> -----Original Message-----
> From: jon@dakota-truck.net
>
> "Tom Byrne" <kerib@ptd.net> wrote:
>
> > Well said Jon.
>
> > FYI: Your adapter to mount my Shelby Dak TB to my Edelbrock Performer
> worked
> > out very well. I am experiencing occasional stalling at idle. Can't
> figure
> > out what this is. Maybe the vacuum signal is difficult for the computer?
> > Only Jet makes a comp for my Dak. I have heard mixed reviews about them,
> but
> > the are willing to build one specifically for my setup.
>
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>
> I apologize for not remembering all the details, but IIRC, this is
> a Shelby Dak with the TBI 318 and you were swapping your intake out,
> while at the same time you switched to a 360 throttle body? I assume
> you didn't have any of that stalling prior to the install. Have you
> tried swapping your 318 TB back to see if that helps?
>
> I think your vacuum signal should be the same as before, unless
> maybe there is a leak somewhere, you might want to investigate that
> possibility. (Had you taken vacuum readings before and after?)
>
> What sort of symptoms are you getting when it stalls? Does it
> just quit out of the blue, or does it seem like the RPMs are dropping
> too low and it dies out that way? Any codes stored in the computer?
>
> As far as the Jet chip goes, I have no personal experience with
> them, but I think they are an inline module which basically alters
> fuel and timing, in which case I don't know that it would correct
> something like this. The Jet chip may give you some more power, but I
> have a feeling that this is an underlying problem which would need to
> be corrected first. (Unless it is a timing issue in which case they
> may be able to adjust it at idle, though I still would lean towards
> getting it working with the factory setup as opposed to trying to
> correct with the Jet.) -Jon-
>
For whatever it's worth....what Jon said! ;-)
Ray
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