Recent content by fixitfirstime

I did buy a new mds 5C in the 80s. It had a single tach output wire and allowed me to bypass the oem mopar ballast resistor.

Yes, All 318 and 360 cop car 4 bbl engines got the windage tray. Chrysler even slotted the holes and superceded them both to one part number after awhile.

yea, I have the tool

I bought a brand new MSD 5C in the early 80's for a dodge ram I was driving. The parts store said both 5C and 6C were available.

I must confess that some days I wonder how some of my first engines ever lived! As a vo-tech student in high school I did an internship in a Dodge Dealership in the fledgling Iacocca years. There was a 440 6Barrel GTX with a 4 speed and a Dana on the back row sitting next to a 70 Challenger...

Dustin, It is hard to beat the standard 5 pin ecu electronic that mopar performance sells. If you want to trek in the salvage to save money, find a 73 and up truck or car that has a small block and grab the ecu and distributor. Wiring harness is available from Mp or various other sources...

I cheated, i took one apart before the website existed

Junior member?? riiiigghhttt

Rollers make sense for them to offer if they want to keep going. I would not want to count on a nitch market of a 40 year old car! I do like the drop in flat tappet solution because you don't have to change anything else. I would probably check the lifter depression when I bolt the rockers on...

Other models around 1970 to check and see? in a salvage

Isn't auto trans crossmember a common part across model lines? Do you have access to

Oil v Oil viscosity can change the rpm that the duration will come back in. Without dyno runs before and after, or time slips...i don't know how to quantify it. My gut tells me that unless your running some 20w50 oil it is nominal impact.

The lifter noise is music to my ears

Whoa, that is a ford spec, no mopar needs more than 10 initial

Ex Extra cylinder pressure at lower speeds could have been an issue, how fast did you have the spark advance coming in?