Author Topic: Beginner, novice trying to run a BBC with Hilborn injection  (Read 6219 times)

Offline tcoupekyle

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I got the car to start but idle and Rev it will not do very well. Barrel valve adjustment seems like it does nothing. Then if you try to throw a Rev it slowly climbs the rpms.

I don't have a clue what to do. Any ideas?

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Re: Beginner, novice trying to run a BBC with Hilborn injection
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2018, 07:52:36 PM »
Is the system flowed? Is it plumbed correctly? What spring pressure is your idle bypass set at?

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Re: Beginner, novice trying to run a BBC with Hilborn injection
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2018, 08:15:13 PM »
IDK if it had been flowed IDK if it's plumbed right...

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Re: Beginner, novice trying to run a BBC with Hilborn injection
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2018, 08:16:59 PM »
How can I tell the pressure?

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Re: Beginner, novice trying to run a BBC with Hilborn injection
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2018, 08:19:26 PM »
Is distributor timing on, lots of fire out the zoomies is a tooth retarded timing? BV leakage%?

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Re: Beginner, novice trying to run a BBC with Hilborn injection
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2018, 08:28:32 PM »
I have timing set at 36 degrees. IDK about barrel valve leakdown.

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Re: Beginner, novice trying to run a BBC with Hilborn injection
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2018, 08:41:30 PM »
Don't know your details that Paul brought up but mine for straight methanol was 28% +\-BV leak, 130+\- main jet with 2 psi idle bypass on a 6.08 gpm pump at 4000 rpm, throttle plates at .003 Hilborn 2 7/16" on a 467 inch BBC.

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Re: Beginner, novice trying to run a BBC with Hilborn injection
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2018, 04:10:38 PM »
Mines a 468 .090 pill aside from that I don't know if seems like it's giving it way too much fuel.

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Re: Beginner, novice trying to run a BBC with Hilborn injection
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2018, 07:04:20 PM »
Best advice I can give is send your pump, injectors and bypasses to Spud at Fuel Injection Enterprises and have it flowed and the tuneup will be very accurate, no guessing and no broken parts and it's very inexpensive.
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Re: Beginner, novice trying to run a BBC with Hilborn injection
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2018, 08:24:56 PM »
Look at this page it shows the plumbing, is this how you have yours?
http://hilborninjection.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/installation.pdf

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Re: Beginner, novice trying to run a BBC with Hilborn injection
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2018, 07:02:08 AM »
I was looking at that schematic but mines done differently
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Re: Beginner, novice trying to run a BBC with Hilborn injection
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2018, 07:31:37 AM »
sorry if I was closer would drive over and help you  steve m

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Re: Beginner, novice trying to run a BBC with Hilborn injection
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2018, 10:00:02 AM »
Best advice you have gotten or will get.Same as above get it flowed regardless who.They will get you about dead on and can advise you after the sell.  Compare cost of flowed system to cost of wasted fuel,wasted oil if milking it and any parts you could break along the way like flexplate from hard kick back. You will see where flow job is money ahead.
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Re: Beginner, novice trying to run a BBC with Hilborn injection
« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2018, 08:30:45 AM »
Thanks guys I think I'll be getting it flowed