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Depends on what you are meaning by "sound cooler" - Lopey idle? Louder? Exhaust popping? Chest pounding thumpy idle?
Racemate is one that fits under a water pump pulley on a small block chev (and probably other) - it's stealth since nobody will know it's there...
quick search of comp cams site - all tech articles are here: http://www.compcams.com/Community/Articles/
Cam 101 - try taking a look at some of the tech articles out on the cam mfgr's sites - I recall running across one a while back that seemed...
Go to a dyno that has some advanced measurement equipment, get some VE numbers for the combo you run - peak VE should give you peak fuel economy...
Trick I saw but never used - a small bicycle innertube put on the rim and inflated - between the tire and the bead filling the gap left over -...
Should be a good torquey engine with a real limited top end. That cam will probably peter out around 42-4500 or so, plus the intake is only good...
WOW - was totally off on that one - Chrysler engines... Did it say an RPM range or anything??? Thanks a ton for the info - now I can get the...
I just picked up a few new old-stock performance cams from Speed Pro / Federal Mogul - one that was interesting is a CS-178R - from what little...
Nope - The B&M instructions are a lot better than most of the other kits that I have seen. If I had to do this one over again I'd get the...
Car weighs in around 3400-3600 - so not a lightweight roadster by any means. Gearing is 4:10, tires are around 28" tall, Trans was bought used,...
OK - I've got a TH350 with the B&M "shift improver" kit installed in it, but it's still not shifting quick/hard enough for my tastes... Other...
Up to the cage then down beside the cell and hang a small fuel filter on the end to act as an air filter (I race dirt track and sucking dirt in...
Going to be heading out I-70 really early saturday AM on the way to colorado - is this worth stopping by for an hour or two in the AM (should hit...
They used a T5 for a while in the mid-80's so with that said you should be able to get a belhousing from one and use any 2WD T5 that the input...
Clearance is easy - just drill out the pivot ball area for a rod and use a pull style slave cylinder and an old stamped rocker pivot ball - leaves...
Get yourself a transgo "no yo-yo" kit - they sell them at a lot of rebuilders shops and if you're looking for an internet source northern auto...
Here's one I've used: http://www.turbofast.com.au/Tfcomp.html and did a search - here's one with an explanation of everything......
I'm pretty sure the guy will store it for a bit if I give him the money for it, so don't think I'll need storage - thanks for the offer though!
Glad to hear that they took care of you - that's service! I'll be using a pink / fuschia on the one and a green on the other - or was thinking...
If the system is really 'self learning' then it will need something to monitor the incoming air, and then the combustion process efficency. This...
While it's not great to have that happen it's not the end of the world - when ported and setup for screw-in studs I've seen it happen plenty of...
I believe it's a 20oz bucket on the one gun and the old siphon feed is almost a qt. Guess I'll start with a tablespoon and work up from there....
Not in a hurry and Kearney is quite a bit closer - a little over an hour from here. I would think it would fit if the rear seats were down - I...
Found an oval race kart for the girls to race this spring that I can actually afford, only problem is it's up in the Minneapolis / St.Paul area...
OK - was thinking about trying my hand at doing some metalflake work - was going to start on the kids go-kart bodies (fiberglass). They'll love...
Da Tinman - Please send pics if you got them - I think I understand what you're saying. I wouldn't mind having a shorty but the output shaft is...
First - double check and triple check the firing order and rotation of the distributor to make sure that it's correct. Then check to make sure...
We'll need all the help we can get (another lurker and I are planning on building it) - if it indeed weighs around 1200 or less then it's going to...
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