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    Thoughts/opinions on Blueprint Engines 408 stroker crate engine?

    I'll take that trade off. You'll be using that 29ft/lbs of torque more often than that extra 7hp.
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    318 idles rough and stumbles bad on acceleration

    Awesome, thanks fellas. I'll start with the WD40 and compressed air and then throw on my spare set of plug wires. If that doesn't do it I'll check out those idle tubes. Did a little research online and it seems like they're a common problem for Chevy guys but they take a bit more work to get to.
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    318 idles rough and stumbles bad on acceleration

    This is a 75 D100 with a later roller 318 and quadrajet that I bought a year ago and have done minimal work to. For a few months I was dealing with the strange problem of the truck only wanting to start when the key was released. Turned out to be either the reluctor or the pick up coil in the...
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    What oil pressure to expect from a 318 roller?

    This is a 75 Dodge D100. The guy I bought it from said it had a stock rebuilt 318 roller engine in it with about 30k on the rebuild. He owns a local business and was honest with everything I could verify on the truck so I have no reason not to believe him there. The gauge on the truck is not...
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    Harmonic balancer touching the water pump

    I have a rebuilt 340 that I've yet to fire up. I made a thread a while back about the engine just all the sudden not wanting to turn over one day. I figured the cylinder walls may have gotten rusty from sitting but I used one of those cameras to look in there and they look clean. I arranged to...
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    Rebuilt 340 really difficult to turn over

    Thanks guys looks like I probably screwed up big time. Had a bag over the engine most of the time but the last month or so I left it off because I had all the accessories hooked up and it wouldn't fit. Didn't have the spark plugs in either so it's probably rusted. I'm just going to take it back...
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    Rebuilt 340 really difficult to turn over

    I had the engine rebuilt in September but I'm just now getting this thing in the car. About two months ago I set the timing on it and was able to turn the engine fairly easily with the crank bolt and a breaker bar. Fast forward to today, I wanted to prime the engine right before I put it in so...
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    Problem with 90* filter adapter threads in the block

    Whew, the tap worked. Connected the messed up threads in front to the good threads in back without a problem. Thanks!
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    Problem with 90* filter adapter threads in the block

    Went to put the 90* adapter on today and noticed that the first 1/2" or so of thread in the block is pretty mucked up while the rest of the threads in back are good. Problem is that I can't get the bolt to the good threads in back. It just stops a couple turns in and I have a feeling I'll break...
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    new 340 engine start up questions

    How do you check that you're on #1 if your timing cover is already on?
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    new 340 engine start up questions

    Excellent, thanks!
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    new 340 engine start up questions

    I'm going to be going through this with a 340 here in a few weeks. Aside from the zinc additive, what weight oil should be used? Will 10w-30 work or is 30w the best?
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    Tips on pulling my motor?

    This is how I did it too. After unbolting everything, there were still 4 block to bellhousing bolts up top that I couldn't get to with the tools I had. So I took the 4 transmission cross member bolts off, put jackstands under the bellhousing and tailshaft and then hooked the picker up to the...
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    Repopped 340 air cleaner

    I'm 28 so I don't remember when they were that cheap. Well they probably were back when I first got my Duster 10 years ago but I was only able to afford slant six stuff so I never bothered to even pay attention. Right on AlV, it looks good and sounds like the quality isn't sub par. I'll...
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    Repopped 340 air cleaner

    Right on, you guys just saved me a lot of money. Thanks!
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    Repopped 340 air cleaner

    Anyone know if these repopped air cleaners are of decent quality? Should be getting my 340 back from the shop here soon and am going to be in need of one. They're priced about $100 cheaper than what I see on ebay so I figured I'd give it a shot if they aren't made out of a soda can...
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    New to V8's. 340 or 383?

    Thanks Rumble, I'm not exactly sure what the tire size will end up being since I still have the SBP wheels on there. I'm guessing something real close to 205/70/r14? I'm not going to go with anything crazy. Either standard steelies or rallye wheels depending on what color I decide to go with.
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    New to V8's. 340 or 383?

    I definitely want to do 75 on the highway...that's pretty much needed to just keep up with traffic around here. Do you think 3.23's will be the best option to be able to cruise at 75 and still give me a little giddy up off the line?
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    New to V8's. 340 or 383?

    Thanks I'll have to check those out and get to reading! I was thinking 3.23 gears to give me a little push off the line without over revving on the highway. I'm going to stick with stock 14" wheels but I'm converting from SBP to BBP so it'll depend on what width I end up with. Either way the...
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    New to V8's. 340 or 383?

    I had no idea people were still talking about this lol. Thanks for all the replies, now lets get it back on topic... Here's an update with my situation. I've got a deal on the line for a complete 340 standard bore minus exhaust manifolds and carb/air cleaner for market value. If everything goes...
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    Is this a good deal for a 340?

    Bill, the car is a 67 but luckily it has a 273. The bad news is it's small bolt pattern with a 7 1/4 rear. Just got a 73+ disc brake setup in the mail today and I'll wait patiently for a bigger rear end to come around.
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    Is this a good deal for a 340?

    Thanks guys, looks like its kind of a mixed bag of opinions. I have a coworker that used to work in a machine shop years ago, so I'll see if he'll run down there and check it out with me. He's not a Mopar guy but at least he'll be able to check things over that I wouldn't notice.
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    Is this a good deal for a 340?

    Honestly if I could choose I'd get a block that hasn't been bored at all. Is there any problem with the block already being machined to 40 over? I'm not looking to go any bigger or get huge HP gains but I will admit I don't know the cons of it already being 40 over. I took a look at it for a...
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    Is this a good deal for a 340?

    I've only owned slant 6's up until this point so I'm a total V8 newbie. I met a guy who has a 72 340 block for sale. He said it's bored 40 over and has had all the machining done to it. Told me it was ready for a rebuild kit, some heads and it's ready to go. He also told me he can either throw...
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    New to V8's. 340 or 383?

    It's an a904 trans. $1500-2500 isn't as bad as I was thinking. For some reason when I run across rebuilt 340's for sale, people want $4000-8000 for them but that's probably because they are full of performance parts...which I know nothing about at this point lol. Sorry but I'm not a fan of 360's.
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    New to V8's. 340 or 383?

    Hey guys I've had my slant six Duster for 10 years now but I just recently bought a 67 Barracuda fastback with a 273 commando. The car came with a SBP 7 1/4" rear and 10" drum brakes. I plan on swapping the rear for at least an 8 1/4" and the fronts to discs. I've just began researching V8's...
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    What oil filter do you run and why

    Mobil 1 and K&N look the exact same. aFe and Royal Purple look the exact same. Advance, PowerFlo, Pennziol, Purolator and ProLine look the exact same. Is this a coincidence or are most filters just made by the same couple of companies? The only filter I've consistently read bad...
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    Magnum MPG daily driver

    I'm curious, whats the difference in the old way and the new way they calculate MPG?
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    How do I ID a 340?

    Right on, thanks for the help guys. I'll let you know what it turns out to be.
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    How do I ID a 340?

    I saw some numbers on the front of the block just under the head but they didn't seem like they had any significance. At least not to the casting numbers I wrote down. So if I get under the car and look up at the side of the block with a flashlight, it should be on the side of the block...
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