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Feedback carbs change the base fuel mixture in accordance to a sensor in the exhaust manifold, they were used at the time to meet certain emissions standards.

Tempting until you end up in the ER or a body bag. Of course not everyone is a dumbass on two wheels, I'd start small, that's all.

I'd like those wheels for my 70 New Yorker, they look pretty badass.

Ditto. I drove my dad's civic, holding the clutch for more than 5 seconds starts to get annoying after a couple lights. Neutral is the way to go. My dad shifts rather quickly, keeping it in neutral for any length of time is not problematic whatsoever, but to each his own I suppose.

Haha, deadlock vote results. :D I voted in the direction of a new car. 220k miles is overdoing it to keep something going past that mark.

Ditto on the meter maid. They're obviously trying to just pick up their ticket quota. It's unfortunate that this stuff has to happen, I don't really have an new ideas except for what some people said in the thread. School shop might not want it since it would be a total overhaul to get it...

I'd do HEI but I can't find a distributor that's compatible with this 440.

Wow I can't believe I haven't mentioned the car, it's a 1970 Chrysler New Yorker. I'm doing an entire engine overhaul really, replacing a lot of parts that are corroded and such. Unfortunately $400 only gets me the distributor. I need an additional $80 for the 8.5mm wires, and $40 for a new...

Thanks for the help guys :).

I was thinking of picking up the kit from MSD for $400 that includes everything from the distributor and coil down to the spark plug wires, and it includes even higher quality wires than I have in there now, 8.5mm vs 8.0mm. I might even grab one of their ignition boxes so I can hook up a tach if...

Thanks for that useful tidbit of info, lots of good things that I'll keep in mind when re-doing the system. I was waiting to change the spark plugs until after I replaced the rest of the parts so that I would get maximum benefit, so I haven't looked at what my spark plug gaps are right now, but...

This particular 440 is a bit rich burning, which could just be the result of a failing coil, but I figure if I'm going to replace it I might as well upgrade it, right? Nice score on the parts, but I'm not familiar with any junk yards around here and I'd like to get new parts anyway for the...

They sell electronic distributor kits especially for this engine, New distributor, ECU, wiring harness, ballast resistor, and installation instructions, so I'm not worried about any of that. I just wanted to make sure that it was safe to use a higher voltage coil with this equipment. The...

QFT :D

1970 Chrysler New Yorker - First Car :D - 7.2L 440Ci V8, 4-speed auto, factory exhaust (to be replaced). - 127,000 miles. - RWD, I don't know all the specifics on it. - Factory fabric seats & interior. - Factory AM Radio w/ Dash speaker :D. - Rear heater fan, no AC. Power windows, manual...