You know what they say about opinions, man I best stop before I dig too deep. I too respect their opinions and enjoy their tall tales LOL.....
Those clones are real popular around here too. Matter of fact of all the problems and hillbilly rigging I've been dealing with on the Jimmy, the E clone carb hasn't been one of them. Once I properly adjusted the electric choke (I likee) it starts so fast that I've got to make sure I unplug the dist power line if all I want to do is just rotate the engine.
As an aside, the FelPro gaskets I went with didn't have the holes opened up for manifold heat. After much thought I decided to open them up so as to get that heat under the carb. This old cast iron 350 is cold natured as it is. I've noticed they make a spacer should the heat be too much so I'm monitoring that among other vitals.
re. oil pressure. I went with 5w30 oil and based on the amount of time it takes the lifters to pump up and quiet down I'm thinking of going w/10w30 on the next oil change. Oil pressure is good but that second or 2 of clacking would be a callback to me back in the day.
