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Molnar and Scat start out at 3.58 stroke and I have no desire to build a "stroked" 318. Eagle has one, but after reading about problems people have with Eagle cranks I'm not sure I want to go that route. I know a 318 probably doesn't "need" a forged crank but I'm going to hit it with 150 or 200...

I want to upgrade the brakes on my 64 Valiant, currently has 9" drums. The upgrade kit I want to use (Stainless Steel Brakes) says it bolts up to 10" spindles. If I buy 10" drum brake spindles, will I need to get anything else to put them on the car other than the SSB disc brake kit? thanks

Is anyone here old enough to remember what D/Modified Production cars ran in the mid 1960's? Did they run flat tappet or roller cams in M/P back then? Found this pic in an old book and though it would be cool to build a tribute engine. Just wondering what the performance potential might be. I...

Thought I had a line on an A body 8.25 rear for my wagon but that fell through so I'm wondering if the 7.25 open diff would be strong enough for my use. Engine is a a mild Slant 6, but I'm going to upgrade sometime in the future to 10:1, hotter cam, and dual Webers on an Offy intake. Also I do...

I want to learn to do basic cleanup on my own cylinder heads and intakes. Nothing fancy, just basic port matching and general bowl cleanup, etc. Maybe some mild valve guide work but since I don't have a flow bench I don't think I'll be able to do much beyond that without risk the risk of hurting...

I got my cam today, Comp 20-629-5. According to the specs, intake valve closes at 45 ABDC. Heads are TF 190 with 60cc chambers, pistons are flat top with 5cc for the valve reliefs and block is .030 over and machined for zero deck height. When I run the numbers through a dynamic compression...

For only $500, might be worth a try...

I'm getting ready to have a Slant 6 head done, and decided to take people's advice here and put in oversize valves. Figure if I'm going to do that it would be a good idea to have hardened exhaust seats put in. I'll have a machine shop do the work but thought it would be nice to have the parts to...

Not sure if this is the right forum, but it is a question about a tool, so here goes... Does anyone use the G-Tech Pro as a tuning aid? I know it's not perfect but the nearest drag strip is over an hour away and only runs a few months out of the year, chassis dynos are expensive, inconvenient...

Looking for a cam for my Slant Six build. This one from Hughes looks like it matches my car/engine combo (64 Valiant wagon, 3.23 gears, 225, stock pistons, mildly ported heads with stock size valves, stock exhaust manifold with outlet ported to 2-1/2", TTI 2-1/2" exhaust system, Weber 38/38 DGES...

Well, title pretty much lays it out. Intake manifold is going to be the short runner (30mm) Aussie Speed 2-bbl. If I run the Holley it will be the 350 cfm version. Don't know much about Webers but I keep reading good things about them. Between the 2, which would you run?

Looking at a solid FT cam for an A body. Heads would be TF 190's, 10-10.5:1 compression ratio, 4.30 (or so) rear end, 3500 (or so) stall speed converter. Primarily street driven, needs to run on 91 pump gas but I want it to be quick. Looking at this one b/c all of their street cams have a wider...

Kind of leaning towards the NOS 100 - 125 - 150 kit with 10 lb. bottle. The Nitrous Express kit is 50 - 100 - 150 - 200 with a 12 lb. bottle. Main concern is quality and ease of add-ons. Is there any significant difference in quality between the 2 kits? Any difference in ease of add-ons? Mainly...

I'm wondering if this cam would work OK with my other pieces: 64 Valiant, 904 trans (stock ratios), 3.55 rear end 360 block, flat top pistons at zero deck, 596 casting heads (just a little bowl cleanup, no porting) Intake will probably be RPM Air Gap, and open to carb recommendations. Assuming...

Having a hard time understanding why they offer both 63cc and 65cc chamber versions of their head. If the difference was bigger I could understand, but only 2cc difference - that could be easily taking care of by head gasket thickness (like go from .030 to .040 or vice-versa). Are the chamber...

My 64 has those tiny little 9" drums all the way around. I'll worry about the back brakes later, but for now I want to convert to front disc. Has anyone used the manual conversion kit from Right Stuff Detailing? I need a complete kit and this one seems to have pretty much everything I need (pic...

I'm not talking internal balance like with a 273 - 340, the engine would still be externally balanced but with a different flex plate that would allow it to be run with a regular (unweighted) torque converter.Anyone ever heard of this? The shop doing my 360 says it works good. He showed me the...

Bought a cheap used carb (Holley 3310) off eBay to strip for parts to use on a couple junk carbs I have. Got it for a really good price (at least I thought so) and it was local pickup so I got to actually meet the seller. Turned out to be a kid, probably 15 or 16 (he had his dad drive him to the...

Just a question(s) - don't know much about carbs, that's why I'm asking. One thing I see is that a lot of people running fast cars (even street cars, not just drag cars) are running carbs a lot bigger than what is the "standard recommended" cfm. I've also read in a few places is the real reason...

How well do they perform? I'm having a hard time finding LA blocks so it looks like I'm going with a Magnum block if I want to build a 360. Only other 2 choices seem to be the stock heads (crack prone) or the new cast-in-China EQ heads (poor flow compared to the original Australian EQ heads)...

I'm building a 318 that will be running a hydraulic roller cam (most likely a Comp Cams Xtreme Energy 224/230). So a couple of questions: 1. Do I have to run the Comp Cams matching lifters, or will other brands of hydraulic rollers (Howard's, Hughes, etc.) be OK? My idea (if it will work) is to...

Anyone on this site live in or near Abilene, Texas? I was stationed there from 1985-88. Got out of the Air Force and moved back to California b/c all my friends and family are here. Now family is mostly gone and I'm fed up with California/Nevada, have pretty good memories of Abilene. Used to...

Looking for carb recommendation for a dual quad 318. Intake is the Offy hi-rise, cam will be a Howard's hydraulic roller (Lift: .525 / .530, Duration @ .050: 227 / 235, LSA 109), shooting for 10.5-11 static compression ratio with Speedmaster "as cast" heads. Going into a 66 Barracuda with manual...

I need help getting the radiator out of my 66 Barracuda so I can pull the engine. The way the $%^#@$% shop that last worked on the car put it in makes it impossible for me to get it out any way I can see except cutting, which I don't want to do. I'm hoping that another set of eyes can see a way...

I'm having some "interesting" problems with a brand new 318. It's running a Comp Cams XE268 cam and Comp Cams adjustable s/s rocker arms. It doesn't seem like there's any slack in the pushrods, but on every cylinder where the lifter is sitting on the base part of the cam, I can hold the pushrod...

Just got my car back from the shop. Brand new 318, supposedly broken in correctly. Ran good, test drive was good, then called and told me #7 cylinder was out and that it was acting like either a stuck valve or a flat cam. Told me that if it was stuck valve, the pushrod was likely bent and maybe...

I have a 225 out of a 1970 2WD truck. It has a large cast iron bell housing and a New Process 435 transmission. There are 4 large bolts that attach the trans to the bell housing and 3 bolts that hold the bell housing to the block. So my question is, If I take out the 4 bolts holding the...

I just got a Slant Six/trans combo out of a 1970 2wd pickup. The transmission has a tag that reads: New Process Model 4530 Serial 1 5 70 Ratio 456 I'm guessing this won't work very well in a car (pretty bulky), but will the rest of the parts (bell housing, flywheel, etc) work to put an 833...

I want to buy a project car next summer and I'd like to know what I can expect to pay so I know how much money I need to come up with by next April or May. I'd like to find one of these (in order of preference) - 64 Valiant wagon, any year (64,65,66) Barracuda, 64 Valiant 2 door, 63 Dart 2 door...