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I failed my first driving test, in summer of 1969, using Mum's car no less; because, the instructor said, he never passes a first-timer. I came back a couple of days later and with a different tester, aced it. Bin raisingCain ever since. I know, not the same thing; but "being a dick just to be...

To disable the assist you can just loop the oil-in and return sides together with a hose. But; Good luck steering with the Power-steering box and no assist. The ratio is IIRC 15:1 so it's Armstrong steering all the way. And, the power-piston and control-valve, without pressure going into the...

With that much engine, you might as well run a remote.

I bought the Milodon "roadrace" pan with the side bump-outs, Specifically for the depth to run the stock 4.5/5 quarts, , to reduce windage at the7000 rpm shift-point. AND I run the hi-volume pump so I could increase oiling to the top end, to further reduce the oil level in the pan. Then I...

I don't know anything about your set-up. and IDK if this will help, but I can half-azzed tune a carb, lol. At the risk of talking thru my hat, to try to help a very frustrated guy, I offer this. Firstly; remember that your ECU is programmed for a specific fuel pressure. It doesn't actually have...

...(so I could use ALL of the primaries to get up to speed if I needed to), and dialed very lean, with massive(lol) amounts of cruise timing (up to 60*). The trick is that at cruise rpm, the vacuum signal remains steady; if the vacuum is hunting around because the 4 throttle valves are waffling...

In at 106 the rest of your cam events look like; 267 intake/120.5 compression(Ica of 59.5)/108.5extraction/275exhaust/51* overlap FYI I ran a FTHcam in my alloy-headed, 11/1, 367LA(6-liters), very much like that; 270 intake / 119 compression (Ica of 61)/ 108 extraction / 276 exhaust/ 53* overlap...

I have never tuned an EFI car, and am only familiar with carbs, And there are several FABO members that considerably wiser than me on these matters. But I offer you this: I cheat. I have a stick-onto-the-window, accelerometer, that has data-logging capabilities. Mine is a G-tech-Pro-SS. With...

Refresh your screen. I know nothing about those hemis. Does that engine have VVT ? My head is not getting sense of; 267/275/110, together with .549/.536 lift and "It doesn't have much for vacuum" Unless those are durations at some other than "normal" advertised lifts. >At the usual .006/.008...

...gear that got me 65=1600 in double overdrive, 85@2100. One gear down for me was 65=2050 I ran an awful lot of cruise-timing with that; about 46* at 1600/ 50 at 2100. It couldda used more. But this was with an 11/1, alloy-headed 360LA/ 600VS cruiser-carb, adjusted pretty lean. Car did over 30...

750DP; if tubbed. If not tubbed, it doesn't much matter, cuz the beast is gonna blow the tires away with any 4-bbl. EDIT 750DP if tubbed AND for street.

I ran 7 usable gears for a couple of summers in a manual-trans streeter. It was kindof a dumb idea with a speed limit of 65 mph. Even in the eighth mile going 93, I only used 3 or 4 of them . Couldn't use double-over until smoking down the hiway. Gave it up and switched to 5-gear and am much...

I have no idea about this subject matter, but I like your way of thinking

HotRodding; 101; if it almost fits, just lube it. 102; if it doesn't quite almost fit, hit it harder. 103; if there's no way in hell it's gonna fit, sit down, have a beer; A lil Alcohol makes the pain go away. 104; it will fit, eventually, just keep after it. 105; sleep on it; you can't think...

hotrodding ain't what it used to be.

I had a similar problem with a 360LA on a 70Duster K,in a 68 Barracuda, with a Milodon road-race pan. My solution was to swap in steering from a 73 up car, which fixed the engine clearance, but put the steering into the TTI headers. To fix that; I jacked the engine up a tad, and moved it over...

The more engine you have, and the broader it's powerband; the less torque multiplication and the fewer the gears it needs to have. I have had as many as 8 behind my HO367LA, and as few as 4. It really only needs 3, but they don't make 2+1s. I need two gears to hustle to 60/65mph; and then an...

What's wrong with a 360HO? I had one iteration that spun 295s to well over 60 mph, broke the 295s loose at 45mph in second gear (m/t car),went 106 in the quarter and pulled down unbelievable fuel mileage. I drove that car for 4 years like that, then upsized the cam to the next bigger, and she...

A good stat sets the minimum operating temp. The efficiency of the rest of the system sets the maximum. The efficiency is always changing, with airflow thru the rad as the principal player, followed hotly, by the waterflow. It's nice to have a system that is able to overcool, so the stat can do...

...the other cooling mods most of us do, it hasn't given me a lic of trouble. The engine is just an HO 367 tho, with a 230/237/110 cam. Same set up using the 292/292/108 also worked fine. I run it at 207*F on purpose, using a thermostatically controlled clutch on a big 7-blade fan, in a tight...

oh, sorry; I missed gen-III into the Early-A.

I stuffed a 340 into a 65 Valiant using 273 engine brackets on the slanty K. I had to slightly modify the one engine bracket to take advantage of the slightly different block ears on the 340. I think it was the passenger side. The mod was to weld on a triangular piece of metal and then drill the...

I think the high idle with the closed throttle, and the erroneous O2 reading, are all pointing to an intake leak, or a problem with the AIS motor, if you have one, or even with the PCV. And it's possible that the 23* of Idle advance, is bandaiding the issue.

I sometimes wish I had been better funded when I began my project in 1997. Cuz then I wouldda gone turbos no questions about it. But my system wouldda been different, it starts with a remote mounted turbo.

Those cars were good cruisers as born, they don't need much to do well in this present century, just simple upgrades and modern tires. For a lil pep consider supercharging; turbos are a wonderful addition to a fresh smogger-teen, and won't destroy the car.Plus you can run hi-way gears and...

It's a great dream tho, and with deep enough pockets, someone out there could pull it off. Maybe it's you?

Early Barracuda, eh. I see a really long project with a lotta over-runs and a really long learning curve, and a lotta,lotta costs. Your wife will begin to resent the lack of quality time you spend with the kids, and the wedding bed will grow cold. In the end, I see a river of tears, and the...

there you go; the 111 says WP of 9.15, so at 3660 that would be 400 on the nose and with SS suspension should be good for about a tic under 12.00.... at 12.72 you are about right for street suspension. Maybe a hair slow with slicks, Caltracs and the proper trapping gears. So you could be right...

P/W is Power to Weight Ratio . I used 400/3400=.1176 MaMopar compiled a chart back in the 60s which translates P/Ws for 9 to 16 second SuperStock cars. They say it's pretty accurate, for SuperStockers. I use it on streeters by adding between .5 and 1.0 second for street suspension and street...

With SS suspension it only takes a P/W of about .107 to "CRACK" the 12s and get an 11.99. With you and the Swinger weighing a max of 3400, that would be 367 HP. If you have 400hp and 3400 pounds , that would be a PW of .1176 which is an 11.7 potential. At 12.72 you are dead on for a 1 second...