Built 360 Having a Tantrum

Thank you guys! I did not raise that was an incorrect exhaust gasket, we'll get a correct set. And yes , more than likely he will switch back to the single plane just to eliminate that possibility.

As far as cam timing, I want to say he lined it up at 0 @tdc. Probably not the best (and I don't know if the cam has ground in advance either) but we were both not confident in degreeing the cam. Yes, be did get this car with this engine already in it, so he was working with what he had. Before all this he did take the engine out and did a refresh on it: new gaskets, bearings, new timing chain, new cam, lifters, pushrods, the like. He's probably only driven it a few hundred miles at this point. He didn't take pistons out so no new rings. Before this, it drove great besides the noise at #1. I want to say it's gotten worse, but it may be just that I noticed it more now. We can check that cam timing again though, wouldn't be much now. Pushrods looked fine but those will get checked just in case.

And why yes, I am a girl lol. Thanks! I got my own A Body so you definitely need to know a few things first. :D Sure is nice to have somebody who loves old Mopars as much as you do.


EDIT: White smoke is usually coolant, which is partially why we took the head off to inspect the head gasket. The coolant was clean, the oil looks fine.

EDIT 2: Got the cam specs if it matters, edited my original post. Comp #XE284H.