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Couple of guys were loking at my rod with a flatty in it. "ive never seen a six cylinder with 8 spark plugs before. 3 exhaust pipes on each side...
Been looking around and it looks like graphtite is the way to go. Would you guys use copper sealer or any type of sealer on the gasket, or just...
Going to replacing the head gaskets on my motor and seal up some of the head studs so they quit leaking water. My question is which ones are...
Heres a few of my truck that I like....
Yes I did read what they said. Those are bonneville engines (race engines) mine is not. Mine is a mild street motor. I am using the mallory dual...
Ok, what rpm is best to have the advance all in?
How do you guys figure that you are getting 28 degrees since all that there is to go off of is a single mark on the crank pulley? It lopes pretty...
How far advanced should the timing be for my flatty with an isky cam? How much do they like??
I thought i heard, or read somewhere that if you are running more than one carb (im running 2 Holley 94's) you need an electric fuel pump. Is this...
What do you have the gaps set at on the points, cuznbrucie? My truck accelerates great and all is well, until I get up to about 3500 rpm and then...
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What is the pertronix part # for a mallory dual point distributor for a 8ba flathead? Is going the pertronix route better than running points on...
Yep, that is the same exact "truck" in the photo. The picture was taken in Texas on a beach along the gulf coast. It is actually a custom from the...
The car my mom is sitting behind is my dads '53 coupe custom in case anybody was wondering.
Yep thats my dad and I standing in the background, and my mom is sitting in the chair. Notice im staring at that ice cream bus... I was eyeballing...
Thanks a lot Stick Shift, hopefully I will see you guys around some more sometime!
I dont know where andy was, I will probobly see him this week sometime. I will be sure to ask. He is a busy guy though so i cant blame him. Woulda...
So, what did ya' guys that went think of the show? I thought it was awesome, lots of great cars and people, and I even got to meet a few fellow...
Talking rpm's here. What kind of rpm's can these 8ba motors turn without throwing rods out the side of it? Ive got a newly rebuilt flatty with...
Vacuum is 18 at idle. Throttle shafts are tight in the bore, and mating surfaces are flat. Maybe the new gaskets are junk? I got them from vintage...
The front drivers side cylinder and the passenger side cylinder second from the front cylinder are the ones loading up. The plugs in these two...
Guys- Motor is totally rebuilt with an isky max-1 cam. Running straight linkage also. Motor is nice and tight, so would it be a better idea to...
The pcv valve is coming from where the road tube would be, and is connected just underneath of the rear carb, in the fitting in the intake...
Well, I rebuilt the carbs myself, with 4.5 powervalves in each, and I put in size 50 jets, and set float heights exactly the same. Is 50 too large...
What could cause some cylinders to run rich, and some to run nice and clean? Carbs?(2x2 setup) Distributor?(Mallory dual point) PCV valve??? Any...
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Few questions...Is it normal for fuel to seep out from the throttle bases where they meet the intake manifold? All of the cylinders seem to be...
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