As we all know time flies and stuff you intended to do somehow gets put off for years. There are two things I've wanted for my car but never got around to doing and I'm thinking maybe it's time to get to work.
When I was racing every week I was always working on my car and maybe I got a bit burnt out because I quit racing after the 2014 season and haven't done much of anything with my car since. I do still like to take it for a drive on nice days but it's time to address two issues that bug me.
The car has power brakes and since it makes virtually no vacuum at idle the brakes suck under that condition. I'd like to convert to manual brakes and have had this setup bookmarked for years. Anyone who has used it, please comment.
https://skinnykidracecars.com/produc...-light-switch/
The second issue is gas mileage. Granted it's a 408 and the cam has a lot of overlap so it's not going to deliver great gas mileage but it's presently in single digits just putt-putting around town and that's not acceptable. I'm running a Holley 4150 carb and it's still jetted for it's best performance in the 1/4 mile. In order to have some meaningful feedback while rejetting I'd like to install a wideband gauge which should be easy as I already have the bungs capped off in my headers. This is what I'm looking at and if you have one let me know what you think.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/inn-3924
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