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  1. famous bob

    Aftermarket block street strokers.

    why is an external oiling system not street friendly ? I`ve got a couple thousand miles on my single line system , with a 9 qt. full sump pan , no problems with it/them... 505'' wedge .just because!
  2. famous bob

    How To Figure Compression Ratio

    ^^^^^^I hit the agree button , learning this myself !
  3. famous bob

    How To Figure Compression Ratio

    I run victor knock offs on my 505 , if they would have been in production , back when I bought these , I`d have went with the trick flows ,altho the 270 doesnt flow any more than mine ....
  4. famous bob

    Questions Regarding 383 Barracuda Engine Compartment

    in 1968 I bought a new 68 form S fastback , 383,727, it handled great ,out ran a camaro "hugger" going thru the Ozarks , on the wasy back to Blytheville A F B ,when it wasnt even broken in ... g m was advertising the "hugger" to be some top of the line road handler back then ...
  5. famous bob

    Do you let your old engine warm up or just get in and drive?

    if its really cold , (like now) I let them warm up , if not cold I JUST DRIVE A LITTLE SLOWER THILL THE GAGE MOVES . Hot rod is diff.
  6. famous bob

    Do you let your old engine warm up or just get in and drive?

    talking warm ups here.............
  7. famous bob

    Do you let your old engine warm up or just get in and drive?

    B S---T , START IT UP AND FLOOR BOARD IT EVERY TIME , THEN SAY THAT ... MY FUEL INJECTED 440/505 DOESNT EVEN RUN RIGHT TILL T GETS OVER 160 OR SO... excuse the caps !!
  8. famous bob

    What brand radiator are you guys using to cool your 440?

    it is a combination ,especially if u got some serious h.p. , never run small pullies on a hot street car ... griffin 28x19 , 2 row , 1 1/4 tubes , 17 3/4 clutch type fan , hi flow pump and thermostat , 14'' aux. elec in front of rad. as far away as possible /not to block the airflow...
  9. famous bob

    Tunnel ram or no tunnel ram...

    what gearing in the rear end ??
  10. famous bob

    Victor style big block heads

    wow . one reason I live where I do ...
  11. famous bob

    Victor style big block heads

    but , "you can dooo it !!"
  12. famous bob

    Victor style big block heads

    A little insight here , I have pair of procomp victor knock offs , cnc standard port . I did have to match my victor intake to them and generally clean it up , which highly resembles the trickflow intake now. the cnc procomps had a lip at the bottom of the intake runners that bugged me , so I...
  13. famous bob

    440 water pump housing numbers

    my factory hemi pump wasnt like that , was lower pass side...
  14. famous bob

    Intake "as cast" port size

    moroso epoxy made for that , done it a couple times ...
  15. famous bob

    906 head capabilities?

    I bet !
  16. famous bob

    906 head capabilities?

    I have been running a set of pro comp victor knock offs for about 12-14 ish yrs now , they were fully cnc`d and set up , I did have to finish them and fit to my set up , shim the rocker arms , and enlarge the pushod ho;es.. Getting the pushrod clearance on the heads ended up being a ***** , took...
  17. famous bob

    Gen ll Hemi exhaust rocker arms

    I` I`d lift the shaft and slide the broken arm off the end , not sliding it out of all of them...
  18. famous bob

    Need Carb advice for new Big Block build.

    not entirely true , I have a 1200 cfm throttle body settng on cleaned up victor intake , and my 505 raps like a sbc...jfyi
  19. famous bob

    Cooling issues

    I have 26'' , 1 1/4 tube , two row in my barracuda with a clutch fan , it can be done ...
  20. famous bob

    tie rod tube pan

    Would be kick a-- , if some one had a template to get it right the first time
  21. famous bob

    tie rod tube pan

    very similar , but milodon steel pan . was that a B body , converted to an A body ??/
  22. famous bob

    Oil pan clearance?

    no room for a widened road race pan 0n mine w/ victor heads = tti headers
  23. famous bob

    Oil pan clearance?

    I I`m using a slightly reworked 9 qt. dragster pan ...
  24. famous bob

    Trickflow trackheat or performer rpm

    Same here , but mine doesn`t want to stop at 6200 , not even 6700 , "most I`ve had it !" On a 500'' engine intake track air speed is great anyway , I`ve had 3 diff, intakes on mine , cleaned up and matched victor beat all others I`ve had on it , a cleaned up and well massaged weiand is extremly...
  25. famous bob

    Big Block Plug wires with Victor Heads angled plugs

    do some research , all plug wires are not created equl. M S D /only 50 ohms per ft resistance , some have copied them since they first came out , but many have way more resistence . I even checked mine , when I was trying to find a short , they were exactly around 48 to 54 ohms per foot ...
  26. famous bob

    tie rod tube pan

    Anyone ever add a tube to a 9 qt dragster pan for a tie rod pass thru ? Thinking about going back to more stock front end set up , and get away from the dragracing set up I have now . It drives good to great on the dragstrip , and good on the hi way , but not so hot on our Okla. pig trails . I...
  27. famous bob

    Big Block Plug wires with Victor Heads angled plugs

    I run M S D , with adjustable boots , been on about 12ish yrs...around the front of the engine about valve cover heigth... I have always had a tendency to cut things to fit , has come back to bite me in the a--- a few times !
  28. famous bob

    BB TTI 2" header hot start problem

    good starter, good battery, welding cable , "never have used 1/0" , (4 diff. hotrods) , coated 2'' headers , summit mini starter , the one recommended for big mopars , timing is very important ...
  29. famous bob

    Which A-bodies do big blocks fit best in?

    nice car but add front frame stiffeners in the engine compartment if you build for big h.p. and torck ...
  30. famous bob

    Which A-bodies do big blocks fit best in?

    My 440/505 is in the stock location, determined by the factory trans. mount , with victor type heads on it , there is very little room on the pass. side , can just slide you fingurs between the head and fire wall , but the wiring harness cross over there , barely room for it .... The trans to...
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