Yo BiB,
Long time no read....
Just a few off the wall thoughts:
1) valve guide clearances?
2)
oil drain-back from the heads restricted?
3) vacuum leak?
Also, my Holley EFI needs all the hoses attached during tuning, especially including the PCV which seems to be a controlled and steady vacuum leak.
BTW, I finally got mine going "like a real car". I'm on the Holley wideband sensor with ECU (computer) #5 from Holley.
Still not perfect, but approaching it steadily. The latest fix was to ground the wideband controller connector separately, using its unused gauge connector's black wire. Just crossed 16K miles of smiles, including hundreds of miles on the full 3.7 mile track at Sebring last month - wide open!
Here are a couple of places to look and ask:
These guys know 385s better than anyone:
http://www.460ford.com/index.php
and these guys can sometimes help with the Holley or similar EFI:
http://www.chevytalk.org/threads/pos...rd=UBB12&page=
(don't let the chevytalk name bother you, there's some really good folks in there, especially street sweeper and some others - it is moderated by a Holley EFI manager)
Hope you get it going!
Tom