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I am a Moderator and Admin over on dot org. When you were registering, there was a page that had a whole bunch of writing on it. In big red letters, it said, You MUST provide minimal information about your car or registration WILL NOT be activated. Use the Interests or Signature line on...

Cold weather driveability is the issue if it's not working. There are NOS and aftermarket manifolds available. I have a truck manifold that didn't come with the heat valve. I ran that in the door car until changing out to alternative manifolds that offer no carb heat at all. I don't drive the...

Fopar over on dot org daily drives this, and races it on the weekends. CJ

Online wouldn't be my choice. Go talk to your local machine shop and see what they can do for you. For a stocker, nothing wrong with a Victor Reinz kit. They can get it for you, likely for a competitive rate. If your not prepared to do it, have your machine shop measure and get your...

:lol: Turbo? What? I figured that would be plural by now with you mad scientist types! I'm starting to second guess the thoughts for a compound. Unless I go with metric studs, I can't see keeping the head down. :roll: CJ

Moderate to low compression: ZFR5N Extended reach Over 9:1: ZFR6-FIX-11 Standard reach Iridium Over 11:1, N2O/Forced induction start looking into colder racing plugs. NGK and Champion have plugs. Don't have any of my data as I'm on a business trip. There is a ZFR7 plug listed, but I...

If it still has a steel shim gasket.. The sand cast holes line up with the sand cast holes in the head. Coolant normally flows back through the block to a point behind #6. It then flows up into the head, and back to the thermostat. There should be no open coolant passages through the head...

I went from a Holley 1945 and noodle exhaust at 18 mpg to a Feather Duster 2-1/4" Head pipe, Offy, Holley 390, recurved EI distributor and some very mild port work. Freeway settled in around 22 to mid 23.xx mpg. This was with no change to the gear ratio, transmission, or rear axle. I had bare...

OK, just to muddy the waters... :-D There is a third way to set the valves on the slant. It takes advantage of whatever lash ramp you happen to have purchased in your particular path to power, economy, stock running or whatever. Always set them cold with the 120 degree method. set about...

Just in case your still watching this thread: Bump the compression. Go to dot org to learn how to do it properly. Get some more converter stall. 2500 is nice. That's 3000 in V8-ese. Put 3.23's or 3.55's in the rear. At that point, unless your 7-1/4 is junk, you aren't going to hurt it...

The slant does not need back pressure. Plenty of folks run straight out the headers at the track. What it does need is proper scavenging effect. How big are the primaries of your headers? It's possible to go too big and lose velocity of the exhaust gas charge. Wrap will get some of that...

Does anybody have color codes for governer Springs for the TF? CJ

There was no difference in the power. The higher number is gross hp, the lower number is net. They started listing horsepower "Net" or with things like alternators and waterpumps hooked up. The only difference in the 198 were the rods and crank. Everything else is the same. Cost the same to...

That'll do! 8) CJ

Good work! :-D We're waiting to hear how things went down at Redding. (The last SSRN points race of 2009 was held today.) I have to be at work at six tomorrow morning, so couldn't take the chance of not making it back from the Sunday race. It's a ten hour drive, and my spring chicken days...

Take a look on the dot org site in Articles. I built a long rod stroker.. Lot's of machine work. $$$ I built a 4.440" Stroker crank. With .045" over pistons I have 248 CI, and it is a torque monster. I've torn the vertical trunk braces loose from the trunk floor on launch, and I have...

3/4-16 Clean it up and give it a try. They get a lot of guck in there without a damper bolt. The only reason I run a damper bolt is to keep it squeaky clean. My engine doesn't spin fast enough to need one! :lol: :-D CJ

A 64 sounds pretty big. I think I had a 61-2 high precision in my 1945. Just can't remember stuff that far back! :lol: Have you checked in with Dan about one of the economaster carbs? The booster on the economaster will deliver better economy, and signal should be better for what you are...

Dude, I am going to find a good vacuum amplifier and some other goodies for a care package if it kills me! PM me over on dot org, and I'll draw you up a vacuum diagram. It's all gotta be there, or your not going to realize the potential of the Dart Lite. Missing pieces make for the same mileage...

I probably missed it, Somebody already suggested it I'm sure. Leave the battery where it is and; Considered turning your box around and pulling air off the cowl? Cooler air in front of the windshield, and as long as you don't open your vent boxes, you pull "boost" off the cowl. Look above...

I did that for a while. 2-1/4" Feather Duster head pipe, and all the way back. If you run the car for long periods of time, what I mean is: Over an hour every time you fire it up, cool. No problem. You won't believe how much water comes out of the tail pipe when you take off for the...

The local mechanic doesn't know jack. I second the dot org experience. A bunch of the guys out here on the left coast are punching out some very respectable times down at the strip with drivers. Mine's kinda lame. It still get's right at 20 mpg towing a trailer, and cuts 15.6's on a carter...

That is a good price! I got mine from Authentic Restoration Products. They were a bit more. :shock: CJ

There's a "how to" over on dot org. Check the Articles. It would be a pain in the butt in the car, if you can do it at all, and probably won't seal. The only good way to do it is upside down on a motor stand. Use Doc's method, and you'll be fine. Sorry dude! If you want a good seal, yank...

The timing order being 180 degrees is pretty common, don't get hung up with that. It's still the same order, just the timing set chain is set up 180 out. It'll work fine that way. CJ

Vacuum leaks. Double check if you've been there already. Springs for the mechanical advance in the distributor? Check to see that the spring posts aren't too loose. That'll cause the timing to bounce. Just brain storming here. Pretty hard to fix a car over the internet... :lol: CJ

Did you set the valve lash? CJ

Like I said, reformulated gasoline is tough on the old school tuner. It's hard to read plugs with it. If your going to stay with the 390 Holley consider installing an O2 sensor and A/F gauge. Even a narrow band will help a bunch. Bump the primary jets up a step and see if your lean surge goes...

Just out of curiosity, do you have a peanut or drool tube head on your car? CJ

Wow! I could have bought a DVD? Just think of the months of toiling away that could have solved! :lol: Yep, I do everything the hard way! :roll: :) CJ