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    Mopar 440 down on power

    I bumped the initial to 7 degrees as most of the fuel is 87 octane and adjusted linkage on the end barrels as they were only opening 85%. big change and it seems to be pulling very hard when I shift at 5500rpm...I am going to need to power time this as I do not not how much centrifigal my...
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    Mopar 440 down on power

    just got 440-6 pack on the road, many problems but although decent power I am dissapointed. here is the set up. 440 stock HP block, heads 516 with 2.14/1.81 valves milled .030, port matched to gaskets, major lump removed from exhaust ports, bowls opened up to bottom of valve seat, Hughes valve...
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    anybody have auto-6 pack car

    :drinkers: I just bolted on six pack set up , gas pedal operates fine with full throttle but kickdown plate slot is too short, and I have adjusted it as far as it will go. all linkage is from 4 bbl car. Now the slot needs to be about 2-1/2" longer to operate properly IF I have installed...
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    what fastener is used for #516 valve cover

    I have come up with a measurement of .245 on the studs (measured between the threads) and in measuring the supply at the store the only thing they had with that measurement was the #7-1.0 metric. I bought 10 but in putting them on the stud they seem to fit but are a little too lose on the...
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    what fastener is used for #516 valve cover

    metric? I can not tell by looking at it. this is a std 1967 #516 head, I have the 5/16" cap screws that is used in the sixth hole. the other 5 are what looks like 5/16" studs with approx 22 threads per inch. I have many different kinds of fasteners in my shop nothing comes close to this, did...
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    what fastener is used for #516 valve cover

    I have determined that the thread count is neither 20 per inch or 24 per inch , it seems to be 5/16", this head (516)has 5 studs ea holding rocker cover, I have a tremendous asst of fasteners but nothing works, would this be some kind of acorn nut or sheet metal type fastener, please help I am...
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    440 harmonic balancer removal

    taking off timing cover to replace with bigger cam. In removing small bolts that hold pulleys on, crank is turning. got pullys off, now I need to find a 1-1/4 socket..but this is a 440 car with a 727 since crank was turning in removing pullys how do I hold crank while trying to remove crank bolt...
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    changing sparkplugs in 440.....uggh

    just bought 68 Coronet RT 440 with 55,000 original miles. the sparkplugs were never changed. the sparkplug boots were permanently annealed to the sparkplug porcelin, had to cut them off. I noticed that although it is a HP block they have some kind of log manifold on it which is kind of big and...
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