Recent content by TurboGrimace

I'm looking to trade over from my 72 Dart swinger to an older wagon. I want something I can drive daily and work on here and there. Good panels, limited rust, ok interior, etc. I can't really be picky because these things arent laying all over the place nearby. If you have a 6 cyl wagon...

So I checked the vacuum and I was losing a crap ton through the pcv valve. I've plugged that up. The vac advance was actually working fine before this and I checked the voltage at the ballast resistor. On one side it's 10.5 volts and the other is 5.5 volts. This doesnt seem like enough. Are...

This is under ideal conditions in a perfect world. The Losses (heat is a good example) add up. Theoretically if you double the air into the engine, you can double the fuel and horsepower. Turbo's are so damn sexy. 70% efficiency out of a gasoline engine. Mmmmmm.

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=112396 a bit of info for the 360 crank in the 318 block from a really good site. Just an FYI for Green1. Pretty Cool.

I'll see about lubin' the advance mech today. I dont think it's the can, I just dont see any movement after the diaphragm moves.

really? a 360 crank wont fit? POR QUE!!!!!!!!! It's so sad how much I used to know about these cars. Then I decided to get an education and started working on vintage motorcycles. This successfully pushed most of my proper mopar knowledge into the recycle bin of my brain. Certain snippets...

thanks for the info. Im assuming that has to be in. of water. I'm going to set the base idle to 16 and then see about snagging a water gauge unless that's merc. I have some old merc gauges for multicarb goodness.

Probably pretty low. What should I be looking for in terms of vac numbers? I can feel a slight draw on the tube at idle when I put my finger near the port. Now I will say that it's a relatively recent issue in terms of my having the car. It didnt always have this problem and the cam has...

Thanks a lot guys. Now which side of the engine are the cylinders on?

I've had it for almost 9 years. I drove it with the original transmission, a beat 904 with a stock converter. When that gave out I put in a 727 with a 2400 stall and a shift kit. It wasnt as perky as the 904 (different gearing). I'm thinking the vac advance is shot, but it's not the vac can.

I'd definitely be happy with a smaller cam. This one is clearly eating up some potential power, but for now I just want to get it running like it used to. I checked the vacuum can and it's not leaking. I don't notice any movement in the distrib though. And i dont think the vac advance is...

my vacuum port is right off the carb. Your comments make sense though. I can hear the diaphragm moving if I suck on the vacuum line to the can. So the first logical step would be to try a new can and then reset the timing?

my 318 was built by the previous owner. IIRC from nearly a decade ago, it has a mopar purple shaft cam in it (the biggest he could get of course), 340 heads (doubtful probably stock), rpm performer dual plane manifold, avs 650 carb, and an electronic ignition box. back in the day it ran...

I'm over in Eldersburg in Carroll County.

I've been using this site for occasional information for years. My first car was a 1972 dart swinger with a 318 that's built terribly. I still have it and it's still about the same. I am now getting back into it and I have some significant plans. Forums are great for information and...