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AJ/FormS replied to the thread Swapping '69 273 with '84 318 Into My 1969 Dart.Just so you know: Even if your smog-318 was a true 8/1 engine, with 020 steel shim headgaskets, After you install 028s, the Scr will... -
AJ/FormS replied to the thread Swapping '69 273 with '84 318 Into My 1969 Dart.Maybe the 273 just ended up with swollen pistons? After they cooled, MAYBE, she's all right. I say this because it's happened to me on a...
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Thanks AJ, the copper washer is .080", so I do understand what you're saying, it does put the ball out farther from the tube its in...
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AJ/FormS replied to the thread Rebuilt A 833 front oil leak.Nice but, if you back it up too far you run the risk of dropping the ball into the bottom of the case. if it gets up into the...
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AJ/FormS replied to the thread Transmission Options.Or just run a Commando-A833, with say a 2.94 rear gear, and learn to use the clutch. (I installed a GVod behind my Commando, .78 od.) A...
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AJ/FormS replied to the thread 1987 318 LA.Wait what? Identically equipped, yur saying the Second gen is lighter than the First and by a whopping 320 pounds? Shoot, 3381 is less...
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The single best thing you can do to a 318 is put a good piston in it, and have the machine shop deck em to zero. That puts you above...
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AJ/FormS replied to the thread Thoughts on fuel economy.Here is what I have on file for Factory Magnum cams; first the 5.2M, and following that, are the worked out durations from the various...
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AJ/FormS replied to the thread Engine, rear gear, Tourque Converter, Tire size info/question for the experts.on the back; About the smallest tire somebody might run is a 24 inch, and about the tallest that fits is a 28. From small to big...
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AJ/FormS replied to the thread Firewall Flex Issue.They are still in there like two decades later. IIRC they were 1/16" nominal so, about 062 inch. My first choice was just a guess, but...
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AJ/FormS replied to the thread Mystery of the smoking nuts.If the brake-shoes are not fully retracting, yur gunna see them not sitting against the top anchors. Here are la few reasons for this...
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AJ/FormS replied to the thread 904 - too much clearance in rear clutch.The factory adjustment window is HUGE,
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AJ/FormS replied to the thread Firewall Flex Issue.To reduce the plate load on my CenterForce PP, I just put thin washers between the flywheel and the cover. Worked perfect. The bonus is...
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AJ/FormS replied to the thread Mystery of the smoking nuts.From what I see the Park-Brake lever is way too far forward, for new shoes. I suggest to unhook the levers from the cables, and drive...
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AJ/FormS replied to the thread 340 rebuilt, Slant 6 coming out.I only tune streeters, and almost exclusively small-block Mopars. Tuning a Manual-trans combo, is completely different from tuning an...