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    What is a good single plane for a flat hood?

    My buddy has a very nice 408 and wants more than the air gap will offer. Any ideas for a good single plane that fits under a stock hood. Car is a early valent (67 maybe?) Thank you.
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    Why are there so few blown small blocks?

    I've been looking around at blown (roots style) small blocks. Lots of chevys, some fords and almost zero (small block) MOPARs. Why is that? I realise that they are out dated tech and now days it's all about the twin turbo, procharger ect. As far as I'm concerned, nothing is cooler than the...
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    Oil temp sending location?

    76, LA 360 block. Wondering where I can tap into for oil temp? Back by the dizy is my PSI sending unit. I'm wondering if any one pulls a gally plug and goes off the block? Or where you put yours? I do not want to T off.
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    Magnum 318 questions.

    What is the little hose called that goes from the water pump to the intake? New heads on the way and ready to order all the stuff to put pops truck back on the road. I plan on doing New cap and rotor. Plug wires Head gaskets Intake gaskets. Throttle body gasket Thermostat and gasket What am...
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    Oil filter plate leaks?

    I'm chasing a bad leak on the filter adapter plate on my 360. Not using the 90 degree adapter just the plate. How have you folks solved this stupid plate to block leak? I tried cork, rubber and the factory gasket all of them leak. I dont wanna use right stuff as it will be a major ***** to...
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    Low oil pressure?

    My new engine is having an oil pressure issue. At idle I make 25psi hot, 50PSI at 1000 rpm and 65+ above 2000 rpm. I've been doing some freeway testing and after 15 min at around 2,500-2,000 RPM I got off the free way and oil pressure dropped to almost zero. We're not talking hard on the...
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    Part # for the short oil filter and questions.

    I want to pull the 90 adapter off my LA 360 what's the #for the short filter? Also can I just unscrew the part the filter threads on to out of the 90, add the plate and screw the threads into the block? What is required to go from the 90 to no 90?
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    Fck my life....

    Oil pump priming tool broke off in the pump.. ... Son of a bich... I was so mad but what can you do.. I guess I should have checked the new pump before install... FCK!!!!
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    My run around motor is in.

    So this is my lets not push this car around any more engine while I decide how deep I wanna go on the 512. 360, internal ballance. 10.5 - 1 650 lift, 108 LSA 750 DP 904 trans. The converter is lacking (1,800) but I had it so why not.
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    Made a single pully.

    Cut the extra pully off. Less rotating mass and never gonna run power steering.
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    What pistions to raise comp ratio?

    I'm looking to order a set of pistions from summit and I'm not sure what to get. I have a stock 1976 360 that has not been machined, so stock deck height. I have a comp cams CL20-600-4 And I would like to be in the 10 to 1 area. Not looking at forged due to the cost. Any ideas on the...
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    How much decking is to much?

    Just for fun, let' say I can cut as much as I want off the deck and or heads. How much can I take? Why I ask is I want to raise my comp ratio and I have accss to a big mill. What are the draw backs? 1976 360, W factory heads
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    This day can bite my but.

    Rear main seal started leaking, water jacket started leaking out the first hole on passenger side header, engine is eating a lifter, my oil drain pan must have caught welding slag cuz it has a dang hole in the bottom of it and float got stuck in the carb flooding raw fuel down the throat of the...
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    Piston to cylinder clearance?

    A good motor builder buddy told me my pistons are to tight. We pulled one, pulled its rings off and slid it up and down the bore upside down. its tight. If we go with the 1" to .100 clearance, I should have .429 difference between my piston and wall. with .500runout on the crank we know the...
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    360 budget build questions.

    yes folks its another, what to do-build 360 thread. Car, 1971 Dart swinger. I have a tired 318, MSD 6AL, Headman longtubes into 2 1/2" dual exhaust to the bumber ( no cross over), Wyand +plus dual plane manifold toped by a Holley DP 650 (4150). 904 w 7.25' @2.73 rear gear. I live at 6,250'...
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    Timing tech.

    Hi folks I got my new timing light and have some questions. (Toolmanmike, Its bad ***. I will post in garrage tools also.) I have a 1971 LA 318 in my dart with unknown miles (250,000 + - 150,000) All orignal internals.. Stealth + + with Holley 4150-4777, 650 DP MSD 6AL, running off new points...
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    318 wont start and backfires out the carb?

    This is strange, Im trying to hear the roar of open headders (just installed) and my 1971 dart will only pop out the carb? I have tripple checked my plug wires and they seem ok. I had the rotor off and the cap sitting on the manifold when I raised the engine for installing the headers so I...
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    90 Degree filter gasket?

    Hi folks I need some help. I pulled the 90 degree oil filter adapter off my 1971 318. Do I need to order a new paper gasket or can I just RTV it and slap it back on? Thanks for the time and advice.
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    318 exhaust manifold removal?

    Hi folks im trying to pull the driverside exhaust manifold off.my.71 dart. I cannot even see the bolts. What is the best way to go about removing thos sucker? should I start by pulling the PS? any tips tricks you care to share? thanls again.
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    Passenger side valve cover breather removal?

    Hi folks Im trying in vain to remove my passanger side breather and replave it with a KN push in one and I can get the old metal breather out.. Are these not removable or their some trick im not getting? 1971 LA 318 Thanks for the time.and advice.
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    Not HiPo but still gonna break.

    Got my Holley 4150-4777-4, 650 DP sitting happy on my Action + stacked on my old 1971 318 with MSD 6AL. Oh boy this sucker wants to run. Im gonna cut the kickdown linkage and raise it so I can drive the car but dam. We got throttle. Thanks again for all the time and advice.
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    318, No timing scale?

    Sorry if this has been covered but I did a quick search and got nada. Trying to time my 1971 318 swinger and I can see the white dash but no scale to read it on? what am I missing? thanks again.
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    Not another 318 VS 360 Thread.

    Im sorry to do this to ya but I got questions. First off I live and drive at 6,250'. My car is a bone stock 1971 Dart 318 Daily driver. My 318 runs ok for how old she is. 2 Barrel carter all stock. I have a Junkyard 360 long block on a stand. My questions are. I want to move air, what...
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    318 Wont start unless I jump out the ballast resistor.

    My 318 refuses to start unless I jump 12V hot to the lookers left side of the ballast resistor. (The side that goes to the coil) It will run fine once started and I can remove the jumper wire. I have installed new points, condenser, plugs,Ballast resistor and Cleaned up the cap and rotor...
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