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Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 10:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 453
Posted By Dragncar
I am not so sure its the gears. With Cloyes...

I am not so sure its the gears.
With Cloyes they offer a "Z" series chain. The best on earth, but only in std. The .005 and .010 short sets get the IWIS chain. A good chain, just not as good as a"...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-24-2024, 03:12 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 732
Posted By Dragncar
Yes he did. He told me about some Pontiac...

Yes he did. He told me about some Pontiac builders who put a 8500RPM spring for a engine that is done by 6500RPM. Some shop in "Ohio".
He said all that extra spring pressure contributed to breaking...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-23-2024, 02:57 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 732
Posted By Dragncar
Its a good video. A detailed video mostly for...

Its a good video. A detailed video mostly for newbies.
There is stuff there (Vizard) even though he says there is not.
But he does use a flow sheet to pick a cam . I think thats a good idea.
The...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 04-22-2024, 01:08 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,544
Posted By Dragncar
Look fellas, its not just SM but all...

Look fellas, its not just SM but all manufacturing in China. It is literally part of their business culture in that country that as long as its business it is perfectly fine to steal someone else,s...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-17-2024, 04:50 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,440
Posted By Dragncar
So a few years ago some guy went on a stabbing...

So a few years ago some guy went on a stabbing spree in some businesses. Randomly walking into insurance offices ect and knifing people. It was in a city down south where a niece of mine lived and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-17-2024, 04:36 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,096
Posted By Dragncar
I do not know of any factory pan that takes more...

I do not know of any factory pan that takes more than 6 qts.
I ran a stock pan with 6 quarts and raced it for years.
Do you have a larger than normal oil filter ?
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-16-2024, 12:42 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,440
Posted By Dragncar
Carb cleaner is in the same price range as...

Carb cleaner is in the same price range as Brakclean and it cleans oil and grease better than something designed for brakes.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-27-2024, 10:49 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,306
Posted By Dragncar
The last one. Keep those cowls off Pontiacs. ...

The last one. Keep those cowls off Pontiacs.
Who cares if they work better. We are used to fighting with one arm anyway.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-21-2024, 04:32 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,060
Posted By Dragncar
BBCs have giant heads, Our best is not even...

BBCs have giant heads, Our best is not even middle of the road with them. You can make just about any HP you want with one AND cheaper.
BUT !!!! they are not cool and never will be.
I would rather...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-08-2024, 03:25 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,039
Posted By Dragncar
All four barrels wide open. I don't like...

All four barrels wide open.
I don't like dumping all that fuel in the engine so I usually just pull the carb off and do the test.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-07-2024, 04:57 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,062
Posted By Dragncar
I was worried about the same thing. I went to a...

I was worried about the same thing.
I went to a Alston .100 mid plate and elephant ears. Engine is located with Mighty Mounts which are rubber but the engine can not move.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-02-2024, 06:20 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 914
Posted By Dragncar
I have never had any luck with OEM style shims. ...

I have never had any luck with OEM style shims.
When I bought my first Summit mini starter in the instructionsthey said to use a 1/8" drill bit in the root. I used a welding rod.
I needed to get...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-02-2024, 06:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 612
Posted By Dragncar
This modification will not hurt anything in any...

This modification will not hurt anything in any way. It will not put too much oil in one place and less in the other. Will not hurt any hft cam/lifters. The pump does not need any shims.
You can...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-23-2024, 01:32 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,323
Posted By Dragncar
With all the money this repair has to cost you...

With all the money this repair has to cost you would think you could take a std deck block and sort of a permanent deck plate and sleeve the whole thing.
I have heard of this sort of thing done...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-20-2024, 06:05 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,678
Posted By Dragncar
Its not black and white like that. You can run...

Its not black and white like that.
You can run a 400 with 13s or 62s all day long with the right cam. You can build a 400 that runs PERFECTLY well on 93 with zero detonation.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-17-2024, 07:02 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 13,553
Posted By Dragncar
They used to issue stuff like that at a pulp mill...

They used to issue stuff like that at a pulp mill I worked at for a bit. All sorts of nasty chemicals in those places.
Those mills are gone around here. I used to be sad about it, not anymore.
The...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-17-2024, 03:09 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 705
Posted By Dragncar
If you have a Ford solenoid on the fender like...

If you have a Ford solenoid on the fender like you should, right there grab it right on the Ford Solenoid.
AND your solenoid on the starter itself will last forever.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-13-2024, 04:23 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,377
Posted By Dragncar
I am still trying to find out how you get a...

I am still trying to find out how you get a "following" when you have done nothing in the Pontiac world besides endlessly babble and screw up PMD engines.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-12-2024, 03:53 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 471
Posted By Dragncar
Rollermaster now sell Red Series sets with German...

Rollermaster now sell Red Series sets with German made IWIS chains. Even their short sets. You can also get their Gold Series chain sets that have nitrided sprockets and the Iwis chains..
Cloyes...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-12-2024, 01:21 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 4,562
Posted By Dragncar
Lubriplate make fantastic greases. I have seen...

Lubriplate make fantastic greases. I have seen their 1242 end bearing problems in industry. One guy even used it on a air cooled VW engines cam for break in and it worked.
My dad broke cams in with...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-08-2024, 05:39 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,158
Posted By Dragncar
Bridgeport !

Bridgeport !
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-08-2024, 03:56 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,390
Posted By Dragncar
I turn the pump until I get oil to the top of...

I turn the pump until I get oil to the top of every pushrod. If it takes 5-10 minutes turning the crank slowly so be it.
I have seen engines that people just "fire up" and was amazed how long it...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-07-2024, 11:26 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 997
Posted By Dragncar
IMO you are going to want a cam in the 260s as...

IMO you are going to want a cam in the 260s as far as intake duration. I am telling you, call Tim Goolsby and have him work you up a cam on that .4179 lobe. It a big time proven lobe on stock Pontiac...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-07-2024, 05:09 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 997
Posted By Dragncar
When selecting a SR cam for a Pontiac block,...

When selecting a SR cam for a Pontiac block, first thing, Install Megga Brace. Not the KRE one.
When you look at a potential cam subtract the advertised duration from the @ .050 duration. You do not...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-02-2024, 05:55 PM
Replies: 264
Views: 15,470
Posted By Dragncar
Dragncars reply: Mike, for the love of God, do...

Dragncars reply:
Mike, for the love of God, do not measure anything.
Give the whole thing to a competent shop and kindly ask him to fix your mess.
Then give him his space and let him give you...
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