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    Not a DeLorean Guru
    Join Date:  May 2011

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    I can confirm the 1406 has an electric choke and is 600 cfm; that's what I purchased for my LS4 swap. The carb is configured for the LS family out of the box, so my initial gut instinct is that it is too much carb for that 350 you have, as that is a much more mild engine.

    I would definitely recommend getting some tools for tuning your carb. At an absolute minimum, a vacuum gauge. A bit nicer would be a manometer, and really nice would be a wideband O2.
    -Mike

    My engine twists my frame.

    1981 DeLorean, Carb LS4 swap completed
    1999 Corvette, cam/headers/intake manifold, 400 rwhp
    2005 Elise, stock
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    ^Yeah, that's what I was suspecting.

    Timebender, I calculate the optimal carb size as 516 cfm based on these assumed specs:

    Engine size = 350
    Max RPM = 6,000
    Volumetric Efficiency = 0.85

    That's close to 600 cfm, but assuming everything else checks out, perhaps it needs tuning on the metering jets as the out of the box tuning is for a slightly different setup. If the jets are too big, adjusting the metering screws won't be effective to solve a rich condition.

    Given a carb in the right ballpark CFM wise, I think of jets as a large adjustment and metering screws as a fine adjustment.

    For tuning kits, see if for Edelbrock 1487 is the right one for your carb.
    Dana

    1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
    Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
    1985 Chevrolet Corvette, Z51, 4+3 manual
    2006 Dodge Magnum R/T (D/D)
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