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I`ve had an issue for the longest time with my oil turning black (getting dark) very quickly even shortly after an oil change. I knew it wasn`t dirt inside the engine as the rebuild was not that long ago. I had thought the worse although the engine was running fine and held good oil pressure...

Here`s some specifications on the `68 340. This article came out in September of 1967 and details the engines features and gives the basic specs of the engine. This should answer a lot of questions about the 340.

A friend of mine was having his block bored when the machinist called and said they had a problem with the machine and trashed a cylinder. He went on to say he would sleeve the cylinder and there should be no problem. Any thoughts? He was going to do a 408 stroker motor with it.

Okay , the oil topic has been discussed at length on the forums here, what about oil filters? There`s a million different types, brands, and performance levels. What do you use and/or consider the best?

I got the 440 stroker cranked today and almost immediately put the timing light on it. To get my 38* BTDC at 2500 rpm with vacuum plugged I had to bring the distributor much more forward than usual. The vacuum advance is usually about parallel with the front of the car, as it is now (timed...

I`m about to install the dipstick tube into the block (440) and I`d like to know what is the best method? It has a bracket attached to it so I can`t slide anything over the tube. Last one I installed I just put an open end wrench around the tube right at the lip ,and pounded it in with a hammer...

I`m getting ready to set the crank in my 440 and I open the rear main seal package only to find that there`s only two semi- circle seals! The two side strips are not included in the kit. When I talked to the fellow that sold me the gasket set, he said the company (making the kits) stopped...

How do you go about selecting a spark plug when you`ve gotten so far away from the stock engine? What is a benchmark and what factors govern where you go from there?

Has anybody used the copper head gaskets, any problems, is it true they can be re-used? Does anybody have a copy of the valve lash adjustment chart for solid lifters? Thanks

Has anybody tried a solid lifter on a hydraulic cam? I like my cam grind but can`t find anything in solid that`s close, so after talking to a tech at Comp Cams , he suggested using a solid lifter on my existing hydraulic cam.

Does anyone know the formula for figuring displacement?