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Old Mar 21, 2016 | 12:55 PM
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ok...70 mg midget,12a bridgeported,500 cfm eldabrock 4 barrel,o2 reads good at idel an under throttle my motor builder says,he set timing before races,456 gears also,car is a beast outa the hole but after first couple corners abouve 5,000 rpm she cuts out bad,cheked pluggs wires msd ect. 120gph fuel pump at 10psi with a returnline....am i running outa fuel? everything is new,1st time on track. sticks so hard in corners it lifts inside front tire. im lost...was gonna raise float leval as high as i could but broke frame where coilovers mount and ended the day.

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Old Mar 23, 2016 | 05:18 AM
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could really use some help......got a ton of people reading but no input?
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Old Mar 23, 2016 | 05:25 AM
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last count was 234 have read my post......does it bother some that my roatry is not in a mazda ? is that why i get so few if any post? not trying to be ugly about it...there is a tone of great info and good people on here....just trying to figure out what im doing wrong as to why no one seems to want to comment.
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 10:04 PM
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I don't think it makes a difference of what chassis your engine is in, personally I could care less. Anywhos, your issues, if I'm reading correctly, are:

Engine cuts out at 5500+ RPM when cornering.

My guess is you're losing fuel, but I don't have enough experience with Edelbrock carbs to say that with confidence. Maybe have someone ride with you and keep and eye on the air fuel ratio. Or get a camera in there and record it, tape your camera phone on there if you have to.
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Old Mar 31, 2016 | 09:49 AM
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An old drag racer trick. The bowl bent tubes on the top of the carb, add a 6" length of fuel tubing to each.
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Old Mar 31, 2016 | 11:22 AM
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Can you verify that you have fuel pressure all the time? Easily done with a temporary interior gage.

Assuming you do have fuel pressure, the only things it could be are float level or an intermittent connection issue on the ignition side. You can set up a meter to check spark signal from inside the car too if you need to.

I would check fuel pressure first, and if that's not it, it is probably a float issue.
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Old Apr 1, 2016 | 05:25 AM
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thanks for the input.....was wondering if i pissd everyone off or something. anywho...yes its starving for fuel,found on eldabrok forem others with same problem,theres a passage conecting both fuel bowls together that alows 1 side to run into the other when hard cornering,dosent affect it in streight line as my carb is turnd sideways.simple fix it a block of passage and driling and taping boss on other side to make a duel inlet fuel supply.so as soon as i get the front end back together (riped frame apart where coilover towers were welded in) ill make these modds and try again.
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