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You should also solder the cable lugs! Crimping them may not be enough..Every car we build has soldered electrical connections and multiple...
probably a bent stud but check for any other signs of pushrod contact with the head and make sure pushrod is straight also. If you need a...
Ok the short answer is yes, iron head will make more power, but not in any amount that can actually feel or even find on a dragstrip. It's that...
You are a little vague, so more details please. What are you doing, street performance, weekend drag racing? Affordable power comes in many...
How many miles on the engine? Usually when cam bearings get a lot of miles on them the oil pressure goes down. How long since last oil change?...
That's tight! You may have to go with an electric fan set up. The flex-a-lite fan in the post above will not move enough air in a street car...
After someone else had been in it there is no way to tell for sure other than pulling it apart. If you are actually gonna use this thing you...
Start with a tune-up first. Plugs wires fuel filter etc. Then check timing, and carb settings, and fuel pressure.
By the way all of you have mentioned some pretty cool engines. Just goes to show how diverse this hobby is !
When I was studying to be a machinist some twenty years ago, one of my instructors brought up a great point. He said "If you give ten different...
What are your plane? tow rig? They make good hot street and drag motors too. I'm currently building one for a customer to go in his 1966 Coupe...
I replaced the Saginaw three speed in my 1968 C-10 with a Muncie M-13 three speed. I was out of a 1974 Chevy van and I do beleive that it was a...
All the above statements are good advice. now for my two cents on the matter. Your question is, can you machine a 307 block to four inches to...
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