Just soliciting ideas - tired of my /6 smell. |
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Just soliciting ideas - tired of my /6 smell. |
patssle |
Dec 8 2015, 09:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 981 Joined: 28-August 09 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 10,741 Region Association: None |
My car is pretty smelly and it's rather annoying as I like to daily drive. The engine (3.0L with Webers) is probably in need of a rebuild, thus burning oil, and there are no cats. Even though I did the /6 conversion myself I'm not really interested in doing a full engine rebuild myself. Paying somebody 10k minimum doesn't excite me either.
I've always had a dream of building an electric car but that's $$$. You can also buy a brand new LS3 engine for less than 8k. I could always sell my complete 3.0L along with the /6 conversion parts to fund a different engine project. Just playing around with ideas. I might not do anything at all and just deal with it. Any thoughts? |
Justinp71 |
Dec 10 2015, 12:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,594 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 2,922 Region Association: None |
I recently rebuilt my 3.0 weber six, which did help some on smell but didn't cure the problem. Cured start up smoke.
I found out recently part of the problem is webers typically run 11.5:1 afr at a cruise which doesn't help. Also they are typically pretty rich at idle. A few tricks I've learned that help- When you first start up your car and its really stinky, rollup all your windows and leave the top on when you leave the house. Also buy an AFR gauge and tune your idle afr to be 14-15:1. These two items kept me from being a stinky bastard... You can also lean out your idle circuit some, but it will create a less desirable transition to the main circuit on the carbs... Another solution is PMO ITB's, if you have the time to dedicate it looks to take about 2 months to complete it as a weekend project and cost about $6-7k (and you can sell the webers) I considered a 3.2, but was concerned of the actual condition of the motor I'd get. Plus I love the sound and simplicity of carbs. If it were my daily driver I may have gone 3.2 for the efi perks. good luck! |
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