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  1. J

    Best intake manifold and carburetor for a 273

    yeah, they're out there and usually pretty reasonable. if someone were trying to keep it on that beer budget, 318 4bbl manifolds show up at the yard pretty regular too-- i have one of them door stops kicking around-- and with a coat of red to match the engine only a train spotter would notice it...
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    Best intake manifold and carburetor for a 273

    my only gripe on the commando intake is that those seem to be entering "LD territory" price wise and for that money i think there's much better pieces out there. it also limits you to a square bore (without an adaptor, but then hood clearance could be an issue) if that's an important factor. i...
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    Ailing engine (Updated after teardown)

    the clean piston tops and chamber are 100% sucking water. the hi psi is probably from oil. good catch before things went all brown and round on ya. i agree on cometics if you can get them, but if the lead time is unreasonable i don't see why you couldn't just snap another set of felpros in...
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    Star Fire Coolant

    ah matey dan! ye back on the rum again and too much sun? c'mon man, we don't need to relitigate the topic that we so recently covered in the past! anyway, lovely maneuver totally avoiding the point and changing the subject. hoist the main sail and tack into the wind! arrr!
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    Star Fire Coolant

    dan, not to be rude or disrespectful but your insistence that you have "knowledge about cars" runs entirely contradictory to a lot of the statements you make. let's remember some hits such as: "i don't use a torque wrench" and "avanti's are muscle cars" from your seminal album "DTM summer jams...
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    Best Electronic Ignition Setup for a 273

    ...my gripe about the pertronix, say the thing fails on a dirt road at the *** end of hard luck? what are your options? with OE EI the failure is *likely* going to be a ballast or ECU which, and if you've read the syllabus, you should be carrying in your glove box. but in the case of throwing...
  7. J

    Went to a car show today.

    i admire the craftsmanship and ingenuity. loves me some bass boat metal flake, too. agreed that it need some meats to fill out them rear wheel wells. i see a six pack air cleaner, what's the scoop with the rest of that rig?
  8. J

    Ford 8.8 rear end for my 64 dart?

    *sits on pile of 8.75's* *twirls mustache* *laughs villainously*
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    Blue pill or red pill = 675 or 920

    bro, those 920's look tore up from the floor up. if you wanna keep it on a beer budget, snap on those 675's and ship it. there's no telling what could be wrong with those 920's-- janky guides, wasted seats, bad deck, cracked, and on and on. i wouldn't run those without a hot tank, mag check...
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    Best intake manifold and carburetor for a 273

    ...afb or AVS 2 (and that's performer, not RPM or air gap) if you could find one and don't mind splashing the cash, eddy LD4-B would be awesome. **double check that you have the later heads** early units had a different bolt angle and take a specific intake manifold that is unique. are you...
  11. J

    Anyone done a strong 400 build ?

    a 400 with moderate compression (9.5:1) and a reasonable cam (under .500) and some decent heads-- breathed on 906/915 or eddy's will put down 400+ all day without even breaking a sweat. a little more cam and some head work would see you knocking on the door of 500 pretty easy without anything...
  12. J

    Best Electronic Ignition Setup for a 273

    be wary of the cheap repop and offshore junk available on summit and ebay. the yards are littered with them, but don't get a lean burn unit. a wanted ad here would probably turn one up. or @halifaxhops our resident distributor master would be a great resource.
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    not sure what to think ??

    if those missing headlights are feeding twin spools... i'm oddly okay with this. otherwise, that's gonna be a no from me dawg.
  14. J

    Star Fire Coolant

    i just... i can't. congratulations DTM, you've officially said something so asinine that i'm at a loss for words.
  15. J

    Best Electronic Ignition Setup for a 273

    273/318/340/360 it's all the same. factory electronic is the way to go.
  16. J

    Sanden A/C Compressor to fit a 273

    ...frequently takes a different style (GM) alternator, that's 50/50 there. then there's the timing cover/waterpump/pulley/radiator considerations. i *think* it might work with a stock cover and pump, without the timing mark being too obscured. but unless you want to run that whole set up...
  17. J

    Star Fire Coolant

    ahhh the wonderful world of science according to Dan The Man.
  18. J

    Sanden A/C Compressor to fit a 273

    if you have power steering: https://www.bouchillonperformance.com/inc/sdetail/467/6473
  19. J

    Super Stock Hemi Cylinder Head Porting with Darin Morgan

    i have this holley economaster 450 that i got in a trade with some funky 8 bolt crank that i 'll be using as an anchor. do you think it's worth the upgrade to a 500? i could probably sell that 450, i hear you don't see them that often any more and they're getting harder to find.
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    1960 Valiant Restore: advice welcomed.

    you'll get no argument from me there. maybe a high end alum. unit on the later 67+ cars, but for the early stuff nothing really fits as well as the stock unit. add in the uniqueness of the early early road toad and i can foresee just all kinds of pain in the assedness little fitment issues.
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    Super Stock Hemi Cylinder Head Porting with Darin Morgan

    excellent. that's what i was hoping to hear. i'll port match them to this "torker" intake i just picked up. by name alone this promises huge potential in power production down low.
  22. J

    1973 360

    warmed over 360. please refer to the DTM style guide that i sent out via transponder.
  23. J

    1973 360

    dynamic compression is a function of the camshaft (valve timing). here, to save us all a lot of time is a link with an explanation Compression ratio - Wikipedia if you're looking for a specific dynamic compression ratio you build toward that by carefully selecting components to give you a...
  24. J

    [WANTED] Bat wing washers.

    here's the stuff new: https://www.moparmall.com/Slant-Six-Manifold-Mounting-Hardware-p/325-005.htm if somebody doesn't come up with a set for ya, shoot me a PM. i'm sure i have some, i'll just need to root around a bit for it.
  25. J

    Super Stock Hemi Cylinder Head Porting with Darin Morgan

    excellent. these 302 heads should work marvelously on this 426 stroker, then.
  26. J

    8 3/4 identification. 391 gears

    this should help. https://www.doctordiff.com/drivetrain/mopar-8-3-4/
  27. J

    1973 360

    they were both strippers: manual steering/brakes. both had 3.23's SG's at the time, the dart sport now has 2.71 for road tripping purposes (along with a borgeson upgrade). i've worked on both cars a fair amount over the last 10+ years, so i'm confident in saying that they're a pretty fair...
  28. J

    1973 360

    i think it was 70 that they didn't make the val in a 2dr? i'm not much of a betting man, but i'd go a slice of ham that a 70 dart is several hundred lbs lighter than a 74 duster/dart sport having driven and ridden in both an early 340/727 dart and a later 360/727 dart sport, the earlier car...
  29. J

    1973 360

    i didn't see one for dart, but it lists the valiant (so close enough) at under 3K so that's still 250+ all day without the nitty-gritty of 4spd v automatic, undcoating (+30 lb!!) or powersteering, etc.
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