That sounds a little weird. I have a 440 with a 750 Edelbrock (disconnected manual choke) and I don't need to pump the gas at all, it'll catch and run pretty quick. I do that when it's been sitting a week or so because I want to crank up some oilpressure afore it starts. Otherwise one quick stab at the pedal will make it catch immediately. The carb is set quite lean too after I dynotuned it. Carl - 440 with very little personality ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Pittinaro" <mechimike@xxxxxxxxx> > i suspect the 15-20 pumps to be a result of the > typically 3-4 days in between starts, coupled with the > fact that the car is usually parked facing slightly > uphill. I'll try backing it into its usual parking > space and see if that makes any difference.