Recent content by livininharrow

definetely advance the cam. 4 degrees would give you more bottom end torque and make your car streetable at the same time an offset keyway makes it simple. i prefer torque over HP but both make a sweet combo. good luck

if you can afford it have your aluminum parts powder coated and forget about polishing ever again. just wipe off the oil . you won't ever need to polish again.

check to see that you have a temp. difference of roughly 30 degrees between the top rad hose and the bottom hose with the thermostat open using your infrared thermometer this will tell you if the radiator is clean and flowing . if you have that temp. drop than chances are you can rule out the...

anything driven from your crankshaft is a power robber. go with an electric fan and don't be cheap. go with an electric water pump as well. just make sure you have a big enough alternator. this is not rocket science here.

i tend to agree with 68 dodge. my 35 plymouth 340 4 speed 8/34 posi runs just fine with 35 degrees advance and vacuum lines plugged ,and who builds these cars with fuel economy in mind anyway?

thats what i did. take some meat off the end of the axles and bingo. no problem. worked for me. simple yet effective.

go to hothemiheads.com a great source for hemi info the 392 wasn't introduced till 1957 the smallest displacement hemi was a 241 ci. dodge from 1953. makes a great motor for an open hood hot rod. the best way to tell is by looking for the #s on the front of the block just behind the water pump...

changing the filter drier is allways recommended when a system has been open for any length of time .and when changing refrigerants as R134 a is a cleansing agent as well as a refrigerant. it tends to flush all kinds of **** from the system eventually ending up in the drier. what i was saying...

sounds to me like you have done your homework and actually remembered it. you are right on a number of points but when it comes to the intake ports just before the intake valves you actually want turbulence to be present therefore a smooth port will not give you this. there are a number of...

no need to take classes regarding fluid dynamics. we are talking vapours here. the rougher the intake runners are the greater the fuel droplets will be broken up and the fuel will be ignited much better than with a smooth intake runner. the exhaust will be a different story. have fun with this...

a little vegetable oil works well. don't use motor oil.

tough call . both look good . just flip a coin and be happy with it. either way you are a winner. if anybody makes a negative comment about it then piss in their beer.

if the car stops than chances are they didn't do too bad of a job. you should see a proportioning valve near the firewall down low if so than great. if not than hopefully there is an adjustable valve somewhere near the rear brakes. that valve can be adjusted to apply more or less pressure to...

i tend to agree with hemizach. the ratrod word is used way too much. some idiot thinks his 86 camaro is a rat rod cause he painted it flat black using a roller and its all rusted out. a real rat rod is a late 20's to 40's . usually a pickup . some are roadworthy and some are just unbelievabley...

my wife eventually got used to me not asking before buying cars. its easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission. just wish i could figure out how to upload pic's to you guys