Fuel System Baseline

I know this area has been addresed many times before, but I'd like some assistance for a baseline tune up for my blown alky KB Olds.

At the present time I am unable to send the fuel system out to be flowed, hopefully later in the year if the funds allow. Here's the specs on the combo and a starting point would be greatly appreciated
Engine: KB Olds 4.5" bore x 3.75" stroke
Heads: Steel Merlin 345 heads 2.30x1.88 valves
Blower: Littlefield retro 6-71 with front discharge pie opening in bottom, small opening in top
Overdrive: 10% right now, 36% once the blower seats in
Fuel Pump: Enderle 110 flowed at 13.1 gallons at 4000 RPM (100psi)
Injector: Enderler bugcatcher -- hat nozzles only, no port nozzles
Car Weight: 2160#
Rear Gear: 4.30
Rear Tires: 34.5x17x16
Tranny: PG with 1.80 1st gear
Timing: 30 degress? (suggestions welcomed)

We're running a nostalgia alky funny car, just match races, but would like to run strong and have fun.
Help is greatly appreciated

Keith

 

Seems like you have a lot of money tied up in your stuff and probably can't afford to fix it if some internet crew chief gives you some bogus advice (even good advice would be worthless if you have a bad pump and don't know it).

If I were in your shoes, I'd be patient and continue to set some money aside until I could get a fuel system put together and flowed by someone who knows what they are doing. Then your car should be competitive and won't kill itself. You need more than a main jet and port nozzle numbers to get started. If someone is nice enough to help you that runs a similar combination that would be great, but I still like to see the numbers when my hard earned money is sitting between the frame rails.

You'll be ahead in the long run.

 

Walk down the hill !

Keith; Guys like Randy who have learned the hard way, are now privey to the old saying about the young bull and the old bull........
Hell, I'm 2 maybe 3 times older than Randy (although now I seem to forget alot), so when I walk down the hill, I can't remember why I went down there !!
Do Not wet your pants to run the car without KNOWING where to start. Flowing your system should be one of the first priorities before leaving the house.
I've seen way too many tears doing it the way you are trying to go. Lets say 10 guys from this site offer you their thoughts, without having a clue what you really have, and you pick 5 ideas that sound good to you, so you rush out there only to turn your stuff to rubble.
Two quick examples: 1. one guy comes to me after 20 trys, motor runs with squirt bottle, then dies.....
he had a reverse rotation 1100 pump ! 2. another buys a "turn key" 526 pro mod deal from a "name" guy, the bottom end was beat to death because he was running the barrel valve linkage backward.
AMEN !

 

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I appreciate the input guys. I completely understand where you are all coming from. I do have a basic knowledge of alky fuel systems, I've tuned my old small block to 7.70's without any damage, but I'm no expert so I hoped to get a little input from those who have run a BBC before. The car starts well, idles good and has good throttle response from mid RPM, the off idle throttle response is a little sluggish, but it's a HEAVY rotating assembly compared to my small block.
It was sent to me from Enderle with 55 nozzles in the hat and a 125 main pill.

I appreciate the wealth of knowledge here, but also know alot of guys hold their fuel system tips close to their chests....Keith