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Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-13-2014, 08:32 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,153
Posted By Cliff R
On the topic of pump noise, installing a bypass...

On the topic of pump noise, installing a bypass reduces the noise considerably. My Comp 140 pump is super-quiet with a bypass system, but got pretty loud after 15-20 minutes of operation when it was...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-12-2014, 08:20 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,433
Posted By Cliff R
Timing can often be impeccable with these things....

Timing can often be impeccable with these things.

Yesterday shortly after responding to this thread I got a call to the shop from a guy in Alaska, located about 80 miles out of Anchorage.

He...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-11-2014, 07:41 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,433
Posted By carbking
Reading and rereading this thread, I cannot...

Reading and rereading this thread, I cannot recall an issue with carburetor icing on a V-8 engine. Not saying it doesn't or cannot happen, just saying I cannot recall personally experiencing the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-10-2014, 06:16 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,153
Posted By Tom Vaught
The only vehicle that ever failed me on the road...

The only vehicle that ever failed me on the road had an electric pump in the tank LOL!

That being said, out of 10 vehicles all the rest of them had electric pumps that worked just fine!

Tom V.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-10-2014, 05:38 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,153
Posted By HWYSTR455
tpssonic - That Holley HP 150 is still in there...

tpssonic - That Holley HP 150 is still in there and running. It is a touch louder than it was when new, but it's still no where near as loud as any blue or red or black pump. It's quieter than the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-08-2014, 09:16 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,008
Posted By b-man
Lightbulb Food for thought....

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q230/b-man64/Red%20Rock%20Canyon/Tempest%20E-head%20406/DSC00193.jpg
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Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-08-2014, 07:50 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,008
Posted By Tom Vaught
Block heaters are good ideas if it is cold...

Block heaters are good ideas if it is cold weather, like Michigan occasionally.

I plugged the flanges of an Aluminum Tri-Power intake. Removed about 2" on each side of the heat cross-over passage...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-08-2014, 11:39 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,008
Posted By 68 Firebird
cold startup

Well figured I would throw my findings in as they seem inline with others.

-temp outside was 18 and same in garage. Car has not been started in a week
or so. New aluminum radiator installed...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-08-2014, 11:12 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,008
Posted By Kenth
I think the Pontiac engine engineers already did...

I think the Pontiac engine engineers already did the job for you to keep the engine at proper operating temerature?
You know, the intake crossover and the cooling system and such.
I wouldn´t worry...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-07-2014, 02:01 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,008
Posted By Cliff R
-6 here this morning, as a test I fired up the...

-6 here this morning, as a test I fired up the 455 in the Ventura. Two pumps on the gas pedal and it roared to life, sputtered momentarily, and died out once. Fired right up on the second attempt...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-07-2014, 08:30 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,008
Posted By Cliff R
+2 You do NOT want a cold intake manifold...

+2

You do NOT want a cold intake manifold when it comes to this topic.

I also have several two stroke applications that put a provision in the air cleaner assembly specifically for cold weather...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-03-2014, 08:05 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,988
Posted By carbking
Tom's references are VERY useful to all, if one...

Tom's references are VERY useful to all, if one simply looks at the larger picture.

What anyone can take from Tom's references are that some subjects are difficult, and attempts to explain them in...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-03-2014, 01:40 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,988
Posted By geeteeohguy
tpssonic and Cliff have explained it the best....

tpssonic and Cliff have explained it the best. Tom's scientific equations are a bit over the top for most of us in regards to applying this information to our vehicles. We all know that a wet...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-03-2014, 10:49 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,988
Posted By Tom Vaught
tpssonic, Thanks for the Post. Tom Vaught

tpssonic, Thanks for the Post.

Tom Vaught
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-07-2014, 04:58 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 926
Posted By propuckstopper
Ride Safe!

And most of all, whatever you ride, be careful out there!!!
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-31-2013, 07:59 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,916
Posted By Rocky Rotella
Try taking a rag (not oil or gas soaked!) and...

Try taking a rag (not oil or gas soaked!) and stuffing up the front outlet of the exhaust splitter on each side. I think you'll be surprised at the result...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-30-2013, 08:13 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,916
Posted By fsted
vacuum gauge is steady. I will bump initial...

vacuum gauge is steady. I will bump initial timing in the morning and see what happens.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 07-18-2010, 10:21 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,144
Posted By Tom Vaught
Maybe, only because you are not old enough to...

Maybe, only because you are not old enough to have made a lot of money on the street with a cast iron head engine racing against the competition who ran aluminum head L-88 Chebby type engines.
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