Hot Rods My Nailhead fired first try!!!

After seeing my buddies 303 olds fire up for the first time last week , I got really jealous and had to try to fire mine. What do you know first try!!!. Talk about motivation to finish this thing .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdu72_ufV5o

 

cool I like em nailheads

 

Cool! You just turned the corner!
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Nice! I love nailheads.

 

CM30...sweet buba...POP.

 

I'm hoping I have that luck with my 425! Haven't tried it just yet

 

That's the way they should be started! One or two crank revs and BANG! Nice job of setting the timing. Worst thing you can do on a new engine is to keep cranking it.

Just a couple of observations / suggestions as a friendly observer - not meant to be a criticism:

1. Uncork the headers so it can breathe next time.
2. When a fresh engine is first started, it should immediately be run at 2000-2400 RPMs for about 20 minutes to properly break in the cam.
3. By starting it, any break-in lube on the cam lobes has probably been squeezed off, so it won't help the break-in next time you go to start it.