So My Charger Gets Driven For The First Time Today

[bordin34]

Went for my first cruise ever in my charger today. Car didn't want to stay running and had to be driven 2 footed, was lots of fun at red lights. We go to the gas station and get 16.5 gallons of mid-grade, more fun. Then we go on the highway. The 400 is gutless btw. So my dad floors it up to 55, which takes awhile, we are at about 5000rpm, the cabin noise is insane I can't even hear myself think.
Then, a Bugatti Veyron goes flying by. I justed laughed, thats NJ for ya.

[bordin34]

[The70RT]

  Why just now for the first time? Did you just now get it running?

[bordin34]

The plates just came on Friday, and on Saturday I changed the spark plugs and got it to stop backfiring.

[69bronzeT5]

Cool pics...sounds like your engine needs some work

[bordin34]

It got 4mpg for that ride. Top that bronzy.

[69bronzeT5]

It got 4mpg for that ride. Top that bronzy.

Ok, you win

[Harlow]

I remember when I first got mine going. It didn't have plates and I was just test driving around my street and letting it idle in the garage as I tried to get it to run right. I was going back to the gas station getting my 5 gallon can filled all the time. I was thinking man this better not stay like this...luckily I ended up getting about 12 mpg once it started running right.

[RD]

gutless?  wow... i had a 400 2 bbl that would stay with a 396 chevelle... what is wrong?

[mikesbbody]

these problems will get sorted out  nice charger btw!

[Ghoste]

The pics look great and congrats on the drive.  Feels goooooood don't it?

[bordin34]

The timing is close enough that it will run and drive, but off enough that it has no power.

[RD]

The timing is close enough that it will run and drive, but off enough that it has no power.

easy fix, just off a couple of teeth.  bring #1 to TDC on compression stroke, remove dist. cap, see where number one is and see where rotor bug sits.  remove dist and turn it one tooth starting out and reinstall.  recheck  rotor bug position in comparison to cap, and voila! il est finis monsieur.

[bordin34]

All I am doing for now is resetting the timing. It really isn't set right now it's just there, if that makes any sense.

[1FastCharger]

The timing is close enough that it will run and drive, but off enough that it has no power.

easy fix, just off a couple of teeth.  bring #1 to TDC on compression stroke, remove dist. cap, see where number one is and see where rotor bug sits.  remove dist and turn it one tooth starting out and reinstall.  recheck  rotor bug position in comparison to cap, and voila! il est finis monsieur.

You have to pull the oil pump shaft too. The dist has a flat end. It only goes in two ways. The oil pump drive has the teeth on it.

[bordin34]

All I need to do is set the timing, it is not far off, still within the adjustabilityness without taking out the dist. Anybody have a recommendation toward a new dist, this one is still the original one that has not been rebuilt.

[remta1]

awesome pics

[Fitz73Chrgr]

Bugatti Veyron  wish you would have gotten pics.

Nice Charger btw 

[The70RT]

I think they are ugly. Especially this chics car.

[bordin34]

It was a black one, I personally do not like it or hate it. It is a cool looking and fast car though.