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Couple of things going on here that I have some questions about. 1- I just had the deck cut twice, its now close enough to where I had originally asked it to be, machinest did not do anything either time as far as cleaning the block, it was coated with WD-40 and now its coated with metal from...

When I initially measured how far down in the bore the pistons were I installed assy but did not torque anything down cause Ive read that the rod bolts can only be stretched so many times before they become damaged. Snugged down bolts/nuts, took my measurements and asked machinest to remove...

Getting ready to try and get the 3 out of 4 broken studs out of this manifold when I noticed it was not the 440 RPM manifold I thought it was. ( It came on a parts truck I bought ) Little re-search has me thinking its the 2191 low rise ( versus the 7193 High Rise RPM ) Ive read that the 7193...

UFC Street Fighter 440 build http://www.hughesengines.com/Upload/productInstructions/Rear_Main_Seal_Installation_InstructionsJune2006.pdf An Error Has Occurred!

Is there any sort of a template kit that a DIY person could use to help with head flow, anything at all in any form to help them breath better or am I better off leaving them alone.

I hear alot of different views on what you can and cant do on pump gas. Without getting too long winded I know there are alot of things that supposedly cant be done as far as exceeding a certain amount of compression. I dont believe that the limits are set in stone. Here is where Im at with my...

Im not liking this at all, good machine shop, just maybe didnt know any better or maybe it really dosent matter to anyone that dosent suffer from ADD but the arrows are random pointing, Im sure I have all the spit holes facing out toward cylinder wall and I have them all in the correct order so...

Had I known better I would have taken some general measurements before disassembly, now Im putting some things together and I notice the connecting rod clearance is real wide on the front and rear 2 apposing cylinders, ( #1 n 2 and 7 n 8 ) I can slip a .030 feeler gauge in there pretty easily...

I may never understand everything there is too know about camshaft theory but Im not gonna give up trying to degree this camshaft. This isnt rocket science, seems to me a 10 year old child should be able to do this successfully so why can a 50 year old man do it? EDIT: Uh cause some knumnuts...

I am playing around with a spare engine trying to learn the trade so I can assemble the real deal with as little snags as possible. I didnt know the condition of this used cam other than it looked ok, I measured it ( carefully with my dial calipers ) and these are the numbers I cam up with

What specific numbers do I need to be looking at when looking at camshaft specs, there are sometimes alot of numbers the cam manufacturers post online and I know they are all important and Id like to understand what they all mean but for a beginner that can be difficult. I plan to pick a few...

I measured ( caliper ) a used cam that was removed from one of my 440 and on one particular lobe I came up with .507. Long story short why cant I get a .507 at the rocker arm/tip of the pushrod helmet. Ive got the dial set up, if there is any deflection than I cany see it and since Im...

Couple of quick ones, I bought the rod to get some oil pressure to the top of the engine before I try and start it. Only now do I see that the distributor drive deal has to be removed to use the tool. Is it true that simply turning the tool with a drill isnt gonna get any oil going anywhere...

Rant, why is it every time I call 440 source asking about specific parts i purchase whomever picks up the phone has got a shitty attitude? I asked the guy that this afternoon when I asked about some rockers, I told him every single time ( about 4 times ) How do you expect to run a business with...

Motorcycle mechanic down from me says to measure camshaft lobe lift I could zero out my dial indicator on the highest point of the lobe, measure the center part of the lobe and subtract the 2 numbers to get a base idea of the size of the camshaft size/lift. He did a couple real quick and says...

I had the 8 pistons balanced along with crank and balancer. I have 4 installed in the engine but I put the 4 remaining on my paint scale and the numbers I got were 1929 Grams 1928.5 G 1930.1 G 1931.4 G Not trying to bust anyones balls and they are good machine shop that I trust Id just like...

I have a spare 440 ( 78 ) that I took apart a few months ago and didnt pay enough attention to connecting rod orientation. The rods are not numbered, they have have little symbols on them like a heart or a circle or a shamrock ( on both halves of the cap ) but no numbers. My book says that...

Lots of info on the web but scattered and not specific enough for me. Lots of opinions from people that seemingly have no basis to form an opinion since they have no experience hands on, only what they have read on other forums. What are the specific benefits of running roller rockers on either...

Hopefully its Ok to post this here, I already have another thread going on a small block but thats now in the machine shop having work done and I expect it to be there several weeks. Id like to take the opportunity to try and get this together. Dont want to impose on anyone Ive had it back for...

440 engine, mild build, definitely not wild, good torque cam, good cast iron heads, 750 Edelbrock/aluminum intake, good internals/balanced ect,no high RPMS needed...... nothing exotic but not lame stock. Id like to run my stock truck cast iron manifolds, I have a set that are NOS and no issues...

Need a new 440 oil pump, low RPM torque engine, just looking for the best quality. Also looking for opinions on main bearings, someone suggested full groove, Ive read alot online that says not so good, his argument makes sense to me on the full groove. Also can someone suggest a good piston...

I literally spend half a day trying to find pistons, long story short No-One had anything worthwhile, finally the guy at united gave me a L2355F.30 and said these were good pistons, comparable to what he initially suggested to me ( that was currently manufactured from unobtanium ) I bought...

CCd my heads, assuming I get the second head back and its like the first ( Im sure it will be now ) Ive got one chamber that reads 84 next 86 next 86 and last 84 so I average 85 CC. If I remember right I have to take into account 440 head gasket thickness ( do you know what that is...standard...

I can say in the future Ive had alot of experience CCing heads cause I did both sets another 3 times and got all anal on them. These are the readings. 84 79 86 77 86 77 84 79 I am sure these are accurate readings, no error. They advertise these heads as having...

Not trying to make a career out of it and some of the prices Ive seen for some of this equipment is just shameful 100ml Plastic Syringe 100cc with Large Thumb Grip

Whats the steps, 1978 440, I have my heads and Im going to guess I need to CC them and figure out where they stand first. I know the pistons were way down in the hole and Id heard that in 78 the ratio was around 8.1, Id like to bump that up as far as I can and still run pump gas. Engine is in...

Wondering what might have happened here, filler rod but filling what? Same head also has a helicoil installed but I guess I should expect that or maybe not. Heres the sales pitch on the opening page...........These heads are reconditioned and come assembled with a “like new” appearance and...

Looking for recommendations of ignition set-ups.

Can someone help me to understand these different camshaft profiles, Id like to understand what they are doing and why, also Im assuming I can run these cams with no other modifications but correct me if Im wrong. Used to be a guy that posted on here ( used to be alot of guys that helped me...

Years ago I purchased a book How to Rebuild Big-block Mopar Engines by Don Taylor titled how to rebuild small block Mopar engines, I liked it and used it, 160 pages, pretty direct and to the point and not a lot of super technical mumbo jumbo. I see that H.P books has a similar version for big...