Snowgoon
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I love this forum and all the input ive gotten on previous threads. I bought my Bronco about 6 months ago and have been working on getting it to perform in the mountain of colorado (6600-10000ft elevation) depending on where im driving.
Heres what Ive done. Any thing else anybody knows that will help boost performance please chime in. I am aware im not fixing up a hot rod but I want to get power from whereever i can.
New:
Radiator
Distributor
Alternator
(removed) Air conditioning
(removed) Air Pump
Flowmaster Super 44 Muffler
Gutted Cats
Holly 500CFM 2 BBl carb
Brake Master Cyclinder
EGR Gasket replaced
And plenty of little stuff like caps, checking vacuum lines, spark plugs/wires, new air filter (thought maybe uprgrading that as well), etc etc.
Im not car savvy, I needed a 4 wheel drive and fell in love with my 1000$ 1985 Ford Bronco II XLT. I Havent stopped pumping money into it, and would like to stop (gf wants me to stop mostly) , but I want it to have a bit more highway/up hill power. Am I shooting for something that cant really happen with this engine or is there something im missing?
Also, Im not totally convinced the carb is tuned 100% since I bought a nicer one from stock and performance only slightly increased plus my gas mileage is still a little low (plus gassy smell). How do i, where do i go, to make sure the carb is where it needs to be. Can I just do it myself with a tachometer?
Thanks everyone!
Heres what Ive done. Any thing else anybody knows that will help boost performance please chime in. I am aware im not fixing up a hot rod but I want to get power from whereever i can.
New:
Radiator
Distributor
Alternator
(removed) Air conditioning
(removed) Air Pump
Flowmaster Super 44 Muffler
Gutted Cats
Holly 500CFM 2 BBl carb
Brake Master Cyclinder
EGR Gasket replaced
And plenty of little stuff like caps, checking vacuum lines, spark plugs/wires, new air filter (thought maybe uprgrading that as well), etc etc.
Im not car savvy, I needed a 4 wheel drive and fell in love with my 1000$ 1985 Ford Bronco II XLT. I Havent stopped pumping money into it, and would like to stop (gf wants me to stop mostly) , but I want it to have a bit more highway/up hill power. Am I shooting for something that cant really happen with this engine or is there something im missing?
Also, Im not totally convinced the carb is tuned 100% since I bought a nicer one from stock and performance only slightly increased plus my gas mileage is still a little low (plus gassy smell). How do i, where do i go, to make sure the carb is where it needs to be. Can I just do it myself with a tachometer?
Thanks everyone!