carb swap on stock 460..few questions??
Hey. Took off the stock worn out carb on my 72 Lincoln mark iv with a 460ci engine. got a few questions. 1. Wat's the triangle looking thing on the pass side intake with I'm guessing two vacuum lines...
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reading bearing wear
here are some pics of the rods and mains i pulled out... other than being junk, i can tell that the engine was most likely rebuilt in a dirty environment. judging from the wear patterns im not sure if...
View ArticleChevy Small block 400 cooling system issues
ok so I am getting ready to get my street rod out for the spring and get some thing I want done before the first show of the season here in may. but, last year at the last show of the season we were...
View Article1995 lt1 starving for fuel
My 95 LT1 starts up and runs for a couple seconds and dies. It does it every time. Gas tank is full. Any help would be appreciated Regards Doug
View Article3970010 starter grinda
I have 1979 corvette with a 350 casting number 3970010 (year 1960) the starter grinds in it. I have changed out starter several times
View ArticleBreather for valve cover 1" hole
I am just buttoning up a few little odds and ends on a goodwrench 350. On the driver side I installed a new PVC valve, passenger side I need to do something with the 1" hole for the breather. I have a...
View Article350 - Won't Turn - Seized? 53 Stude
I have recently inherited a 53 Studebaker from my father. It is still in a project phase. It has been sitting in a garage for 6-8 years. Before this, it was running. After taking care of the fluids and...
View ArticleOil pump dowel on a Ford??
I've got a fuel pump eccentric kit coming from, Summit, Comp cams. The description states "Engine Finishing Hardware, Head Dowels, Camshaft Bolts, Crank Key, Oil Pump Dowel, Camshaft Eccentric,Ford,Kit...
View ArticleL31 for 1987 el camino
A handicapped friend of mine bought a L31 to build for his El Camino. We are going to use the block and heads, Scat 9000 crank, Scat rods and forged pistons, maybe Probe. The block has two bolt mains...
View ArticleNeed a SBF measurement
I need to get the distance between the left and right side motor mount holes on a 289/302w. Also the offset distance. I "think" the center to center is 13" and the offset is 1" but I am not sure and...
View ArticleTiming my SBC by dwell
Guys - I have what is most likely a mid-80s 350 in my '63 Avanti and it starts great cold, but hesitates when hot. Feels like a timing hesitation; does a spin then stops momentarily. Eventually fires...
View ArticlePiston search
I have a sbc 434 methanol drag car. The oil pump came loose and damaged one piston. The problem is nowhere on the piston is a number or a name. Now i cannot find the same piston and had to buy a full...
View ArticleCrower Cams
What do you guys think of Crower hyd roller cams? Design, quality, support. Use to be a big name when I was a kid but I don't hear much about them anymore. Looking for a cam for my sbc build and they...
View ArticleAnyone got a link to ARP
Looking for rod bolt torque specs. Can't find it on their site. Theres a link but comes up as moved. Thanks
View ArticleBlown head and intake gasket?
Okay guys I have been looking for a serpentine setup for my vortec 383. Ended up buying a complete vortec engine from a guy for 160$... He sais it has a blown headgasket. Looking at this thing in the...
View ArticleHolley 3310C leak
I have a Holley 3310C that is about a year old and for a long time I thought the front bowl gasket or accelerator pump was leaking. I finally figured out that it is leaking from the idle mixture screw...
View Articlesingh grooves
Hi you guys. does anyone have photos and experience cutting grooves in ford fe tunnel port heads ? Would love some help here...... jeff
View Article89 350 tbi won't run Help!!
i have a 1989 350 tbi i was driving it the other day and it wasted acting up had no power and ran Ruff got it home to look at it. when its at a ideal it revs up and then right down and sounds like it...
View Article86 corvette l89 cam
im rebuilding my l89 the cam is where im stuck im looking at a melling ccs37 intake .259/exhaust .271 .050 202/207 lift .403/414 this is pretty close to stock specs id like to get a little more power...
View Article1956 ford mainline
Hello i'm Jim from MA working on a 1956 ford mainline which has had an engine swap done. Had a 302 with 351w heads now we are putting in an 351w with dart 2 heads and wanna run headers and having...
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