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yah we belive the cylinders got a cheap hone job at the least since we could see it in the cylinders but we never checked bearings and such for dates and all that. I think they just gave it a cheap quick once over. We only had it to a shortblock once before we went on pinks all out and we were...

Well running compression test I do take all the spark plugs out. But when I ran the leakdown test I left the rest in... My first reading was 30% since I ran it cold and the oil hadnt sealed the rings. Then as I warmed it up a little more it went to 15% At true operating tempeture it was 2-4 %...

woohooo! thats what I wanted to hear. Pulling the motor again and spending upwards of 2500 because I had no choice was gonna suck as opposed to wanting to when I had extra money, or instead of finishing the rest of the car for the same amount of money.

well guys Since i have had my dart i have only really done a regular compression test to see what kinda shape it was in. I just bought a tester and ran it on a few cylinders.... So 1st i tested with low oil & cold engine since I was impatiant :toothy10: got 30% leakdown, Then i ran to the store...

well yah but that aspect can be taken all the way to bore it 30 over....new pistons rods cam....ect. Im talking if the rings...bearings look fine and i dont have the money to replace everything anyway then why fix it if its not broken. The only reason the motor came apart was to install the new...

ok so i have a few topics running but heres another. Im doing a super speed restore on my 69 440 dart to get ready for pinks. Im on a serious budget and when i say that i mean about half the budget everyone else has when they say they have a budget. im talking i drained the fluids into water...

ok so i bought a set of alum heads. i was told my old springs were mopar performance set to match my 509* lift cam but there actually stock apparently and never got upgraded.... So will the 440 source springs be ok for this cam?... I know that the advertised limit for these springs that come...

yah, i bought one of these this for my 440 build. From what i learned its an older intake,but since it was introduced it has always done very well. I read up on it quite a bit and even now they still have the intake comparison tests and it still shows up top 3 in every comparison. Like...

tire size mt street radial 275 60 15 headers are hooker fenderwalls collectors are like 8" or so but im not sure

i raced at famosa speedway bakersfield california i ran open headers and should probly try re-jetting for that. elevation change wasnt that much. im running open headers. I am going to shave some weight....back seat and all the little stuff at least. It does have a spacer. I think im going to...

any other tips on dropping e.t? I have seen people with less work hit 11's so i think i mite just need to dial it in a little more and shift better. but anyone got anything else? thanks

no no pinion snubber yet but its commin. The m1 mite work well but im more into nostalgia as much as i can be, Everything on the car is more or less old as far as speed equiptment goes. I would actualy rather loose a little e.t. time then put all brand new parts on it. even though most people...

so this weekend i finally raced my 69 440 dart. I was the lone dart at the track at over 100 degrees so i was dying. first time ever drag racing this is the build 1969 dodge dart -ENGINE 1968 440 hp 10-1 comp stock 906 heads w/mopar performance springs 509 lift cam holley 750 holley elect...

first time racing ever and with street trim ran 12.80 in my everyday driver

ok i have a 69 dart im building and i want to see the consensis on the nhra rules Cage requirments - car probly wont go under 10's as long as i own it. rear firewall my battery is in the trunk. preferences? aluminum? steel? weld in or screw on? whats legal? this is the build 1969 dodge dart...