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This has got to be the funniest thread I've seen in a while I was cracking up sitting here reading it. My wife keeps asking me what is wrong with me. Thanks I needed that kind of a laugh today

So If I am understanding this correctly are you guys saying that the collapsed pistons were approx. .032-.034 over instead of being .040 like they were supposed to be. Is that right or am I getting myself mixed up. Thanks Justin

Ok I have to ask since I don't know. What is a collapsed piston exactly I have never heard of that. TIA Justin

Wow glad you found that one before it became catastrophic sp?. I have always wondered about that procomp/proform stuff. The prices just seem to good to be true well I guess they are. I have some of their valve covers and other misc. accessories but I think I will leave it at that and buy the...

Is there any possibility they cracked because they were so loose on the shafts that you had to have them bushed please dont take it like I'm blaming you I dont mean that at all if you buy new quality parts they should be good out of the box and you should never have had the clearence issues in...

the check engine light will go out for a few seconds before it starts blinking the codes to you. Are you waiting a few seconds by chance? I am leaving for a few hours i hope you can get it working but if not i will check in as soon as i get home. Also you have to turn the key on off on off on...

Turn the key on-off-on-off-on in that order only. It will light up the check engine light in a sequence of flashes with a space in between the digits write them down on a sheet of paper and then check in a haynes or chiltons manual and it will show if there is a fault the pcm has detected. I...

congrats nothing better than getting something major done you somehow forget all the problems youve had and it gets fun again Good Luck with the rest of your work Justin

can you turn the motor over by hand or is it hard by hand too. If you can turn it over by hand check all the battery connections if all that turns out ok check the starter even if its new make sure it is working correctly and not dragging but first check to see if you can turn the motor over...

Most likely yes most any big block head with some porting will get you 400hp thats a pretty low number for a 440 should be very easy to build a 400hp 440. But i have to agree with gtx if your goal is only around 400hp find a cheap 360 and start from there. 360s will also fairly easily get you...

Your best bet cost wise would probably be just find a 360 you can rebuild. The 318 is a good motor but if you are gonna build something fast might as well take advantage of the extra cubic inches and the 360s are easy to find and cheap. The 340 would be cool to but expect to spend a chunk of...

ok thanks for clearing that up that is exactly what i needed to know thanks alot fishy. justin

what did you mean by the correct tube do you have the use the la tube or the magnum tube and does it have to come from a certain engine 318, 360 thanks Justin

too much oil can also blow seals front seal rear main those type of seals can blow out if too much oil is in the engine.

that may be it you need to ask and get specifics on what they are talking about but you usually only o ring a fairly high performance motor when you are introducing higher cylinder pressures in it like nitrous turbo supercharger etc. but i would ask the machinist and make sure of what they are...

only thing i can think of is to o ring the block and heads where thay cut grooves in the block and head to o ring seal around each cylinder but that is usually only done on high horsepower engines and i think only when running lots of nitrous id agree with demonseed may want to look for another...

glad to hear that. thats much better than anything else and probably much better than you were fearing good luck with the rest of the build hope it all goes smooth no little gremlins on you.

I have a Q-jet on mine and I get 17 - 18mph combined. Chuck oh man that intake only lets you drive 17-18 mph that would stink you couldnt make it anywhere in a reasonable amount of time. :angel9: Sorry i couldnt resist for some reason that made me laugh i know its not that funny but...

it all depends on what you are looking for just a mild 340 is more than enough for a dart and you can always go up from mild the 340 will make for better handling easier steering especially in the tight corners easier stopping etc etc. a healthy 340 can put out a lot of power and really be an...

yeah that intake will work it has both mounting provisions so it will bolt to the la or the magnum kind of nice in case you decide to change motors later back to the la. i dont think there is anything else if its a whole magnum engine already is it going in an a body or something else older...

ive read a lot of good things about the cometics but havent used them as of yet i will be using them on my next build unless someone convinces me otherwise.

yeah waynebo i think you went a little to far hes intitled to his own opinion too as well as you are but thats pretty messed up on your part.

yeah i agree it would be cool but i think i will just look at it on someone else's car and save my money for a RB hemi. Its just not worth it to me for a small block you could make a much meaner stroker small block and still have some money left over it just wouldnt have the visual impact of a...

there was a post on these here the other day you may want to look for it i remember it said that kit was 8,000 dollars though that is a lot of money if you ask me but thats just my opinion i would rather put another 4 grand together and buy a 426 but i dont have that money anyway so i dont have...

great that will work now i am glad i took that motor for free although i guess i couldnt have complained about free. Thanks guys.

Ok i wasnt sure about that i knew about the rest of the top end stuff i needed but wasnt sure if the heads were the same I had heard that they were the same and different depending on who i talked to. Thanks

I need to ask a question that has probably been asked a bunch of times but i am not good at looking through old posts so i apoligize ahead of time for asking a question that may have been asked before. I was just given an older 318 magnum i was told out of a 94 anyway i dont want to use the...

I like this guy if he is for real he is an idiot but he seems like a good guy to know if you ever need a good laugh he would be the perfect guy to go see.

On mine i have used grease but more recently i have been using power punch for the cylinders. It is like a break in lube. It doesnt run like oil and not as thick as grease. It has worked real good so far for me

Looks great have fun