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Forum: THE LOBBY 09-24-2024, 09:33 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 493
Posted By Sun Tuned
Well y’all are family too…. Sure known most...

Well y’all are family too….

Sure known most of you guys long enough…

Just kinda having to pick my battles here these days.
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-23-2024, 08:01 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,143
Posted By Sun Tuned
Man I sure liked him! Always very cordial. Just...

Man I sure liked him! Always very cordial. Just an incredible guy to talk to.

My condolences.

Greg , you will be missed.
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-23-2024, 07:58 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 493
Posted By Sun Tuned
Distributor work

Guys,
Hope all is well with everyone. I’m just going to lay this out here, because I’ve got several PM’s I’m storing as they have tech info on them that I don’t wish to delete just yet. That being...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-19-2024, 02:26 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,546
Posted By Sun Tuned
I know he said there was no issue with the...

I know he said there was no issue with the secondaries.

Might not be running it through range of motion by hand, but I would highly suggest having someone in the car push accelerator to floor and...
Forum: 64-65 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 08-18-2024, 06:42 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,190
Posted By Sun Tuned
And for that I thank TomS and Darbikrash, every...

And for that I thank TomS and Darbikrash, every time I walk by mine and look at it!!!

Thank you fellas for that investment in time especially AND money!!!

Back to topic at hand….
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-16-2024, 06:43 AM
Replies: 153
Views: 12,409
Posted By Sun Tuned
Got a hunting buddy that is the lead maintenance...

Got a hunting buddy that is the lead maintenance guy there if you wanna tour…

You’re getting that spread tuned up for sure.

Very nice!
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-16-2024, 06:39 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,437
Posted By Sun Tuned
The 454 MAG engines will have several things...

The 454 MAG engines will have several things parked on them of interest to the car fellas.
Rectangle port heads
Forged steel crank
7/16 bolt forged connecting rods
4 bolt main cylinder case
...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-13-2024, 08:26 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,666
Posted By Sun Tuned
I’m late to this party , but , I’ve got a...

I’m late to this party , but , I’ve got a coworker that has a 454 MAG in a day cruiser…
He had trouble with a spring loaded marine fuel tank ball check that was gooey or corroded, causing all sorts...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-09-2024, 08:25 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,406
Posted By Sun Tuned
Cliff has a very notorious hill behind the shop...

Cliff has a very notorious hill behind the shop that he directs folks to throw their XE cams down into the dumpster so that they make that characteristic “tink “ when they land in it…..

I guess I...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-08-2024, 08:55 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,386
Posted By Sun Tuned
Dragncar, I do endplay differently than I used...

Dragncar,
I do endplay differently than I used to 30 years ago, and certainly different than most people. Most will break out feeler gauges and try and shoot for some specific number they’ve heard...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-06-2024, 07:00 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,386
Posted By Sun Tuned
Yes, Bart is right….”good oil”. Used to be...

Yes, Bart is right….”good oil”.

Used to be fairly common occurrence around here years back to see HEI distributors triggering MSD boxes. Don’t hardly see it anymore at all these days.

I think a...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-06-2024, 08:31 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,386
Posted By Sun Tuned
Of all the aluminum distributors the 67-68...

Of all the aluminum distributors the 67-68 housings are the best there is out of all of em.

If you look down under the bottom, just under the gear, you will find the wall thickness of the housing...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-04-2024, 01:29 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,386
Posted By Sun Tuned
Both. I’ve even started fixing the worn...

Both.

I’ve even started fixing the worn bottom shafts of the original GM stuff.

If you had an msd box you wanted to run, you can trigger it with the unilite.

I’d have no issue running the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-04-2024, 11:15 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,386
Posted By Sun Tuned
The bushings are exactly the same size od,id, and...

The bushings are exactly the same size od,id, and length.

The main reason they stay together better is the iron units at the bottom of the housing fully support and I mean fully surround the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-04-2024, 09:23 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,386
Posted By Sun Tuned
Thanks for the kind words Paul, much appreciated....

Thanks for the kind words Paul, much appreciated.

Skippy , a couple of observations about this.
Any of the Unilites were good distributors. However, let’s discuss a couple of things you might be...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-04-2024, 09:23 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,386
Posted By Sun Tuned
Thanks for the kind words Paul, much appreciated....

Thanks for the kind words Paul, much appreciated.

Skippy , a couple of observations about this.
Any of the Unilites were good distributors. However, let’s discuss a couple of things you might be...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-31-2024, 06:34 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,076
Posted By Sun Tuned
I know the people thought I was making it up, but...

I know the people thought I was making it up, but I’ve had at least 5 or 6 distributors do that over the years.
They’ve always made it, but boy they went the scenic route doing it.

Recently,...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-04-2024, 08:27 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,051
Posted By Sun Tuned
Well Delco addressed it as a thrust plate, but I...

Well Delco addressed it as a thrust plate, but I call it a 3 tang thrust washer….
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-26-2024, 12:14 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 7,430
Posted By Sun Tuned
Thanks Paul. Jhein, if you’d like the...

Thanks Paul.

Jhein, if you’d like the aluminum for the weight savings I’d say go for it. It is a good bit lighter than the iron manifold.

If you don’t mind a tad of port matching it’s not a big...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-25-2024, 01:58 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 7,430
Posted By Sun Tuned
I spent a lot of time messing with this intake,...

I spent a lot of time messing with this intake, probably more than I should have for sure. I did not flow it, as I knew there’s no way it’s going to keep up with the head ports. I’ve got a superflow...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-24-2024, 08:41 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 7,430
Posted By Sun Tuned
Let me throw this in about the aluminum repro...

Let me throw this in about the aluminum repro intake.

I built a 462 for a good friend of mine. And because I was looking for weight savings we bought a repro intake from our host 1 year ago. I did...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-05-2024, 12:37 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,219
Posted By Sun Tuned
Nah that little spring is what they’ve used for...

Nah that little spring is what they’ve used for 40 years…

They’re fine in as much as they do what they want them to do.

No rule says both springs have to be exact same tension..

All that...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-04-2024, 08:36 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,219
Posted By Sun Tuned
When you look under these rotors, you will see a...

When you look under these rotors, you will see a raised cross bar that divides the rotor into quarters.

The one that usually causes an issue is the one that basically goes left to right across the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-04-2024, 07:08 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,219
Posted By Sun Tuned
Jhein , look under the rotor you took off and see...

Jhein , look under the rotor you took off and see if there is any markings where the weight (usually only one) was rubbing under the rotor. Anytime you put a rotor on or install a distributor always...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-02-2024, 09:16 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,550
Posted By Sun Tuned
The part where you removed the springs and set...

The part where you removed the springs and set timing at 2750 is where this got messed up.

You cannot do this with an HEI, unless it’s been modified for a positive stop,. It won’t work right doing...
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