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    727 Issues 6 months after Build

    Lost second gear flares all the time nobody home in 2nd Pulled pan Found a grey paste running through fluid and some shavings stuck to magnet , also did air test and found front band not clamping with force , Decided to pull trans as It had Front seal leak , pulled pump front drums etc got to...
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    R3 Block Part # P4876381 A B

    I have ran out of LA 360 Blocks for my new build an I am looking at alternatives , The Block above seems to be Cheap and no longer in Production , with only a few online , Are They A Good Buy or Seconds rejects ???????
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    PROMAXX SB 185 Alloys

    Does anyone run them , Tell me the good and the Bad points , Thinking they may be a step up from RPMs and cheaper and easier fitment than edelbrock Victors
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    Supercharged or stroked 340

    Got a 340 block getting prepped for a new build I had a 412 in in mind but. Then I considered standard stroke scat crank 6.123. Scat rods 30 cc dish pistons which would give about 8.3 compression ratio. Heads edelbrock Victors with a 671 supercharger. Our estimates are 500hp without 671 and 650...
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    Anyone Using a Bloomer Rotating assembly

    Just planning out another Build as you will see from My other post, Was going to go Scat crank 4 inch stroke and H Beam Rods Then a Mate Told me about Bloomer Cranks , see they do heads also Just want to know if anyone is using the 4.125 Stroke rotating assembly and is it an easy fit as...
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    360 LA New Build

    Looking at a Stroker Build 340, or 360, The 340 is 55thou Over so would need sleeving, The 360 are at 40thou, not confident in the sleeving process, Also unsure of which stroker components to use , Do II buy a whole kit or mix and match ????, At the moment I thinking about Cranks...
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    Eaton Truetrac into 489 Case

    Got my Eaton Truetrac centre Delivered this morning , Have Not Ordered any Gears Yet as Im not 100% sure what Brand will bolt up with no clearance issues, Putting 3.9 on it , Any Help Appreciated
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    727 Decoding help needed

    Hi can somebody plz help me decode SB 727 # PK40367865703 1241 BB 727 # PK889376394935 0915 Thanx
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    727 Comparison

    Picked up a Shorty 727 SB yesterday was told they had stronger internals and different gear ratios than a standard long shaft . any truth in that ?????
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    727 Teflon seal kit

    Been scouring the net such as cope looking for a Teflon sealing kit only , But With limited possibilities or explanation of what seals are included want to delete the steels on a performance build any help appreciated thanx
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    Help Decoding 727

    Hi Have Searched online Trying to figure this trans PK 2058316 6319 6175 Can someone plz help so I can order the relevant parts , Also Can The Steel Sealing rings be Replaced with Vitron Seals ???? is there such a Kit Thanx
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    Aussie A Body Chassis Strengthening

    I have An Australan Valant Charger 108 Wheelbase, I want to strengthen Also looking at getting rid of the steering box and fittng rack and Pinion , I am going to be running an RB 383 Just Wondering what Peoples suggestions are , 1, Wondering what rack is commonly used , read somewhere a...
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    Wheel alignment & racing

    Just Wondering How Important Is Wheel alignment , Caster , Camber etc Tire Size And Will It Effect Your ET , Just Ran 13s flat a few weeks ago just checking my car again for the next meet an found alot of toe in meaning front drivers wheel was not straight up and down , Where the passengers...
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    More Filter Or More Phelonic Spacer

    Just put a Hemi Six pac scoop on Basically Have 7 inchs free space to top of scoop , Just Have a 14 X 3 Until now ran 13s flat with the Three inch aircleaner and and 1 inch phelonic open spacer, Now want 12s which way should I go bigger air cleaner bigger spacer or Both Thanx In Advance
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    Best Battery To Run Full MSD Ignition

    Purchased A Yuasa 620 CCa Commercial Battery over a year ago and Had It Tested and Its only 77% healthy , Basically cannot keep up with Current draw, Batteries Here In NZ are branded Differently , But We Do Have The Optima Series Whiich would be Better Yellow Top or Red Seemingly...
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    How to calculate current draw

    Hi Battery Charges fine Street Driving , probably because I do not use the electric fan as much as on the dragstrip, At The Strip it sucks the power Im Running , carter Electric fuel pump CSR Electric water pump, 16 inch electric fan , Plus Msd E curve Diizzy Running a 70 amp...
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    Noisy Valve Train

    Recently Purchased a Hughes Roller Rocker Kit And Rhoades Lifters For My 360 I Have all The Gear Fitted Shims Nicely Spaced With Minimal end Play, Thee Problem The Whole Valve Train is Noisy as once Engine up to Temprature, I have Adjusted the Rockers to 0 lash Also put heavier oil in But No...
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    727 valve body,

    H All Got a BB 727 Trans here that has had a recent rebuild, trying to identify the Valve Body The Intermediate plate has the numbers 6 5 8 cut into it , I wondering whether it has a shift kit or not??? Any Help Welcome thanx
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    Reverse Jetting

    Anyone ever done this with an Edelbrock and got good results ?????
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    E Curve 8504 Dizzy Carbon Centre Worn

    Just Prepping For Drag Racing Season Here In New Zealand , Went to check Cap And Rotor Cap Was Cracked at No 1 and the spring loaded carbon Bit in the Centre was Completely worn out ?????????????????????????????????????????? Any ideas what is caused this , So I can Eliminate it ,
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    Kickdown or no Kickdown

    Have 360 727 Trans has TF2 Kit , Have Had It here Waiting For New Lokar Cable , My Mechanic M8 Reckons I Could Drive it without any Kckdown long term as Long as I manual Shift it , I didnt want to try it , What are Your Thoughts ????????????????
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    [WANTED] Indy rocker covers wanted

    Been Searching , Ebay, Mancini, Hughes, etc Looking for an INDY Intake And Rocker covers to fit 440 -1 Heads, What other covers will fit these Heads Thanx
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    Street/ Strip 383 Build

    Now that I am definetly going 383 stroke Would like to know your proven Combos , Valiant A Body 4 Door Weighing 3200lbs with me in it Parts I have got at the Moment are factory 69 Block , 440-1 Indy alloy Heads and Indy Rockers 727 rebuilt race trans with reverse manual valve body 3500...
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    MILODON OR BARTON PUMP On The Street

    Looking at a 383 street strip motor , I was wondering if any members use either of the external oil pumps on the street, I was Told they would be overkill for the Street But I already have one should I use it or not,????/
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    Anyone Know what this # refers to

    171EM44 Found this on the Timing cover of a 383 could it be a rebuild stamp???
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    383 or 440 Dilema

    Had A 440 sitting here to put into an Aussie A body Valiant, Then a 383 came my way and It made me think , What would be the best for the old girl . got all new suspension already there plus 8.75 diff. The first thing is weight vs stroke another is of course space for headers plug wires etc ...
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    383 or 440 in A Body Aussie Valiant

    Got both here , chucked out the 318 want to build street strip car Would like to know the pros and cons , front end weight would be a concern with both motors , then there is a possibility of a stroked 383 I suppose the options are endless, which combo would go for ????
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    Indy heads which ones ????

    Can Anyone Tell Me Which year , Stage Indy Heads These pics are the Only current Info I have Got Owner doesent Know And He is away for a few Days, So I thought I would Look here in the Meantime To See if they are Worth Buying Thanx
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    727 Cheetah Manual Valve Body 17156

    Got one Here that I stripped to Clean But Lost My Notes of how to put Back Together Got All the Parts , Not sure whether to Chuck it or Fix it with some bodys help Any Diagrams , websites links etc welcome
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    May need advice on 727 build

    Ok got it all stripped down and given the first clean found a cracked drum, also found uneven clutch wear and wear on one side of the planetry pics attached would it be uneven spring tension.?
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