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I change my VC gaskets fairly often and have now gone to a solid lifter cam and will spend more time adjusting lash this year. Are there any reusable VC gaskets out there? I can't seem to find any. a lot of cars nowadays have them on the transmission pan. It would save me quite a bit in the long...

Weird. I did the intake because it was leaking oil, and badly. The guys at work made a workorder with an environmental clean up charge on it. Pretty simple on a 318. It's in my 83 Ramcharger. I drove it into the shop, replaced the intake gaskets and valve covers, cleaned it all off and changed...

I just washed my Dart getting ready for the Friday night car show I was going to with a customer who has a 68 Stingray. I pulled into the garage and saw a line of drops leading into the garage. Thin, fairly clear, but didn't smell like coolant. I forgot about it until last night I pulled out and...

I dodged raindrops and got the Dart to the shop last night. It was smoking horribly at stops. I knew I blew the intake out and it was leaking oil, so the plan was: intake gasket, valve cover gaskets, adjust lash and degrease. Then crank the Caltracs up one notch and adjust the torsion bars to...

Last year I went from an Edelbrock 800 to a Holley 750 dp. The Holley only has one vacuum fitting which I ran to the brake booster. I decide to let the pcv vent until I could T it off. I was fifteen miles down the road when it dawned on me that there would be no venting without vacuum. I pulled...

I have Comp Cams roller rockers and hydraulic roller lifters. I had a ticking noise that I was able to make go away by finger tightening one of the adjusting ball studs. If that was loose, I had better check them all. Do you do the same 90 degree adjusting as Mopar OE style, and the same order...

I ran into a very nice Javelin in town last night. I talked to him and his wife at the stoplight, and they had a baby in the back in a car seat. When the light changed I wasn't expecting a race and was driving slowly away in first gear. We were going about 15-20 mph when he hit it and took off...

It was a long freakin' day. What little we had to do dragged out all day and night. Everything on this car had to be made or modified. The detente cable was fine, but the bracket Art Carr sent to mount it, though it looked right and we modified it to hold the accelerator cable, too, wouldn't let...

My 408 and 200R4 install are well along the way. We had a hard time getting the motor in and had to loosen the bolts on the brake booster to get it in. It barely clears and under torque, the left side is going to try and come up, even with a torque strap. That being the case, I am taking off the...

I am taking out my 318 and dropping in a 408. I know the mounts are the same, but I don't know how old mine are and it would be foolish not to change them. What is the best way to go? I am looking at Prothane now but figured I would ask the guys who have been there. What should I use?

My problematic valve covers that have been leaking continually? I put a straight edge on the head and I could slide a penny under it. Maybe that's why the factory uses stamped steel, so the metal can conform. My aluminum covers have no bend of course. I had to use a lot of silicone, but they are...

I have a 318 with M/T valve covers. I found three invoices in the glove box from the PO having the gaskets changed. They were leaking when I got it. I just put in a new cam and changed them with Fel-Pro gaskets but I see they are leaking already. Is there a better gasket than another? Any...

I have had issues with backfiring through the exhaust. I installed a new cam and it ran beautifully all day. I took it to the car wash, drove in running fine, washed the fender wells, started up backfiring. Never dried out, so I changed plug wires. No dice. Then plugs, cap and rotor. No dice...

@$#%&%! I had a thread about this before, so here is the readers digest version and updates. I have some questions and really need advice. Here goes. Car ran great. I installed Comp Cam XE268H cam and lifter kit. Broke in, drove around town, life was good. Degreased underhood and backfired...

I got the cam in my car. Felt dumb because I swear we had it all right, but it wouldn't start. Turned distributor 180 and it fired right up. It ran well, but even though I marked the timing mark with chalk, I never could see it. I timed it by ear and took it for a drive into town. It ran pretty...

I just put in an new Comp Cam XE268H in my 73 Dart Sport 318. Does a new cam run different timing specs or should I just set it to factory specs?

I just spent the day yesterday installing a new XE268H Comp cam and lifters into my 73 Dart Sport 318. Ran out of daylight screwing with the oil pan to timing cover seal, but that's another story. Changed oil this morning and fired it up. I left the radiator cap off to bleed the air. Ran around...

My motor has had an oil leak for a long time. I mostly ignore it because I am changing motors this winter. I decided to drop in a new cam to liven it up in the mean time. When I got the timing cover off and pulled off the timing cover to oil pan seal, i was a little shocked. The one I took out...

Well, I am going to do it. I ordered the XE268H Comp Cam and all the gaskets, etc... and Sunday it gets installed. I am swapping motors this winter but wanted a little more oomph and a nice sound until then. Little bro is coming to help, then marinated teriyaki roasts on the grill later that...

I am changing the engine this winter, but in the mean time I thought I could spend an afternoon and give my current motor a little more zip and a nice lope. I know there will be a ton of different opinions, but here is what I have. Bear in mind I want low end power / torque and a nice sound...