Not a silly question, however, I'll be running 10w-30 with ZDDP MAXX additive to protect the flat tappet cam.
my Low dollar 318 hop-up project
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joec
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Keep up the great work i think you will be close.And thanks for the effort.
Progress report? !
Yeah are you burnin rubber yet?
LOL... ok guyz! Last week I dropped the tranny off as I mentioned, nothing since then. Our dragstrip don't open till the middle of April, and they are predicting snow here for Thursday.
Between work, house projects, etc. etc. I'm swamped. However, progression is being made, just slowly. My enthusiasm is just as high, and I'm as "itch'n" as ever, but I need two of me it seems... LOL
Between work, house projects, etc. etc. I'm swamped. However, progression is being made, just slowly. My enthusiasm is just as high, and I'm as "itch'n" as ever, but I need two of me it seems... LOL
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Great ideas that can be used on virtually any engine...
How about just a picture of the car........
Original paint B5 blue. I tore the vinyl roof off.
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Leaving the hubcaps on? What a sleeper...
haven't thought too much about it yet. It's just the way I bought it. It surprised me in a couple of ways, though.
- '74 small bolt pattern, unusual.
- Has the shock mount rear bumper in the back, but not the front. Never seen that before, but it's all factory.
Yeah they used the 4" pattern all the way to 76.
Jplush
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Very informative and a lot of fun to read! Thanks!
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I know this thread is about the 318, but as mentioned in a few post above, I had the tranny refreshed a bit.
Well, it "looks" good. lol
mguner
How many is too many?
How about just a picture of the car........
Original paint B5 blue. I tore the vinyl roof off.
Time for a little spray can bed liner top!
Dartswinger70
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Im thinking lighten it up, rear gears and tuning on the aforementioned budget. this is to achieve target ET. (Low budget racing)
gears and loosing weight would help, but I'm hoping to hit the target off of the 318 project alone......
Dartswinger70
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gears and loosing weight would help, but I'm hoping to hit the target off of the 318 project alone......
I don't know if this will help but I ran a 318 in my Dart with 3:91 gears and it was pretty quick. It had a Summit Racing cam and a 4 speed. People used to think it was a 340, but it was just cam, stock heads and Holley 4 barrel. I never 1/4 mile raced it so I don't have an E.T. it was purely a street driver.I really think the gears had something to do with it though
Hmmmm........ never thought of that, but you have me thinking...... Maybe time for a new thread for recommendations and ideas..... Ok, back to the 318
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I like the trans freshening,after all an original 340 car tested back in the day would have had new everthing.Fair thing to do.
Jplush
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I'm still deciding what power plant to put in my '68 vert. Really enjoying this thread! Thanks!
mguner
How many is too many?
Hmmmm........ never thought of that, but you have me thinking...... Maybe time for a new thread for recommendations and ideas..... Ok, back to the 318
The bed liner looked pretty good on this one...
Where in WV ?
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