T2monster

Ok guys, i've got an '83 GS that I dropped a Racing Beat 13b in, w/ full RB streetported exhaust and a 48mm Weber with an '87 lower and the RB upper intake. My problems are this; to make it work w/ the 1st gen distributor, i needed a GSL-SE E-shaft pulley. Well, I sent it off to Racing Beat w/ the carb and when it came back, i think they slapped the wrong pulley on it; when i set the timing to '85 GSLSE spec, it won't run!! I slotted the dist. adjustment and advanced the crap out of it, and it barely runs. Acts like the timing marks on the pulley are off, hence the suspicion of the wrong pulley. Also, the 48's are being an A$$pain to get dialed in; the carbs don't want to run w/out bog unless you pull the bell shaped jet cover off of the top and even then she bogs badly. One more thing, by playing with the pulley pos. when i drop the dist. in, i can get the timing almost right, but at that point, i begin to hear some high end knock(?) from the motor(sounds like from the midplate area). Anybody have any suggestions for any of these problems? The car ran super strong one day and then began to act up. That one day was enough to convince me to stomach all this other headache. ANY help would be appreciated.


'87 Turbo II
"Hybrid Theory"
ACV,EGR,emmisions gone
rx7.com full race exhaust
gutted exhaust manifold
manual boost control
5th injector
homebuilt FCD
A/F guage,Tach,EGT guage
GT-X wing
HKS cold air
Accel Thundersport 3000 wires
MSD Sport Compact Ignition

'83 GS
"PUREVIL"
13b/48mm Weber
RB SP exhaust
~2100lbs

MIKE-P-28

iTrader: (1)

Did you pull the distrubtor to make sure the tally marks on the dizzy drive gear line up? If not it will cause you all kinds of problems if not at TDC..

T2monster

See, that's the thing; to make it work, i was told i would need an earlier front cover and an '85 GSLSE e-shaft pulley for the correct timing 13b timing marks (BTW the motor was ordered from RB as an '88 13 non-turbo). I'm thinking that i ended up with an '88 pulley and therefore wrong timing marks.