jackson.ryan29 wrote:
i get on side to run right than the other side wont idle right and i yes i syned them but i just found out that the left side intake is cracked just seen it so there one problem and now the other problem is finding a new intake set any ideas
Buy yourself a new set of Big-beef manifolds from CB Performance, they make the best fuel delivery systems you can buy.
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About the setting up the duals, I can explain it to you a page a mile long, but I am gonna try to keep it short as possible. the dual 44IDF may be too big right off the bat depending on what venturis and idle jets you have in them, the cam can play a role on how big or small your carbs will need be too, you may have a good start on what you have now. Whenever you get your manifolds fixed to where it ain't sucking air, the best way to setup your duals will be using a synchronizer, I prefer to have 2 of them that way your not moving it from one to the other, the linkage will need to be unhooked from the carbs and then try to adjust your flow as evenly and smooth as possible, if the engine does not want to idle, you will need to adjust your mixture screws until it would like to idle, the best way to adjust the mixtures is to firmly seat the mixture screws then back them out 1-1/2 turns on all 4 of them and that should give you a good baseline, if it is running too rich after 1 turn, your idle jets are too big and if you go more than 3 turns and your engine still runs too lean, your idle jets are too small, if the flow does not want to meet evenly from one carb to another, you may have some worn-out butterflies on your throttle shaft. Once you get the idle and the flow set correctly, you can hook you linkage back up and adjust your linkage to where it will meet exactly how you got the carbs set up on the idle screws, if not, it will throw them off then it will not idle correctly and you may have to start over. I have been through mine a lot of times and my experience from this is the best way that I can do them. Remember....your idle jets will only provide your engine fuel mostly from idle-3000 rpm then it will slowly let the main jets take over then they will work together as one until it reaches a certain rpm then the mains will do the rest by themselves.
It may rev like crazy right off the bat, but when you put a load on it like when you drive it, it changes everything, it may not take off real quick like it could rev quickly sitting still. You may need to adjust your accelerator pump, floats, fuel pressure, etc....Believe me, it will be a pain in the ass trying to figure all of this out you will be glad you learned from it too, all it takes is patience and a few beers and you will accomplish it. That will be all I can tell you and then you will see what I mean when you're finished setting it up correctly. Good luck and let us know how it went.