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Ok, so I just got a chance to take a look at everything and sure enough my flex plate bolts sheared off! Why the heck would that happen? I think the plate could have been bent a little, would that do it?

Hey guys. So this is a start up of my newly rebuilt 360. New Cam, pistons, intake, etc. etc. This is a few days after cam break in was completed. Had no problems before. You'll notice some noise right about when I get up close to the engine with the camera. Does anyone have any idea where...

Ordered my 901's yesterday! Thanks for the info guys.

Ok, 412 Stroker or Crackedback, what size shims do you think I would need? Stroker, are you using shims with your set up, and if so do you have a part number? Thanks!

What is a good single spring that would handle about .515" of lift? Lunati recommends a double spring for my new cam, but i'd like to stick with a single spring so I don't have to have my heads machined.

No didn't have the RPM, I had the performer... not sure if there's a huge difference between the two! But I'm definitely happy with my purchase of the Air-Gap. I'll try to sell my performer and cover most of the cost of the Air-Gap. I was planning on just running the standard .039 head...

Well I made it over to Fort Worth this morning to the DFW swap meet and picked myself up an Eddy RPM Airgap intake for a helluva deal! So now i've got something that will hopefully feed this thing air a little better! So my next quest is to get my cam selection figured out so I can get the...

Thanks Rumblefish, got another question for you. If I went with a cam with different durations what should I be looking for? If I had more duration on the exhaust would that help bleed off some of my compression? I was looking at this Comp cam what do you think? COMP CamsManufacturer's Part...

lol... ya well, best laid plans right?? Guess what I WANT and what I SHOULD be building aren't matching up too well! Hey one more question. Is it possible to play with the combustion chambers on the heads a little to try and increase the cc size? If I grind and polish? If I don't touch the...

Sounds like I should have thought everything out a little better haha! Well since I'm limited on funds, I think I'll call around on a bigger cam to go with my current engine combo. Then possibly see about upgrading my intake... after I get the whole engine squared away then I'll worry about my...

Alright, JoeDust and Dano... thanks a ton for the insight! So the cam that I have was the one that was in the car when I bought it which is why I didn't know much about it till I recently pulled the engine. It definitely had a nice lope to it but sounds like with the new pistons it may be a...

Well sounds like a converter would be a good way to go! Dano, my static CR should be right around 10.5 to 1 maybe just a Tad more. Running an Eddy performer dual plane intake with a 750 Holley. So do you think that xe268 would be the best choice for that low end grunt?

Just wanting some opinions on what direction I should take my 360 build. This will be a 95% street car that I want to be a beast out of the hole, won't see much time past 6000 RPM. As of now the engine is a stock stroke 360, i've got KB 190 pistons, an old speed pro cam that's [email protected]"/304...

Thanks Dano!!

Can anyone help me identify this cam?? It was in my 74 360. I couldn't find much info! The stamped numbers are 1177, CS178R, and i THINK GWC. I can't get pics to load but if it would help to see I'll try and get some up.

Update- Well I tore the heads off again today to check a few things. First I poured a little fuel into the cylinders to see if it would leak out past the rings. Cylinders 1,5,7 and 2,8 had basically no seal! SOOO, definitely gonna have to have some honeing done! Then I did the same thing...

Ok, well being that this is my first build I guess I was bound to screw something up/learn something new!! Had no idea you had to hone the cylinders with new rings... thanks a ton guys, I'll pull it apart, get it honed and see if that will make a difference!

Pretty sure the gauge is correct, i've used it on a few other engines. Cam timing could definitely be off, but I pulled the valve cover on the drivers side to check position of the valves at TDC and they were definitely both closed so I can't believe it could be that far off. Could I have...

Cylinders were in good shape, still had cross hatching marks and no real wear so didn't have them honed. New rings, and new pistons both. While testing cylinder pressure it seemed to take 1 or 2 cycles before the compression jumped up then it would just stay firm right around 60 or so, does...

Just did a compression check on my 360 since I was having problems starting, ALL cylinders were between 55-75. Wet check didn't seem to help much if at all so i'm pretty sure it's not my rings, which are brand new anyway. What would cause EVERY cylinder to have low compression like this? This...

Agree with 01heavy, just installed mine a bit ago. Haven't measured either but I would guess they aren't more than 0.030 to .040 out of the hole.

Ok guys here's an update. So after messing with the timing about a million different ways :angry7:, I decided to take the drivers side head off just to make sure nothing was going on internally. Everything looked fine to me, no evidence of the pistons hitting the valves or anything like that...

Ok, so I did what you all described and made sure the distributor, rotor, and everything was set properly. So now I KNOW i'm on the compression stroke, the distributor is correct and the rotor is pointing to the #1 cylinder. Still getting nothing when I crank. Also pulled the drivers side...

70408Dart- How did you fix your lifter problem, I did have the engine apart for a few weeks, could that have affected my lifters?

Ok guys thanks! I think I understand MOST of everything haha. My only other question is about the Dizzy. When you guys say pick it up and turn it around do mean I have to actually take the whole distributor OUT from the block, or do I just loosen the hold down bolt and turn it 180...

Ok guys... I just got done getting my 360 all put back together. I tore it down to put some higher compression pistons in it about 3 weeks ago. So last weekend I got it all put back together and went to start it and.... nothin. It just cranked and cranked. So I checked fuel at the carb which...

Alright guys quick question... I just ordered some KB 190 pistons (slight dome w/ two reliefs) for my 360. I want to increase the C.R. to about 10:1. These pistons are rated at 10.5:1 with 72cc heads. I am also getting some 596 heads which are advertised right around that 72cc. My question...