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clonebug
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 Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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Just blow into the top with a turbo....the warm air problem is resolved.
The bonus is you get an easy 50% more hp and up to 150% if you want to work at it a bit.
My turbo heats the air an average of about 20 degrees when off boost. A little more if the ambient temps are over 100* F. and a little less if the ambient temps are below 70*F.
For a sniper TBI FI setup or even a carb it will eliminate any cold intake problems.
At least it did on my blow through 34 Pict system..........that setup worked really nice until I got addicted to the boost.
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BFB
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| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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yep, turbo preheat works great for me too.
it's just the initial startup I don't have patience for on a cold morning...
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madmike
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 4:13 am Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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Well it's 32* up here on the Polar equator (45* parallel)
and I'm heading to a car show soon, let you know how my old skool stuff works in cold weather,,  I still have the DOT slicks on so I'll be watching for 'Black Ice'  
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Paul.H
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 4:23 am Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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| madmike wrote: |
Well it's 32* up here on the Polar equator (45* parallel)
and I'm heading to a car show soon, let you know how my old skool stuff works in cold weather,, I still have the DOT slicks on so I'll be watching for 'Black Ice' |
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madmike
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 2:59 pm Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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Haha Paul, the only thing excited happen was half a dozen White Tail Deer ran out it front of me ,, I slowed down ,,,once ,,Hey it's deer season
with freezing temps this morning It took a looog time for the oil to heat up ( 10-15 miles) carb acts like it always does ,, ran a little lean but not bad cruising ,# 16-17 on my PLX gauge 
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'Black Ice'Drag Buggy 'Turbo'
Rail Buggy 1915 turbo
76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
"If I'm ever on Life Support,UNPLUG Me, Then Plug me back In see if that Works" |
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oprn
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 3:10 pm Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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| madmike wrote: |
Well it's 32* up here on the Polar equator (45* parallel)
and I'm heading to a car show soon, let you know how my old skool stuff works in cold weather,, I still have the DOT slicks on so I'll be watching for 'Black Ice' |
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Haha Paul, the only thing excited happen was half a dozen White Tail Deer ran out it front of me ,, I slowed down ,,,once ,,Hey it's deer season
with freezing temps this morning It took a looog time for the oil to heat up ( 10-15 miles) carb acts like it always does ,, ran a little lean but not bad cruising ,# 16-17 on my PLX gauge |
Tell us how it works in real weather Mike, that was just a tiny tickle!
Oh and just wing one of those Bambies and take it along for the barby... you can just cut the bruised part off and feed it to the dog.
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madmike
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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It a fair weather car ,,not the wife suv/mini van
my baby is getting in storage/Hibernating
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Rail Buggy 1915 turbo
76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
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Paul.H
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| Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 2:28 am Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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| madmike wrote: |
Haha Paul, the only thing excited happen was half a dozen White Tail Deer ran out it front of me ,, I slowed down ,,,once ,,Hey it's deer season
with freezing temps this morning It took a looog time for the oil to heat up ( 10-15 miles) carb acts like it always does ,, ran a little lean but not bad cruising ,# 16-17 on my PLX gauge |
Kudos on your trip out in the weather
FYI I had one of those draw through motors on my dyno a while back.It had a fancy Barry Grant carb , fully polished Turbonetics turbo, very nice hand finished Comp Eliminators and the worst home made intake manifold I ever saw in my life it made 290 at the flywheel with about 20psi boost. With a decent intake it would have made over 400hp |
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oprn
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| Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 4:01 am Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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| madmike wrote: |
| It a fair weather car |
Mine too, I only take it out on nice days. This was on a nice balmy - 24 day.
Days like this are where you find out what really works in weather and what doesn't. Ka-duds with no chokes and no carb pre-heat by the way doesn't. It ran but not run well enough to be competitive. Far too many stubbles and farts to have good throttle control for ice racing. It was either bogging or spinning tires, nothing between. It had me wishing for VW's old type 3 EFI, they were silky smooth even in the coldest weather.
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madmike
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| Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 4:25 am Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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Hey Paul, I too have a B.G. Demon carb 750 cfm, works OK,but the quick fuel 680 cfm has better street manners,to bad about his intake,,
Oppy, Is that a Sand Shark tub buggy ,,looks like mine
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'Black Ice'Drag Buggy 'Turbo'
Rail Buggy 1915 turbo
76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
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Paul.H
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 5:06 am Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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Back onto the Sniper
I just found this picture that I took during the testing of centre mount injection systems on the dyno.
Conclusion=
Did it make any more HP at full throttle - No
Did it idle like crap with fuel spraying onto the butterfly compared to underneath the butterfly - Yes
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NJ John
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 7:10 am Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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Who makes that center mount manifold that’s open in the center. It lets you use stock accelerator cable.
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oprn
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 10:17 am Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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| madmike wrote: |
| Oppy, Is that a Sand Shark tub buggy ,,looks like mine |
I have no idea. I just drive it. This is what the rear looks like. Quite frankly I don't like the back end, it's a bit ugly.
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oprn
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 3:10 pm Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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One of the problems I have is that the air cleaners hit the tail lights and body. It's really tight for Webers even with these thin LED tail lights.
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xoo00oox
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| Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:31 am Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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Just got my Holley Sniper yesterday- check this out...
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NJ John
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| Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:47 am Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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Eek! That’s scary.
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Paul.H
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 12:50 am Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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| NJ John wrote: |
| Who makes that center mount manifold that’s open in the center. It lets you use stock accelerator cable. |
That's a Bugpack so maybe no longer in production unless Empi continued with it |
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Erik G
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 7:48 am Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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| xoo00oox wrote: |
Just got my Holley Sniper yesterday- check this out...
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yeah, that sucks but on par with carbs. clean it up and you should be fine. you shouldnt have to - I know. |
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EVfun
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: Holley Sniper Conversions. |
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I see Holley is now offering an even smaller option that might be more suited to our smaller engines. They now have a 1 barrel system to replace the Autolite 1100 carburetor used on a number of older American iron with small 6 cylinder engines. If this Holley F.I. offering is the same size as the carb it is intended to replace the throttle should be about 37mm.
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