350 for the show truck
i had some help building a 350 260hp crate motor for my 1985 street and strip show truck in here, now i saved 4000 dollars and would like to modify it again its currently got 400hp with 410ft pounds...
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oil pumping blown 350
New engine, has been running fine, still in the tuning stage. Went for an easy test drive, didn't get over 2200 RPM. Noticed some blue smoke out of left exhaust when I started it. It went away...
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Look at this main berg. Your thoughts
Take a look at this rear journal and bearing insert and tell me what you think. The machine shop turned crank .010 and assembled rotator. I didn't like how far down the hole the pistons were so I...
View ArticleUsing a piston stop on smog heads
I am about to use a pro form piston stop on a goodwrech 350 with the 76cc chamber heads on it. I am doing this procedure with the engine in the car and the rockers all set since I have already had the...
View Article4.3 to a 5.7 swap
Hey, i have a 94 gmc 1500 sierra that currently has a 4.3, my friend just removed his 5.7 from a 95 silverado i was wondering would i need his computer and wiring also to make it work? what else would...
View ArticleStreet Demon carb issue
I can say it's been a great carb, but it's got one issue. At part throttle, close to mid way, if you hold the pedal there, it starts to skip and acts like it's running out of gas. However, anywhere...
View ArticleQuadrajet 2ndary vac can not releasing @ all
Hi there, I have a qjet i redid myself after pouring over 3 qjet books and pulling a few apart in my spare time to get a better understanding. I think ive done a pretty good job, everything seems to be...
View ArticleConnecting rod side clearance
Going further into the short block this weekend and plan on checking the connecting rod side clearances on this blown big block Chevy. What is an acceptable range of side clearance? I don't know what...
View ArticleTiming a 318?
Okay I've gone through everything I can think of to get my 69 charger up and running the way it was last week. I have three days till prom and wanted to finish it. Every time I start the car the...
View Articlenew cylinder heads
from Speedtalk, "Re-Post How much are a pair of Bow-Tie's The Pro-max seem to be a bargain for what they are $585.00. This Guy doesnt want to spend $1200.00+ for a set of ported high dollar heads SBC...
View Article1987 chevy Tbi problems
Okay, So I just dropped a '77 chevy 350 motor in my truck due to blowing my motor.. Ordered the adapted conversion plate from a four barrel carb to the TBI due to my intake not fitting this motor. I...
View ArticleNew way to find TDC on an assembled engine?
Yesterday i decided to slip a 6" pc of solder straight into my sbc's #1 plug hole (all the way in to the opposite cyl wall, with the "tail" held in my hand) to measure assembled squish. While rotating...
View ArticleEngine swap
Hi all, I'm am new to this forum, as well as new to cars. I have an AMC 1965 Rambler American. 220 base model with the original flathead straight six in it. As you can imagine, it doesn't have very...
View ArticleSat for a month and now messed up? Help please!
Hey guys, The car is a 1967 Mustang with a 1BBL 200CI engine. So I go to school in another state, and I parked my 1967 Mustang in my moms driveway till I would come back a month later. Keep in mind...
View ArticleSat for a month and now messed up?
Hey guys, The car is a 1967 Mustang with a 1BBL 200CI engine. So I go to school in another state, and I parked my 1967 Mustang in my moms driveway till I would come back a month later. Keep in mind...
View ArticleHead cam change - fuel consumption?
What happen to the fuel consumtion if I rebuild my 1993 model 180 hp Stock 350 small Block (1st gen) With Vortec heads and an cam with lift around .5? I already have exhaust system, carb etc that will...
View Article781 cylinder head up-grades?
I've been told you can get a good 45-50 hp increase from these heads with the largers valves, bowl blend & short turn radius work with no other changes to the engine, Is there any truth to this? I...
View ArticleEngine won't rev to 4K
Guys; I fell into a '70 corvette on motor #2, a 350 (circa '79-'80) with a Holly 750 4bbl and an Eidelbrock intake manifold. I have no idea what else has been monkeyed with. The motor has good low end...
View Articlestock 1956 chevy truck 6 cylinder swap
has straight 6 stock with stock 4 speed trany and rear end, can i put small block 350 right in ,or will it take lots of work, and can i bolt to four speed
View ArticleNeed help picking cam olds 403
Alright well recently i moved from PA to SC, wiped out a cam lobe on the way but caught the problem early so i don't believe metal shavings will cause me any harm. I wasn't happy with the really rough...
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