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Originally Posted by carbking
A post in another forum got me thinking about mistakes. I have been working on my own cars since 1959, and carburetors professionally since 1966. So what are my dumbest moments?
(1) installing an electric choke on my wife's car that had an automatic tranmission (not dumb, just plain stupid!)
(2) thinking I could make my son's Pontiac 301 Trans-Am run with a basically stock 1969 Toyota Corona (family car) by adding a factory turbo to the TransAm. It did help, Before the turbo, I could spot the TransAm both first and second gear! After the turbo, could only spot the TransAm first gear.
(3) listening to the internet that blocking the heat cross-over on my GTO was a good idea. NOT on a street car!
(4) NOT buying a 1958 Ford flip-top in excellent condition in 1970 for $45. because I personally thought the 1958 was ugly!
So tell on yourself, what have you done (or not done) that you wish for a do-over?
Jon
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ok i gotta ask about #1 & #2.
why is installing an electric choke on an automatic car just plain stupid? lots of auto cars have electric chokes & they work great. i have 2.
& how does a 69 toyota corona with all of 90-108hp beat a 301T when its running right? or even a NA301? specs i saw for the corona show 90mph top speed, half the HP of a 301t & quarter mile times of 19-20 seconds... most basically stock 301t's run at 16.5 et, my mostly stock 81 tta with the boost set at the designed 9-10psi runs mid to upper 14's.