The Jalopy Journal
There is about 3/4" difference in pushrod lengths between flat tappet and roller pushrods. Could you even get enough adjustment to get the engine...
I suggested 4.30’s and a 2800-3000 stall converter way back. Thing would haul ass!
They should spin. I’ve done the same thing, mark the pushrod with a white marker, then rotate the engine by hand. Some spin very little, 1/16 of a...
There may be shelf pistons available, so that could be worth checking out. But that would also mean rebalancing the assembly.
The oem heads have 58 cc heads, so if you went to 72 cc with a stock replacement piston you could be in the 8.5/1 or lower cr. If you know the all...
Put some 4.30’s in it with a 2800-3000 stall converter. That’ll smarten it up…..or change the camshaft.
It wouldn’t even start with a mis-matched firing order.
Camshaft Manufacturers Description: Rough idle, wide midrange power band. Requires 2,500+ stall, 9.5:1 and higher compression, and gearing....
Even a stock ignition curve can make a modded engine be a little soggy off idle, especially with a performance camshaft. What camshaft is in it,...
Upgrading the heads, exhaust, intake,camshaft could require more ignition timing, rear gear or a different torque converter. It’s all about a...
Where are all the 409’s? and I’m not even a big Chevy fan. ;)
Autolite AF-32 which I have to buy NOS or AF 3924 for the blue car. I get a good deal on them is one of the reasons I use them.
Northern Pikes…..great song! I like what you’ve done with the car to.
A Hemi or an Edsel? I’d rather have just the Edsel, particularly a 60.
I bought a fuel line “kit”(Chinese) from eBay. The old stuff I removed was the same style, nylon cover, stainless braid with a rubber centre. It...
During the winter I swapped out all my fuel line to PTFE. Last year the Feds decided to add at least 5% ethanol to all gasoline. Up until last...
Shouldn't it be a steel crank? It is a Boss 302 right?
The 64-65’s are the best years. Great looking cars!
How much is a litre of 100LL av gas?
Europe, Australia and others have a different way of rating gasoline octane. Something with RON and MON ratings?
Chevron 94 with a splash of VP octane booster.
I would say you would have more hp across the board at a lower rpm. Or you wouldn't have to run the engine as hard to get the same power as before...
Should be well north of 600hp even with that smallish cam.
Going to put the engine on a dyno?
This 40 just oozes class… t[ATTACH]
If you bang your head on PVC it wont hurt as much as steel tube, so that's another benefit. Seriously though, I bet you could sneak it through...
Here’s one I finished last winter in my 57 Ford. Dimensionally it should be close to a 55-57 Chevy. I had to add an outrigger to weld the...
You don’t have any points to donate. The easy answer is to buy a scattershield , either new or used.
That are installing 429-460's into 57 Fords with a manual and would like a scattershield? Which is what the original thread was about.;)
I already told him what the problem is back in 2019. Either you take the advice or you don't.
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