WOO-HOO! Got the Chally out this week!

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Offline challenger72rt

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WOO-HOO! Got the Chally out this week!
« on: April 09, 2005 - 07:35:42 PM »
My neighbour across the way has an '04 Mustang Cobra (289 with supercharger) but he REALLY likes the Chally.

Thursday night I took it out of the garage after sitting all Summer.  Altho it started fine, it just doesn't wanna run properly.  I would floor it off the line, and it would just stall.  When I got it home, I adjusted the fuel mixture screw, and reset the idle, thinking that there was too much air, not enuff fuel.  It stopped stalling, but now it has wicked bog and instead of stalling, if I floor it from a stop, it will bog, then speed up, but there is a lot of hesitation and it just won't 'chirp'.  This afternoon I changed the air and fuel filters, and added a carb cleaner fluid to the gas but haven't taken it out yet for a test run.  (the wife is 3 days past her due date with our first child, so leaving her home alone while I go 'play' has been frowned upon lately)

I still have yet to swap to the new MP intake, but need the time...and the self confidence that I can swap the carb from the old to the new one.  I'm a l'il concerned that I won't be able to re-attach all of the linkages properly. Anyhoo, I'll get to it eventually, but for now YAY!!  Chally weather is back for another 6 months!!!

oh, and despite the tuning problems, the neighbour had a GREAT time.  Not only did it remind him of his old muscle car days, but a detuned 440 Chally is still better than a new Rustang.

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Re: WOO-HOO! Got the Chally out this week!
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2005 - 07:45:07 PM »
Heh, I cant wait till summer, even though my car wont be anywhere but on jackstands........Sounds like a good time, I love 03-04 Cobras for the fact that they argueably have the best engine ford has ever built in them (except maybe the SOHC 429)....As much as I'm a mopar guy, I would take a 03-04 Cobra in a heartbeat. Hope you get all the engine problem fixed and you can show your neighbor the true powers of big-block mopars. Just of curiousity, if you neighbors cobra modded? I would like to see friendly neighbor race ;D
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Re: WOO-HOO! Got the Chally out this week!
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2005 - 08:59:08 PM »
I bet that felt good!!   :grinyes:
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Re: WOO-HOO! Got the Chally out this week!
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2005 - 09:39:00 PM »
Challenger72RT, that's really awesome man! :grinyes:
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Re: WOO-HOO! Got the Chally out this week!
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2005 - 10:30:40 PM »
I reckon, that would have felt AWESOME!!!!  :drool: :grinyes: :D

Can't wait to crank my 440ci over for the first time in 30 months.  8)


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Re: WOO-HOO! Got the Chally out this week!
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2005 - 06:37:44 AM »
sounds to me like old gas.  Run the tank below a 1/4 and fill it up.(if ya haven't already done it)  Same thing happens to me every spring with my olds.

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Re: WOO-HOO! Got the Chally out this week!
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2005 - 11:38:29 AM »
Sounds like a blast.  I've never ridden in a 440.  I can only imagine how you guys feel. ;D Like stated before, I can't wait for summer, although the Barracuda won't be going anywhere. :-[

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Re: WOO-HOO! Got the Chally out this week!
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2005 - 01:43:15 PM »
challenger72rt, heres a color corrected version of your avatar.  those old photos lose their color pretty badly over the years.

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Re: WOO-HOO! Got the Chally out this week!
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2005 - 02:26:57 PM »
challenger72rt, heres a color corrected version of your avatar.  those old photos lose their color pretty badly over the years.

Thanks Max.  I have a few corrected copies of the pic, but find that the 'faded' look adds character to its history.  It looks like it is 30 years old...otherwise it's just a pic of two kids on a car.
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Re: WOO-HOO! Got the Chally out this week!
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2005 - 03:05:40 PM »
Sounds like a blast.  I've never ridden in a 440.  I can only imagine how you guys feel. ;D
I'm sure if you go to Carlise with the C.C-C tent/area that will all change, and then some!!  :D :burnout: :drool: :grinyes: :beer: :wasted: :dogpile:
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