1979 Camaro

My little sister just picked up a 79 Camaro with a 305 V8 / automatic Trans. I need to get it passed a smog check before I can register it (gotta love those california smog laws). The only problem it has it that it sputrers on take off. I cleaned the carb and that helped but it still sputters a bit. Before I tear into the carb and rebuild it, what else could cause it?
It has new plugs and wires, and the timing is set at 4.
Any ideas?

you could move to florida and just take all eission things off and youd be good to go. lol im not to sure what else there is to do. what do you mean by sputters?

thats supposed to say emissions not eission

Ignition control module. Lol j/k sorry I dont know 2nd gens, gotta wait for earlsfat.

EDIT- I think he means like it doesnt kick in automaticly, carbs are different than FI

Checking the plugs might be a good idea. It happened to my car when i bought it also, changed the plugs and it sounded like a different motor.

When you take off it looses power for a second or two. I'ld almost think it was timing but I set it to what the book says. I has a 2-barrel pieces of factory crap carb on it. When she gets the money I'm gonna put a better one on it.

Get a 4 barrel!

it really dont matter what gen it is, its a 305 carb

Fuel filter?

Well I picked-up a carb rebuild kit at Auto Zone for 17 bucks and just did it... That did the trick and it passed smog! That baby is running great now. I think it might even take my wifes 76 cobra II.

I've got one hell of a happy sister. I told her if I catch her hot rod'n it I'll slap a govoner on it. Now I can get back to rebuilding my 64 ranchero.

Slapping a guv'na on it is just to much trouble, LET HER HOT ROD IT! I mean thats like every guys dream, to have a girl that hot rods her car.

well done, i was going to say it sounded like a carb bog situaiton.

I had a 78 Chevy 3/4 ton that acted like that once. The float was sticking. As for putting a govoner on it.. Hell no!
I just want to put the fear in her so she dosen't get too crazy with out there, cause that puppy is FAST!

lol, well its definatly a concern, take her out to a drag strip (or open road) to get the acceleration out of her system, and then take her out to a big open asphault playground like a parking lot, and let her put it sideways, do doughnuts and the like. then when you get home, download pics of car crashes, and medical blood and guts, and tell here there is a time and place for "spirited driving", you shouldnt have any problems :)

Agreed, you gotta let her get it out of her.

that or it will make it worse :evillol:

True, but if it does make it worse then she'll get a ticket and that will stop it. People always need a slap in the hand to stop doing stuff.

dude, how old is your sister :naughty:

Oh I have no doubts that she is gonna put her new hot rod through the paces. I also have no doubts that she can handle it. If I did I wouldn't have helped her get it. I'm still stoked that she got it for only $600!!!! It was a friend of mine's grandma's car. It has just been sitting for a long time. Needs new paint and some new tires, but it's clean and the body is straight! Before this, she was driving a 93 Geo and hating it. This summer they'll open up the Speed way again $15 a run down the 1/4 mile. If she geets new tires we'll take it out and open it up.

True, but if it does make it worse then she'll get a ticket and that will stop it. People always need a slap in the hand to stop doing stuff.

By now my wifes hand should be permanently numb then.

76cobraII:

You're concerned about power issues and yet want to ditch the 2 bbl? 89 is right tho, you do need to get these cars in an isolated enviornmet and learn their limitations instead of learning the hard way. I recommend also under varrying road condidtions wet vs. dry.