Hi,

Can anyone suggest the best way to hook these vacuum controls up on a stock blue 308/quadrajet? I have the "Holden Improved Performance" workshop manual and it shows the vacuum advance connecting in to the TCS Solenoid on the manifold. Most vacuum advances I have seen on blue V8s have been changed to go straight into the carby.

Am I best off setting it up as per factory, or is there a better way to hook all these vacuum lines up? Do the thermal vacuum switches effect economy/performance if they are hooked up wrong?

thank you,
Rhys

Hi Rhys,
Put the dizzy on the ported vacume of the carby. Keep the origional air cleaner on but cut the snorkal as close to the heat butter fly. keep the heat stove pipe going to the ex/manifold this helps the carbie to worm up faster etc so the

Hi crowe,
I've done what you've suggested by connecting the dizzy straight to the ported vacuum of the carby. Its running and idling a lot better now when hot. Its on LPG so I don't have the original air cleaner. LPG is good in the way that it doesn't st