Wow! I sure did some responses that set off in all different directions! Maybe I will give more information and maybe someone that has pulled a 1972\1980 318 can give me an answer!
I have a 410 hot rod engine in my other car that runs low elevens and gets 23mpg on a run.
It is a 410 with 11/1...
Does anyone know how far down a 1972 318 pistons are? In a book I have it states in 1972-1981 they are .056 down from the top of the bore but with those calculations in the Diamond racing compression calculator it gives about 8.5 to one compression but our factory manuals state 8.2 compression...
Correct me if I am wrong but as far as I knew a 318-3 was a heavy duty truck motor and had a steel crank in it and fully floating rods as well as other strength parts.
I tried opening the plug gap on my 410 as Bewy recommended to 50 thou! It idled a little bit better and was a tad more responsive down low but on full throttle @ over 6000rpm it would backfire badly. I did not cure that back fire until I closed the gaps up to under about 40 thou. My 410 has...
All I know is the cam in my 410 with 5 speed manual idles @ 850 rpm with 14 inches of vacuum, will pull down to 1000rpm in fifth gear and pull away like a train and does not jump and buck slowing down in gear and is good on fuel for a 410 (21mpg) on a run with 3.91 diff ratio. My cam is a 242 @...
Back in the early eighties in Australia I went to a spare parts store and asked for an inlet gasket set for a 1980 ford falcon with 351 clevo. He brings me out a 4v gasket set. I say no I need a 2Vgasket set. He askes does it have a 4 barrel or 2 barrel carb? I say it does not mater all late...
I don't understand why you guys live in such cold and miserable climates! Here it has been a bit mild and rainy this week but about 30c (86F) but next week we are in for a hot spell predicted to be about 44c (112F). Thanks for A/C . My 55 year old Charger has A/C and steer and has only 90,000...
Hi! I have been reading this with interest as I have recently bought another Aussie 1973 Valiant Charger 770 with 318 auto, A/C and Steer with 90 thousand KLMS on it (56k miles)This car is absolutely imaculate and the paint is about 90% original and mint! The 318 has a 4 barrel manifold and...
Be carefull that is where the oil is comming from. I spent quite a time trying to find the source of an oil leak comming from the back of the engine. I eventually found that the oil pressure switch has a tapered thread and previous owner had over tightened that switch cracking the block.
After...
Bewy! When you and I raced in the mid seventies a mate had a 340 charger that I got to meet him after I repaired his 340 charger after hitting a telegraph pole. That car ran 14.4 sec qtrs and the only modification from std was dual exhausts as from the factory they had small single exhaust. My...
I did this in the seventies. I bought a low mileage 360 (6000 miles) but it had a split bore. I think I paid about $300 for it. I was given a set of second hand 340 pistons so I sleeved that bore then sent it 040 over and fitted the 340 pistons! My dad being a pre war motorbike racer and tuner...
Just read on the Hughs site how to set up cam timming and it says as per all manuals crank dot to 12 oclock and cam gear to 6 oclock ! But to insert the distributor in you must turn the engin over one more revolution as this will have the distributer at number six so one more turn of the motor...
Bewy I will correct you. I have known you for close to forty years or more !
I do not deny that a tighter lobe seperation makes more power! What I am saying is it makes for a terrible lumpy driver of a car especially a manual. As you have always seen I like manuals and back in the seventies when...