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Hi. I have the black and red one. Not the Elite.

Yeah i dit that but it made no difference. I think the pump is shot. It’s provably not delivering enough fuel pressure for needle to get a steady reading. It will start to register when rpm is raised to min 1500 rpm. I’ll take the top of and...

I wouldn't touch that pump too much. Tap it to idle at 750 rpm and leave it. If there is no throttle response then someone may have had the top off and not engaged the pin into the collar.

There is a potentiometer in the pump top. I'm trying to remember what it looked like but I recall you can clean it. I think it might have some sort of ribbon cable that solders on one side in order to get it out and clean underneath it but I...

Well, the car was cheap and meant to be a project/learning experience. So I tapped on the cat with a steel bar and it was a very muffled sound - maybe it was plugged. So I cut the exhaust right before the cat. Made zero difference other than noise 😂.

Thank you. My brain has been so focused on fuel and timing that I’ve not even considered the exhaust. I bought this car as a project to learn more about cars. I’ve got a lot more to learn 😊.

Well. Spent the evening yesterday tinkering and thinking. Tried various qa positions and tried to retard and advance the timing in small increments. No change in result. There is just not enough fuel coming to the cylinders to produce power - I...