Recent content by mr.twister

I've replaced dozens of those old "grown in" rope seals without crank loose any, steel tubing has always worked the best for me

I have had best results using a straight length (8") of 3/16 steel tubing, place it in outer area of groove and beat it on through, it will simply bend and follow the groove around, pushing out the old seal. Be sure and use steel tubing, not the hybrid ni-cop B.S. all the parts house's are...

When you see how small and fragile the parts inside a 200 look, even with all the hardened hd upgrades, I think it did good to go that long on the street with all the beatings!

4-pinion stock planets will be fine, just make sure they are correct spline angle, ('62-'75 or '76-'94 ). The '76-up have the strongest spline angle, just make sure you have the matching output shaft, it also helps longevity to reduce the gear-train end-play to .010-.015 (not to be confused with...

the spline angle is different on the 47/48re than the early 727, won't fit without BIG hammer!

I had the same problem several years ago with Harland Sharp rockers, it was said to be a bad run of adjusters(brittle) and they sent me an entire set for free, no more issues. I hope this was from an older set of rockers, i'd hate to think they were having an issue again, they're my favorite...

It is not essential, at most levels, however it has proven to be quicker (reverse pattern) on torqueflite's for decades. Its definitely not trendy! The way that it totally gets rid of overlap is quite simple, since there is no needfor auto shifting, several circuits of the valve body can become...

Biggest (and best) difference between forward and reverse pattern is clutch/band overlap during shifts. Reverse pattern valve body is much "cleaner" shifting and always quicker. As with any manual valve body, shifter adjustment is crucial and should be part of routine checks, you can smoke a 3k...

Too much converter for a 440 in a car that heavy, you really need it tighter to take advantage of all the midrange torque they make, but then you will definitely need slicks!

Absolutely normal, as a matter of fact I normally pull mine in manual low in slow stop and go traffic or parking lots just to keep it from having the harsh back-out upshift.Every one I've ever driven does it.

We try to stage @150-160,have no idea what egt were getting(tune by temp build, mph) As far as temperature vs. consistency during a race, its very similar to gas only tighter, they love cold dry air, one thing to mention, we notice more variance in e.t. in relation to how long were idle(waiting...

My brother and I have been running E-85 for years, and have converted many racers and carburetors to it. Here are some interesting things we have noticed that many may not agree with(80-plus wins in 7 years by one car doesn't lie) a. Go ahead and drill out squirters with .062 drill, any...

I recommend e-85 to anybody that races.We have been running it for 6yrs. in our bracket cars(71 & 73 Duster's), and love all aspects of it.I have also converted several brand X cars to it, and every combination from mild to wild picked up an average of .15 e.t. and 1-2 mph. We are relatively...

It was a Mopar,at the time of the original build,a f-steel crank was higher than nuts on a giraffe! These combos are very common now,so we built it back with a K-1.