Thanks for the input Marcus.
It seems like everything affects 4 or 5 other things, but I guess that's why we call them projects.
I was reading up on carbs last night and came across Mikunis for Dummies.
http://www.odysseypilot.com/index.php?topic=3731.0I like this approach, very straight forward and I hadn't even considered creating a carb data log book. Strange sense at work if I'm troubleshooting a process it's one of the first things I do. If nothing else a data log will help me fine tune by running the numbers through an ANOVA and build a DOE model. Might as well let math help me with a complicated variable set.
The exhausts are full on custom. Different bores and tapers than a sled would run, but these are the same exhausts from when this car was running very well a few years ago in Florida and Texas. Chad had rejetted for the higher elevation near Knoxville / Bristol , TN, so I'm sure that I'll have to richen it up some for a return to sea level.
You're right about the throttles, This car will pretty much see idle and WOT with not much in between. I've just got to get the initial settings to get the dang thing to start when it's cold. Saturday and Sunday when it was in the mid to upper 70's here all I had to do was hit the starter and she'd fire right up. Next week we're supposed to get a return to the 70's so I won't know if I've got the root problem solved before I go back to work. All I can do is get close and keep refining as I go.
Full inspection is going section by section. I've found a couple of points that want minor attention immediately and some rework if she stays in my life very long. The belly pan has a few gouges and the bottom sheeting on the side pods is in rough shape. Looks like it's seen asphalt multiple times at speed. Following the "If you give a moose a muffin" approach, I'll probably have the final drive out of the frame before it's all said and done which will give me a chance to look at the highest stressed points.
First frog of the day is to complete the wiring clean up.
Once wiring is good I'll open up the MSD box and check static timing and record settings for all the dip switches before I make any changes.