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  1. lil red

    Ok....here we go AGAIN!!! Looking for a 340 CAMSHAFT

    if the engine is mostly original, ie - heads, intake, compression I would use the trusty purple shaft probably 268 272 - .450 .455 lift. It performed well in a 68 340 I had.
  2. lil red

    intake question

    that's impressive......I had to read it 3 times and im not kidding.....good info aj
  3. lil red

    investing your money ;)

    watch out for fees, a lot of extra charges some firms charge - my co worker has a firm that holds his TFSA , when he withdraws they hit him with 2% - that's big coin. Personally my investor has a front end load at 0% plus no annual fees - only the management expense ratio (about1.8% depending...
  4. lil red

    New Street Demon carbs

    I swapped out a thermoquad on my mildly built 360 in a truck for a street avenger … just didn't like it, felt a lot slower...swapped out for a 750 street demon and its much better, acts like a well tuned TQ. the choke works perfect and all I really did was adjust the secondary air door to...
  5. lil red

    New Street Demon carbs

    I swapped out a thermoquad on my mildly built 360 in a truck for a street avenger … just didn't like it, felt a lot slower...swapped out for a 750 street demon and its much better, acts like a well tuned TQ. the choke works perfect and all I really did was adjust the secondary air door to...
  6. lil red

    What's the slowest car you've raced in the 1/4 ?

    years ago in maitland dragstrip here in N.S. , during the gamblers evening race they put a automatic 4 door chevette up against Armstrongs 9 second opel…...the chevette went 22 seconds
  7. lil red

    future value of classic performance cars,when to bail out, before the crash?

    during the nineties people tried using high dollar cars as investments...that bubble burst big time after a couple years. Ive noticed over the last few years a steady decline in what were big dollar cars, hemis and 6pks actually selling for a fraction of what they were - toolmanmike is 100%...
  8. lil red

    Fresh 360 Valve Train Noise.....

    I appreciate all the help. Anyone ever change a cam and lifters while still sitting in a D100? Haha yep....can be done it will come awful close to the center brace on the rad support but it will come out used to fit my *** on the inner fenders as I worked...of course I was 20 then....now at...
  9. lil red

    RIP Super Dave Osbourne.

    remember his sidekick Fuji Yakamoto.
  10. lil red

    Bfg tires letters turn brown

    tried lots of stuff over the last 30 plus years, by far the best and easiest is spray9 and a scrub brush....do it each time I wash and just hose off...bright white
  11. lil red

    The Metric System

    as a machinist by trade in Canada, I still deal with inches vs millimeters, and actually most of the engineers and consulting firms we deal with at work submit drawings to me in the shop in inches. I can quickly conceptualize a tolerance of .0002 as tight quicker than .005 mm, same a 16 or a 32...
  12. lil red

    Big blow here late yesterday and last night

    for once we never got hit bad down here....went in to work this morn, lots of line crews out around the province
  13. lil red

    Best Gearhead movies......

    check out fast company with william smith
  14. lil red

    happy canada day all you canucks

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^......pretty much sums it up........have a happy 4th
  15. lil red

    2018 Ram fuel milage questions

    my 2014 slt with 30,000 kms has 3.92's and there is basically no difference in mileage between mine and my brother in laws 10,000 kms 2017 big horn with 3.21's. I think theres about 100 rpm difference at about 65 mph between the 2 or so. Personally i love the truck, good power and driving...
  16. lil red

    Those with Street Demon Carburetors....

    got a 750street demon to replace a 670 holley that replaced my od TQ. Love the demon, responsive like the TQ. I have the same issue with the choke plate, I was going to drill/tap the tower to put in a set screw to act as a stop. The only thing i did was tune the air door. having some issues...
  17. lil red

    Any vegans here?

    vegan.....hell no i love mopars
  18. lil red

    for sale .. Must be something in the water

    actually its a car that billy bob at hotboy creations was gonna restore.......
  19. lil red

    2015 Dodge Journey Problem, anybody know?

    this.....yep - that or tire/rim issue. Had a broken belt once , but on snowy/wet roads ran perfect
  20. lil red

    2015 Dodge Journey Problem, anybody know?

    are the tires the **** original brand of kumho's? I switched mine to michelins after the originals wore out after about 20000 kms, they were a terrible , poor ride, it shook - much better after we replaced them
  21. lil red

    2 different dynos,2 very different numbers.why?

    Good read fellas, lots here i didnt realize I did QA work for a machine shop a couple years back (we actually had an old Heenan and Froude water brake dyno for our marine engine testing/calibration) and our mics / measuring equipment /manufactured parts were calibrated and kept in temp...
  22. lil red

    Why did Mopar make so many green cars?

    your right, my parents house has rust colored rugs and the porcelain in the bathroom green...god I hope to jesus the retro look doesnt become popular
  23. lil red

    340 engine isn’t getting enough gas, why?

    had this happen to me in an aspen R/T, the sock would collapse and starve for fuel...shut the car off for a few minutes, restart then it would work fine for a bit till it happened again....took a while to track that down...good call kuda
  24. lil red

    Why did Mopar make so many green cars?

    green paints cheaper.....reds more expensive
  25. lil red

    cam advice for 340 street motor

    im not as knowledgeable as alot of the members on here but FWIW with your stock(ish) heads the older purple shaft designs are a good match for their flow as they were designed for - I have used the 268/272 .450/.455 camshaft which worked well - ( different beast though when i swapped for modern...
  26. lil red

    My Blueprint crate engine story - May 2018

    always like to see vendors online, this is impressive considering alot of flack they may take. Good to see you always there to add support and answers. keep it up fellas
  27. lil red

    First day on the lake in SC!!

    we call em bow honeys.....
  28. lil red

    340 Cam Kits which ones work with a stock block

    I emailed howards regarding cam selection about 2 weeks ago, took a couple of days but they did respond. Good bunch, they also immediately responded to a couple of emailed questions i had regarding their selection, seemed knowledgable
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