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svmsr1044 02-07-2019 06:23 PM
Vacuum Reading Revisited
 

I have an 8ba with an Isky 77b cam (not my choice), otherwise stock. It is tuned properly. At idle, it pulls 16 with a slight flutter on the vacuum gage. Is this reasonably normal for a mild cam engine??

Thanks,
Steve

Phil Gillespie 02-08-2019 02:22 AM
Re: Vacuum Reading Revisited
 

Quote:
Originally Posted by svmsr1044 (Post 1724584)
I have an 8ba with an Isky 77b cam (not my choice), otherwise stock. It is tuned properly. At idle, it pulls 16 with a slight flutter on the vacuum gage. Is this reasonably normal for a mild cam engine??

Thanks,
Steve

I have similar with an 8ba and Max 1 cam. I feel this is ok, am running a chev distributor.
Phil NZ


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