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I remember "the only thing stopping you is fear" from Jim. RIP
Call Dave Lyall at Holbrooks
and the runners look very short
does this carb look backwards?
light car, 10's heavier car, 11's
this is the way a compression test should be performed. throttle at WOT. ground the coil wire
I think those adapters you show belong on top of the blower. Not on top of a blower manifold.
Get after the flywheel and pressure plate with a DA and 36. You aren't going to hurt it. Don't try to remove the pits, just clean it up some. Hit...
I have to chime in here as I am having a REALLY hard time believing you had a 3000 plus pound vehicle with a small block that ran low 8's at...
and then get rid of the bungee cord holding the battery and get a proper hold down. that bitch falls in the engine and you will be using a fire...
unbolt the converter and shove it into the trans and tie it back with a coathanger. then ck to see if the noise is gone with the engine...
no break in on a roller cam. install the race springs in the build and hit the strip. the lifters have rollers on the bottom. google "roller lifter"
My opinion? Procomp is sub par. Go with the GT-40's.
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Sounds like you never loaded the engine/bearings. IMHO you should be fine. You can go back to sleeping soundly at night. Worse on the cam lobes...
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"60s era Pete Jackson injector on a BBC I did in the early '90s. [IMG]
You have not mentioned what brand of carburator you are using. All the ones I have seen have some type of mechanical return linkage incorperated...
So, nobody is going to post about the peaks and valleys in the powerband that are inherant to an I/R manifold?
are you Bob Ottoman? Automan
Have YOU driven YOURS yet?
I think I have one of those also, "Traction Loc" I will look when I get home, I can send you some pics. PM me. OOPS, just saw the exploded view
With an automatic transmission you go from idle to part throttle and leave your position pretty much alone. Clutch type car you are opening and...
This is way wrong
I have worked on that type barrel valve system before and I ended up changing the barrel valve out for one with a return. You will save yourself...
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