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pete jackson SBC front distributor drive

anyone ever see anything like this? a pete jackson dist gear drive for a sbc. at first i thought it was a small block ford Attached Thumbnails    

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Edelbrock 1405 carb installation

jUST INSTALLED A 1405-600CFM ON TOP OF A NEW AIR DROP MANIFLOD ON MY 72 gRAN tORINO AND i CAN'T GET IT TO IDLE. tHERE IS NO MANUAL OR ELECTRIC CHOKE ON THE CAR. It will run but not idle. I am not sure...

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Flat cam lobe

Hey i've got an olds 403 fresh build, engine has less than 5k miles on it. On my way to SC from PA, cylinder 7's exhaust lobe started going flat, i caught it really early. Outside of dropping the oil...

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sbc 350 vibration

hey guys, starting off ill give you the life lesson lol my dad has a 83 c10 truck, it had a 305 in it. he bought a 350 bored 0.030 over with camelhumps for it. run it and it had a vibration and it...

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4.6 liter sn 95

Im interestedin knowing what else i can do to my 4.6 liter. To get more power feom it besides nitrous??

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backfire 1 of 8 cylinders

ok chevy 350 was running fine. changed exhaust to true dual with headers. (no H or X pipe), since the change we get an acassional back fire at carb, and a constant back fire from 1 cylinder. ie every...

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sbc 350 overheating during green flag racing

Looking to see if anyone has any in site as to why my race car keeps getting hot during a race. First off its a 77 camaro, stock 350 chevy bored .030, stock 882 heads, flat top Keith black hyperuectic,...

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Roller Tip Rockers

I have seen a little written around here on the sublect of Roller tip rockers, and not a lot of that has been good, but on the weekend, at the drags, I noticed a couple of sets hanging out of the top...

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DCR and RPM???.

Does this make any sense at all or it me having a senior moment??.:confused: Here is the question.As a engine gains in RPM,does the DCR at some point become no longer a factor??. I mean really we talk...

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bypassing engine oil cooler

Got a 1998 chevy k1500 5.7 oil cooler lines are leaking and need to fix the leak. Has anyone ever eliminated the oil cooler completely? I am wanting to know if it is possible to take off the current...

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short block 350 with L2304 piston

I had short block 350 bore 030 over I would like install with vortec head with 490 lift camshaft ,any one tell me ,it will work or not? the piston will hit valve?

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Blower choice

I would like to fit a weiand 671 or 871 to a 6L chevy, which would work best, at what comp ratio and which one whiles the best?

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My TBI 350 Vortec head swap

I have a 92 K1500 Blazer and plan on doing a Vortec head swap. Have everything I need but the cam. Just wanted to get some opinions as to what would possibly work well for my application. Trying to...

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L2304 cut down to flat top

I would like take trw2304 piston to machine shop and told then cut the piston dome down to reduce cc in champers to run on vortec head,my ideal kind stupid ,because I want this engine to run on the...

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Knowing what you have

As some of you know,I'm building a turbo SBC. I got the motor and trans on a swap for another car. The motor was put together in Dec 2008 as a blower motor and has only dyno time on it. There was a ton...

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Piston to valve clearance

I have already degreed the cam, and getting .11 -.13 intake and .123 -.126 on exhaust. Add the thickness of head gasket of .020 puts them at .13 -.14 intake and .143 -.146 exhaust. Don't thouse numbers...

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1 wire alternator no operation

I have a powermaster 1 wire alternator that apparently is not working, I just installed it with a set of underdrive pullies on my big block chevy, the thing is just barely putting out 12 volts even...

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I Just Can't Figure It Out?

I have a new rebuilt 357 SBC (350 bore .040 over) I have some issues that I just can't seem to figure out. Here is the run down on the engine Camshaft- 275/285 .470/470 112 LSA (Flat Tappet Hydraulic...

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LQ4 or L76 6.0L GM Engine

Which engine is better for making 500HP out of and what are the pros cons of each? I have a complete stock LQ4 engine, LS3 intake w/90mm throttle body, LS3 exhaust manifolds (longer version). I am...

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Flexplate starter clearance *picture*

Hi folks My engine is repaired and ready for assembling in the car. Last time i did sometimes notice a crying noise from the starter. I checked it an made these photos. Can it be, that's the clearance...

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