Recent content by cudaboy 67

hello, many thanks for the input, a pal has loaned me a leakdown kit so will be doing that monday, also the thought of my timing gear being bit @@@ does also make sense! i will be trying a 650 carb on there as the 750 overfueling, yes this will not help a worn engine but i am sure not help the...

many thanks, my thoughts werethis, generally the oil scraper rings softer than the compression rings and they be the first to go and possibly cause the engine to smoke, since this is not the case i figured a head swap may help, going to be changing heads either way so if i go and change just...

hello there, just a quickie, have a 66 casting 440 lo comp motor in my four speed barracuda, has 906 heads and a real slug,has run hot and overheated due to air leak on inlet manifold, since cured that, runs fluffy up to 2800 pm then clears after that and runs ok,thats a carb prob that being...

many many thanks for the input everyone! i think will only be able to go with as far as my budget allows, this probobally not include ally heads however i am leaning towards getting my 906 s reworked,some kb pistons,new cam and fyull balance and see where i am at in a year or so, the weight loss...

hello there and thankyou for all the help! i am already running the shumackers, have done for several years since did the conversion, my thoughts were these really, if i can get say 400 to 450 hp with my engine overhauled using my heads..... and the shumackers only really work to say 450hp due...

hello, i have a 440 low comp slug in my 68 barracuda 4 speeed, its a street car built with fat torsion bars and ideally circuit designated.............i will be getting my tired lump overhauled in next few months heres waht my man said when i mentioned my budget, these are pounds not dollars so...

hello there, i had an overheating / air leak problem,now sorted,fitted new valley pan and carb base gasket yesterday, found out the carb base warped, bitta fettling and it all back together, i never really had much faith in carb, it a proform 750 vac sec,its fluffy up to 3000 ppm then really...

mine originally a /6 so was starting at the bottom, that with the fact my cuda in uk since new doesnt help the body, it hs had new floor sections and parts of the chassis, maybe an idea to get yours up on a ramp and look for any suspect grotty areas,i had the front spring hanger section tear...

hello and welcome from the uk, i have a 68 barracuda 440ci and manual so loooota weight,in my opinion suspention upgrades benefit with additional weight loss, heres what i have so far as i intend to use on track and no straight line doings, 1.18 torsion bars,magnum force tubular uca,strut...

:banghead:hello, and happy holidays to you all. have ongoing air leak on my 440, it has 906 heads, edelbrock performer dual plane intake a proform 750 vac sec carb with no choke mechanism. i have a vacuum leak between carb and inlet AND on gthe centres of inlet to heads, twice i have...

oh well it all went a little tits up, air leaks on carb base and inlet to head, going to remove tomorrow and take to pal in machine shop, see how true the faces are, and if can take a little off without buggering up alignment. bit miffed as a sealed up not long ago taking time to clean up...

hello there, the casting numbers indicate it is a 65 year but told it be a 66, i do have a not of the full number somwhere.

hello all, have tried but how if i can do i swap my avatar piccy? its my cuda 10 years ago,got a nice up to date one now with fresh paint!!!:happy1: thanks in advance!

hello, its 65 on the casting,it runs nice but not seem to have the livleyness, has been suggested a pair of closed chamber heads and cam wake up the sleeping giant!

hello there, roling road? dont you have these stateside?