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    Wcfb checkball qeustion

    Hi I am building a wcfb for my 56 imperial, the check ball below the accelerator pump I have butchered, hit it too hard into the casting and now it is stuck solid down there, put new pump in, filled bowel and pumps great even though the checkball is stuck solid down there, my question is that...
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    383 thoughts

    Hi all, just my thoughts on 383,s most people put the 440 or 400 mopar on top simply because of bore size, so generally speaking a 383 is our/mopar, s 3rd most desirable big block, but in chevy land everybody wants a 454,that is there first factory choice..... Why biggest bore and cubes, but...
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    Wanted 1/64

    Hi guys, looking to buy 1/64 mopar only, greenlight, m2, auto World, mecum auction cars, looking to buy a bulk lot 50-100 cars at a time, I'm in Australia and we don't get a lot of the stuff you guys get over there, buying one at a time is prohibitive on shipping, anyone wanna sell me a bulk...
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    quickest et,s on an edelbrock carby

    whats the quickest et,s you,ve seen with a single edelbrock carby....i kinda treat holleys like i do chevys with abit of disdain,i have a 451 stroker and i want to go quick with an edelbrock
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    open chamber/closed chamber

    hi my brother has a 340 which runs the mopar performance aluminium closed chamber heads and when the motor was built he had to use like a 100 thou gasket because the pistons hung out like 40 thou or whatever they hang out on a stock 340,my cousin is now building a 360 and has come across a set...
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    451 stroker rear gears question

    hi have a fresh 451 in my 73 cuda,with a comp cams extreme energy hi lift hydraulic 285 241/247 @50.i put the motor together myself and fully rebuilt the trans with all good frictions ect,the car has a 4;10 rear and 26 inch mickey thompson street tyres,ptc done my converter i put down 50%...
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    alcoholic cardiomyopathy

    have drank heavily for 25 yrs,always have a pounding heart and anxiety the next day after a decent drink,suffer from panic and anxiety,if i had a dollar for every time i thought i was going to die i,d be a millionaire,well anyway i go to bed the other night with about 6 to 7 beers in me and a...
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    vacuum pump inquiry

    just bought this vacuum pump off of summit,read through the instructions and i understand that i run one inlet to the booster(the one with the vacuum sticker on it)but the other outlet says to the engine,wherabouts on the engine,to the valve cover breather?i,ve got the mopar breathers...please...
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    tune up advice

    Hi just got my 451 in and running,want some tuning advice,the cam is hydraulic comp 285hl,...241,247 @ 50,with ported stealths,with an msd ready to run,have a light blue and light silver springs in dizzy(2nd quickest setup there is)engine is 10.25 to 1 compression with full tti headers and 3...
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    belt throwing issues

    just got my 451 stroker going in my 73 cuda,took it for a drive and it threw the p/s belt which then went on to throw the altenator belt ,one of the belts grabbeb around my transmission line and broke the brass fitting oil everywhere,rusty water everywhere,my motor is just an extreme energy comp...
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    how to get power in ignition run mode

    hi guys just installed a big block in my 73 cuda with an msd ready to run and a mini starter,so i got rid of the relay and have wired my 3 wire altenator up corectly,everything is wired as factory,car cranks over fine,but when it goes back to run it loses all power(checked start and run modes on...
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    3 inch spring relocation

    this question is actually regarding an ebody,does anyone know what you do to bolt in the rear of the leaf spring when u relocate on an ebody,as theres no frame rail to bolt to after moving them inboard 3 inchs
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    [WANTED] 727 24 spline input shaft

    hi all i,m chasing a 727 24 spline input shaft and matching stator support(62-70 narrow drum bushing) to convert my 19 spline over.....can anyone help....i,m in australia and will pay for all shipping and packaging
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    Engine run in/spring pressure question

    hi guys,i,m running my 451 stroker in on a engine test stand,it has comp cams hydraulic flat tappet ex285hl,the engine has stealth heads with the valve springs that they came with 130# and approx 330# at 600 lift ,the engine is being run in with zzdp zinc addtive and there is gobs of quality...
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    oil pump drive question

    number 1 piston is at top dead centre with both valves shut and i,ve installed my gear pump drive 30 times,turning the oil pump hex trying to get the slot perfectly parralell with the cam and the best i can get it is angled before is this okay????????????????
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    homeade checking lifter

    i bought a extra lifter with my new cam and lifters as i want to make a checking lifter for piston to valve clearance ,....................my question is where the pushrod sits in the cup in the lifter it moves up and down 3/4 mm,do i weld it when its towards the bottom of the lifter or when its...
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    mopar holiday(when should i come)

    hi guys,girls,i want to apply for my annual leave next year and i want to come to the states for five weeks,i want to come to attend pacific mopar events,i,m thinking mop[ars at the strip???what are your opinions of north americs best mopar events......spring fling.........the strip,chryslers at...
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    cheetah valve body kickdown band adjustment

    just finished rebuilding my trans with cheetah valve body,no compression braking in first,when i snug up the adjuster for the front band the output shaft still turns,i want to do up the adjuster so i can hardly turn the shaft and then back off half turn ,should everything still turn whaen i snug...
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    do i need governer weights???????????

    just finished rebuilding my 727,it has a fully manualised cheetah valve body with no low gear braking,i was just wondering though because my instruction installation sheet with my valve body says if transmission is out of car remove the governer weights,what happens with this valve body if i...
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    clutch drum clearance question

    i have just reassemble my front clutch drum with 5 alto red frictions and 5 kolene steels,its put together dry and i have 0.115 clearance to snap ring,in carl munroes book he says about 0.015 per friction which means it should only be 0.075,will this be ok and what are the ramifications of...
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    pushrod length/measuring question

    hi,i,m buildind a 451 stroker low deck,the bottom end is complete and i,m up to buying the pushrods,the engine is using a comp cams hydraulic ex 285 hl,its using the hughes 1.5 rocker system,ok so do i just buy standard oem 383/400 pushrods or do i need set up and measure,i have a adjustable...
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    engine mounts wont sit flat

    hi all,i,ve bolted my k frame up to my 451 which is on a stand ,just to check how my skid pan checks out and the k frame just wont mount up flush to the engine mounts,me on one side my dad on the other pulling it up evenly and it just wont come up,there is a 5mill to 10 mill gap on both sides...
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    engine bay overhaul,paint and front end rebuild

    hi guys and girls thought you might like to follow along as i pull my 318 out of my 73 cuda patch and repair/straighten my engine bay for the fitment of my new 451 stroker and also rebuild my front end with all new components
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    Comp cams degreeing issue

    I just installed my new comp cam 285 extreme energy high lift hydraulic in my freshly built 451,here,s the problem the paperwork i got with the cam states that comp grinds these cams with 4 degrees advance for optimum street use,so anyway i line the dots up perfectly inline and centreline it in...
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    my first mopar resto

    hi all just thought i,d show my old saratoga which clinched the deal for me and mopar,i bought this car missing 4 floor pans,one trunk floor,minus inner,outer sills ,front guards rusted out ,basically a basket case ,3 years later wal lah
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    barracuda fix up

    before and after of my 73 barracuda 318 torqueflie car,the hardest part was the car had been punched in opposite quarters was about 10 mm out was a nightmare to gap doors,guards ect ,had to bondo the whole car and hold a 4 metre straight edge from front to back and sand line back in ,didnt...
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    porting stealth heads (tips)

    tips on porting my stealths at home ,i,ve bought comp cams 10 degree locks and retainers,what should i touch and what shouldnt i touch ,any pics from guys who have done it would be much appreciated,was just going to gasket match and bowl blend,i geuss i dont touch the bronze guides that are...
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    oil pump drive

    is there a washer that sits over my oil pump drive shaft and then sits on top of the brass bushing,cause my gasket kit has a white/clear looking nylon/plastic washer that fits perfectly over my hardened shaft ,or do you just put it straight in with the steel drive cam gear sitting straight on...
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    removing main caps

    i am assembling my 451,does anyone have any secrets to pulling out the main caps,i hit em with a dead blow hammer a few times,wiggle ect,but them suckers just dont wanna lift out,i stuck a chisel between the caps and block but it scored and damaged the mating surfaces,anyone know a better way to...
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    those heads are good

    hi everyone,i have 4 brothers ,3 of us are into mopars and one owns a bunch of chevys,the one with the chevs is a knowedgable engine builder and built my brothers 340 which has mopar performance ally heads (aka edelbrocks) but my other brother is buildind a stroker 360(408) which has magnum stud...
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