb and we could not get enough fuel into the bowls at the higher RPMs. When I get the engine back, I will convert to 3/8 fittings and probably try to open those up a bit to increase flow. Barry tried increasing the fuel pressure to increase flow but then the carb started flooding. I am sure there is at least another 10 to 15 horsepower with a few minor tweeks to the carb. Barry put his Engine Masters carb on my engine and immediately picked up additional horsepower and torque.
Farron Rhoads rebuilt my dual point distributor with the Pertronix III module and re-curved it for me. I think this is a nice solution when you want to keep the old school look but the MSD stuff is probably a bit more flexible. So far I am really pleased with how the engine turned out and can't wait to drop it into my Cobra. More than enough power but very streetable
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