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  1. J

    #3 bearing thrust for lunch.

    ok, the long and the short of it. i have gone through 3 engines and two trans rebuilds. the same thing continues to happen. my #3 main bearing thrust is being eaten away. the first time i didnt know it was happening until it scattered the engine. the second time i caught it and had...
  2. J

    tuning a 284/484 with a 114 split.

    my off idle response is pathetic. i have a 360 650 demon ported eddy heads 2600 hundred stall in a 727 with good work done to it. what kind of idle speed should i get out of this cam? is there something i can read? right now i want to "blame" the carb but really i want to know...
  3. J

    wiper 3 speed convert to wiper 2 speed for MSD

    long title i know. so whats it take? why?: my msd arcs to my 3 speed and i neeeeeeeeeed clearance! got any other ideas that will fix this and retain my MSD please let me know. i have stuffed plastic between them (not pretty) and it works but come on now. i need a permanent fix that is...
  4. J

    harmonic balancer

    i have a 360 and the balancer is wobbling. it was a new stock style replacement . i think i need to replace now it but i dont want this to happen again so what quality of a balancer should i be looking into? the engine spins as high as 6500 rpm. this was a perfectly good balancer when i...
  5. J

    squishy lifters.

    im woking on a 70s dart with a 318. it sat in some ones backyard for many a year and is now running again. it seems as though some of the lifters wont pump up and are squishy. i dont wont to dig any further than the valve covers. so im wondering if i can add something like marvel mystery or...
  6. J

    my tranny killed my engines.

    to keep it brief. i had a shop build a 727 with a cheetah valve body. i knew it was a good valve body because i had been using it. at the same time built my own engine. i had some problems with the shifts, first and reverse. i visited the tanny shop to no avail. i pulled the...
  7. J

    rhoads lifters?

    any one ever used rhoads lifters? i was thinkin about putting a set in to strengthen my lower end torque/HP and vacuum. i also figured it would be easier than pulling the converter and having it reworked for a few more RPMs. my cam has about 4000 miles on it so will that matter as to whether i...
  8. J

    rhoads lifters?

    any one ever used rhoads lifters? i was thinkin about putting a set in to strengthen my lower end torque/HP and vacuum. i also figured it would be easier than pulling the converter and having it reworked for a few more RPMs. my cam has about 4000 miles on it so will that matter as to whether i...
  9. J

    msd e-curve vs wiper motor.

    i have a 360 in a 67 cuda. i have a msd e-curve distributor in place. i have had to file the casing on my wiper "gear box" just to get the distributor wires to clear however its still not really enuf room and i have to ram a small pice of plactic between them to keep the wire from arcing to the...
  10. J

    low vacuum.

    i have built myself an engine that only seems to draw about 6~7 pounds vacuum. the cam is 241@50 duration with 484 lift. the engine is 10 to 1. is this normal for this much cam or should i be seeing higher vacuum draw?
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