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Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-18-2024, 08:40 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,182
Posted By steve25
GM did not make the Q jet Rochester mainly did...

GM did not make the Q jet Rochester mainly did and then Carter for a while.

The 4 bbl test pressure has always been 1.5 hg which converts to 20.4 inches of water, not 24 inches of water.

When ...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-16-2024, 02:01 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 474
Posted By dataway
I've noticed a lot of the color coded re-pop...

I've noticed a lot of the color coded re-pop vacuum lines are of marginal quality. Probably a result of custom low volume product coming out of China. Best way to get good hose is to buy name brand,...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-01-2024, 01:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 496
Posted By lust4speed
To me lash equals gap. I would think you would...

To me lash equals gap. I would think you would still want preload with the hydraulic lifters and I can't think of any reason to run a gap. If anything that would hammer out the circlips on the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-31-2024, 10:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 674
Posted By george kujanski
I use the mastercool tool and just use a partial...

I use the mastercool tool and just use a partial squeeze with the first flare step of a double flare process, as mentioned above

George
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-30-2024, 08:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 674
Posted By b-man
I’ve used a double flaring tool and stopped part...

I’ve used a double flaring tool and stopped part way through the first flare to end up with something close to that.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-24-2024, 07:44 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,695
Posted By TedRamAirII
I would pull the valve covers and check valve...

I would pull the valve covers and check valve springs ASAP.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-16-2024, 03:58 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 12,000
Posted By steve25
It was a long road, but I new you would resolve...

It was a long road, but I new you would resolve it because of someone with your determination.

I mean anyone who yanks his motor out to rebuild it while living overseas and while basically...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-13-2024, 12:48 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,027
Posted By carbking
Gee, after reading this thread, thinking about...

Gee, after reading this thread, thinking about buying a lottery ticket!

Bought new performance (non-Pontiac) in 1979.

One tire destroyed by debris in a parking lot in 1995.

Replaced the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-10-2024, 04:56 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 797
Posted By glhs#116
So, I loaded up the parts canon and let fly. I...

So, I loaded up the parts canon and let fly. I ended up with a winner between my stock coupler, the Ames piece and the Dorman rebuild kit. I ended up with the wrong size disk Dorman but that was OK...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-10-2024, 02:46 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,044
Posted By Mr Twister
I used a GM vacuum lock up switch off an early...

I used a GM vacuum lock up switch off an early th700 equipped Silverado on my TH200r4 conversion for my GP. It was how GM initiated lockup when those trucks still had carbs. I think it was off an 87...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-06-2024, 02:01 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 880
Posted By JLMounce
The two calipers listed here are structurally the...

The two calipers listed here are structurally the same size. One version has 1.25" dual pistons and the other uses 2" dual pistons.

If you are using these as replacements for the stock caliper...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-28-2024, 05:00 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,572
Posted By grivera
Has the torque wrench been calibrated?

Has the torque wrench been calibrated?
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-20-2024, 06:18 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,227
Posted By steve25
So your saying your block is assembled Already? ...

So your saying your block is assembled Already?

The way Edelbrock got to the bigger chamber size they offer is the same route that the factory took, they machined the chambers deeper and used...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-17-2024, 09:54 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 745
Posted By Hikin Mike
I've always used the alternator positive terminal...

I've always used the alternator positive terminal and run the timing cable through the hood spring so not to have the cable cut the fan blade.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-16-2024, 04:32 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 745
Posted By steve25
Once I accidentally got the power cable to my...

Once I accidentally got the power cable to my timing light cut by the fan I started to use the main hot on the back of the Alt.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-15-2024, 09:50 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 955
Posted By chuckies76ta
My post wasn't directed at you. I just posted...

My post wasn't directed at you. I just posted what MSD say's in there literature.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-15-2024, 09:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 518
Posted By RA66GTO
Correct. Dial-back showed static timing with...

Correct.
Dial-back showed static timing with the EFI/MSD 8* retarded in comparison to the MSD timing light.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-15-2024, 08:50 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,933
Posted By steve25
Cam and rocker ratio info.

While Thumbing through a DV book on BBC motors once again I came across info I had failed to recall.
DV gave very detailed info that I will try and condense.

If the Cam is of a solid type and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-15-2024, 06:44 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 955
Posted By steve25
I can’t believe this post! In these types of...

I can’t believe this post!
In these types of coils the oil is used as the dielectric that stops the high voltage produced in the secondary winding from arcing back to the primary.

These coils are...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-13-2024, 12:51 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,433
Posted By NeighborsComplaint
Anecdotal info on failed bottom ends after top end rebuilds/upgrades.

In another amusing, now closed post this "wive's tale" was brought up. I'm in my '70's and can attest to how this wive's tale grew legs ... because it happened, a lot.

The fact is increasing the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-04-2024, 12:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 906
Posted By ZeGermanHam
Yes, total frame-off resto for the whole car,...

Yes, total frame-off resto for the whole car, which included new body mounts and hardware, and I welded steel reinforcement plates into the frame rails.



Very valid point. Fortunately, the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-01-2024, 08:13 PM
Replies: 264
Views: 15,722
Posted By tom s
Mike,have the machine shop prepare the block from...

Mike,have the machine shop prepare the block from cleaning to finish honing it.Save yourself a lot of head aches.There is plenty you will be able to screw up in final assembly!Tom
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-01-2024, 11:11 AM
Replies: 264
Views: 15,722
Posted By dataway
Look close, don't confuse the shadow at the tip...

Look close, don't confuse the shadow at the tip of the left arrow with a chamfer ... it's just a shadow. The right arrow points out the actual rod big end chamfer.

It's very obvious when you look...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-01-2024, 02:25 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,240
Posted By Tim Corcoran
Harold Brookshire was a great camshaft designer...

Harold Brookshire was a great camshaft designer and contributed much to the industry. Most people know him from Ultradyne Cams but he was all over the place mostly behind the scenes the brains behind...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-31-2024, 05:18 PM
Replies: 264
Views: 15,722
Posted By dataway
Maybe this will work ... ...

Maybe this will work ...

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=627638&d=1706735892
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