Edelbrock RPM versus Air Gap RPM
Is there enough difference in street performance between these 2 intakes to justify spending almost twice as much for an used air gap versus a non-air gap...:confused:
View ArticleAvoiding Flat Cam Syndrome-Engine Builder
I saw this article in Engine Builder Mag and thought maybe you guys know this already and may be not. Want to give credit to Engine Builder Shop solutions and to Norm Johns. Along with the use of...
View ArticleGM Intake Manifold Port Thread Size
Hey my names Tim and i am the new guy here, i am currently in the process of rebuilding my first engine and need some help. I have a GM intake manifold with casting number 34625012, does anybody know...
View Article454 blower
1) I just purchased a 1947 chev dev sedan, with a 454 B&M blower. 2) The carb was a edelbrock, I have since purchased a Holley 850 built for a blower. 3) I found a air leek in the carb adapter...
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Senoir moment
OK- I got this pix in my photobucket account,but for the life of me I don't remember the details about this engine other than I think it was a OEM built as shown. Can you I.D. it??.
View Article"SOMEDAY" has finally come!
I'm FINALLY going to get an engine built for the truck after too many years of "analysis paralysis", false starts and 100 other excuses. :embarrass It's off to the machine shop in the AM! The end...
View Article350 backfire thru tailpipe
Hi Guys My grandson is currently driving his 70 Camero to Florida. He just called me and said his 350 engine is backfiring again. Let me back-up a little and tell you what happened about 2 months ago ....
View Articlebuilding a 327, need advice
i'm building a 2 bolt main 327 sbc, large journal, that i'm reassembling the bottom end with eagle sir rods with arp bolts and arp main BOLTS not studs. the block has been bored 60 over, honed, decked...
View ArticleFinding TDC on SBC
I had to change my balancer on my 350, the balancer i'm using is for a 12 O'clock Timing tab so i can't use the line on the balancer since my timing tab is at 2 O'clock, what's the best way to find...
View Article1989 SBC with Roller Cam
Got a rebuilt 1989 SBC with a roller cam, I assume it's a stock GM cam. About 6 months ago I installed a new HEI with a bronze distributor gear. Today while driving it just died, at first I thought it...
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Help reading spark plugs
I am running a set of Delco R44TS plugs in my sbc. I've done tons of looking and can't find anything on this that is real definitive. The porcelain is clean on one half and brown on the other. Is this...
View Article7.3L Powerstroke
So here's the deal i live in wisconsin and i go down to visit family in north carolina all the time. my cousin has a 2000 7.3L Powerstroke and he's a little cocky. He wants to hook chains with my truck...
View ArticleBuilding a STREETABLE BBC for spray
Hey everyone, I'm looking for help building a BBC for spray that I can still drive everyday. It's a 468 with Eagle forged internals and trick flow 280cc heads. It and 11:1 compression it puts down...
View ArticleHolley barrel info
Hi. I am looking for info (rebuild kit) for Holley 6r1919b on horn and base plate. Also 7448-1 and 1141 below it on right throat of carb. What model 2 barrel is it? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks
View ArticleI'm calling bs.....
Okay so I consider myself still a newbie when it comes to the hotrodding world we all love so I am coming to you for input. My buddy has a foxbody that he road races and is looking for more power. His...
View ArticleEngine swap EFI 302 int a 65 f-100 that has 352
Hi I have a 65 f-100 with a 352ci and a 3 speed manual. I want to put in a EFI 302 with automatic trans. I have a donor truck with everything in it. Has anybody had any experience with this or know...
View Articleloose Valve keepers
I have a 355 SBC that has under 10000 miles. Cam, intake, and slightly worked 128 alluminum heads. Problem started when I started to hear a rocker tap. I checked into it, probably should havr checked...
View Article358?
small block chev 358 cube 3.905 bore 3.750 stroke, does anyone have any experience with this combo? or is this a mythical mistake? i'm curious if it would work and if it would out torque a 355. thanks...
View ArticleIm terribly conflicted... Carbs
Ok first of all i keep hearing someones found that a smaller carb will make a small block chevy perform better. if i remember right the tail i heard was "a 570 cfm holley can suffiently offer more...
View ArticleChevy 350 engine knocking
My dad has a 1972 El Camino with 350 CI engine and 4B Carb. It has 56000 miles, and the car rarely gets driven. Recently, it has developed a loud banging noise in the engine similar to the sound of a...
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