valve seals..
Hello.. my 84 2.5ltr fiero(iron duke) stop laff'n.. does the valve seal shuffle.. start it, puff then fine.. gets about 3/4 quart low between oil changes.. now here's the question.. dry starts are the...
View Articleleaded 120 octane gas
I just got my old 72 gran torino running. Its got a 351C-2V with an MSD ignition box, long tube headers, an edelbrock performer intake, and a holley 600 carb. I was going to run it at my local drag...
View Articlesummit reman q-jets
currently atm i have a eddy 1405/1406 on my 85 454 ive been reading all over the internet that the qjets will beat mpg out of the ball park no matter what you do/tune to other carbs. summit has a sale...
View Article350 SBC Build..
hey . am brand new to this site, i have some questions about a build that i am in the process of Building. i Wanted to know how much horse power you all will think i will be at with this combo and any...
View ArticleL98 heads and dome pistons
Hello Rod Buddies. Well, here is my first post. I want to see if this is possible on hot motor build sbc 4" bore. Plan on running 480 lift solid cam and 110 petro and 3600-4200 stahl. Would like to use...
View ArticleValve angles
between a cylinder head with say 9 degree valves and one with angles nearing 20 degrees what is the major advantage? shrouding only?
View ArticleVortec Heads with 292h Comp Cam
Has Any Body Ran A Comp Cam 292H (501/501)lift, with Vortec Heads 64cc, If so how did it perform on the Street, and did you have any problems running the set up?
View Articlesbc 406 hp torque?
im building a 406 sbc with 1997 vortec heads 092 casting they have been ported and polished on a bench flow they have 202 160 valves screw in studes guide plates 64 cc combustion chambers. it will have...
View ArticleXE274 or 292H???
Which cam would be better in this combo i already have the 292H comp Cam but i have about a month to decide if i need to keep this cam or go with the COMP CAM XE274.. motor is not in the Car yet still...
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Oil Pump
I'm currently rebuilding a 400 small block Chevy. It currently has a high- volume oil pump. Is there a chance a high volume pump will suck the all the oil out of the pan at high rpm? Is it safer to run...
View Article350 valve covers leaking and leaking and leaking
I have an early small block 350 that for the life of me I can't get the valve covers to stop leaking. I tried the cork and rubber gaskets and now I'm going to try using a rubber gasket with the steel...
View Article193 heads, best cam.
i have a 1989 chevy blazer with 7" lift on 38x15x15 wheels with 700r4 with 373 rear swap. 350 std. bore and stroke with .275 dome piston with estimated 11.88:1 compression. I am budget building and...
View Article1989 SBC Using Oil
I've got a 1989 SBC that was a rebuild that had about 5000 miles on it when I got it. It runs great but uses oil and fouls the number 8 plug but does not smoke. The plug fouls after several hundred...
View Articlebuilding vortec motor Help
hey, im builing a vortec motor motor with a comp cam roller cam in it with some comp cam hydraulic lifters also Self-Aligning Rocker i was wondering if i could use the same stock Pushrods or do i have...
View Articletiming on 350
I have a 1999 tahoe and just changed out the gaskets on the head. Everything is going fine and I'm at the point of putting the distribtor back on the engine. How do I get the timing right:pain:
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460 waterpump belt?
My 460 hasnt got a waterpump belt but im not sure what to do, is there ment to be a tensioner to tighten it . . .? here is a photo could someone please tell me what part im missing so i can try find it...
View ArticleRoller tip rockers
I realize that there are many threads concerning this topic but i want to hear some opinions now. Do they actually help with friction? Is there an actual hp gain? Or is this all hype??
View Articletop compression ring??
Hello guys another noob question. I just bought some hasting iron piston rings. Was about to install them and realized that some rings had more gap or clearence than others. So which rings goes on top...
View ArticleLOUD, devastating intermettant POP that makes me shed a tear every time I...
Just changed valve covers and gaskets due to a leak, this engine has less than 50 miles on it and it was running like a champ prior. Immediately upon starting it back up I was getting what sounded like...
View Article350 build suggestions
Hi everyone, I'm new to the site and to building engines so I'm looking for a little help. I recently purchased a couple of SBC 350 engines as a weekend project to keep me off the couch and so I could...
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