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Thanks for the help. It seems it is for the clutch mechanism, which I didn't realize because I'm using an auto. It's "B" in this photo. [IMG]
I bought a Chevy crate engine and I noticed there is a threaded hole just above the oil filter. What is this for?
Thanks for everyone's help and advice. I ended up buying a new crate engine from a place in Green Bay Wi. One of those 350/265 jobbers that seem...
I've never bought one before. I want to get an sbc for my T bucket. Something simple and relatively inexpensive, 200-250 hp. I was looking at some...
Thanks for all the advice, everyone. Just to clarify, my car doesn't have a two barrel and single exhaust, I was just looking for a frame of...
Does anyone know what the stock cams specs would be for a bread and butter sbc, like with a two barrel and single exhaust?
I called the Comp Cams tech line just now. The guy said that a 283 might make power a couple hundred beyond a 350. Said that it didn't make much...
Thanks for everyone's help. I've been looking at cams in either the 20X-21X @ .050 or 21X-22X. I want a smooth idle but I also want to be able to...
Been shopping for a mild cam for my 283. There is always a hp range included in the specs, such as 1200-5000, but they never give any info on the...
Waking up this old thread. I need to get a gasket for my mostly stock, iron-headed 283. It's been a long time since I've bought one, and when I...
I have to admit that my compression test was a little more casual than the way you describe it, but I think I got enough info to know that the...
Thanks for the response, that is a mean looking engine.
Sorry for the misunderstanding but that question was intended for pnevells.
Thanks for the advice, I got it off, just kept wailing on it, was actually surprised when it popped off. Unfortunately I don't see anything wrong...
I gave up on the idea of leaving the manifold on, since even those who'd done it didn't seem to think it was such a great idea. I took the...
Maybe not, maybe I should have checked the fuel level first.
Thanks, bro.
I haven't pulled the valve cover off of the other head yet, but I'll try to remember to check when I do. Both heads do have the triangle on a...
Why do cars like yours use individual pipes instead of a regular header? Wouldn't they benefit from the scavenging effect they'd get from a collector?
All four were down, which seemed odd because I'd think only two would be down at the most. The only reason I could think of for all four to be...
Thanks 56sedan for the advice, I'll keep it in mind, but I'm already to the point where I was ready to pull off the head, all the bolts out,...
Thanks for the long and entertaining response. The car was idling at a stoplight when it started to sound like it was missing. As I drove it, it...
Thanks everyone, I didn't know about the dowels. That makes it seem pretty difficult.
I've never taken the head off of a V8. I was hoping I could pull the driver's side head without removing the intake manifold. (I think the gasket...
I think my 283 has a blown head gasket. Should I replace the old bolts or are they reusable? I'm thinking that if I can find some right away I...
I was thinking of that, but I think the version with the blank is like $80 than the standard one, plus you need to pay for the machine work. On...
I don't know what that is.
I was thinking of putting a Performer or other inexpensive manifold on my 283. Most aren't available in a version that can use an oil filler tube,...
I have a 1959 283, completely stock internally. How high can it be revved before I can expect something to break? I never rev it beyond 5000,...
Too long, ain't gonna read (TLAGR); Opinions on B&M and Transgo basic shift kits, what kits and what stages did you use? Long and rambling...
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