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Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 04-17-2024, 06:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 215
Posted By Skip Fix
Very nice!

Very nice!
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-17-2024, 09:48 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 885
Posted By Skip Fix
or blowing the needle off the seat as the float...

or blowing the needle off the seat as the float leverage is hard to hold that much pressure with the larger needle.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-17-2024, 09:46 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 257
Posted By Skip Fix
High performance 409s used pinned studs from the...

High performance 409s used pinned studs from the factory.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-17-2024, 09:43 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,382
Posted By Skip Fix
herb Adams used a square bore on them way back...

herb Adams used a square bore on them way back then.

My Houston friend Joe Parish has a Dominator version on his 63 tempest. he did not like the driveability of the Dominator so I used a...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-03-2024, 10:44 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 628
Posted By Skip Fix
If you are going to use a Factory A/C pulley BHJ...

If you are going to use a Factory A/C pulley BHJ can add a slight 45 degree bevel to make it fit better. Their later versions also have something to help prevent outer ring rotation. they can add...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 04-03-2024, 10:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 842
Posted By Skip Fix
those usually work just double check rocker still...

those usually work just double check rocker still contacts valve tip seem retainers it moves up too much.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-03-2024, 12:17 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 960
Posted By Skip Fix
Thanks it gives me a starting point. I have a...

Thanks it gives me a starting point. I have a couple of different adjustables we are going to use when we mock it up in the next week or two. I told him to get the rockers he is going to use also as...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 04-01-2024, 09:22 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 254
Posted By Skip Fix
I found some similar sized brass washers and used...

I found some similar sized brass washers and used 3M strip caulk/putty.
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 03-23-2024, 08:27 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 196
Posted By Skip Fix
Plug only goes on one way as there is a locating...

Plug only goes on one way as there is a locating prong to make it only go one way.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-19-2024, 03:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 721
Posted By Skip Fix
HS has a "Race set" also really bigger and...

HS has a "Race set" also really bigger and bulkier.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-16-2024, 07:13 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,682
Posted By Skip Fix
Weight? Rear gears? Th cam and intake and maybe...

Weight? Rear gears?
Th cam and intake and maybe even the 340 cfm heads killing the bottom end?
My 78 TA with my 0.030 over 2 bolt 455 320 CFM E heads and a 239/247 HFT Torker II and an 850 when it...
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-16-2024, 07:04 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 740
Posted By Skip Fix
Masters of the Air

For those of you into WWII history -which a lot of us Boomers grew up hearing from our parents- the new Apple series "Masters of the Air" produced by the same folks that brought the Band of Brothers,...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-16-2024, 10:26 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,610
Posted By Skip Fix
I have one of those P Dude billets in my 500" IA...

I have one of those P Dude billets in my 500" IA motor. 25 dyno pulls and a number of hard 1/4 miles. 4.21 stroke Pontiac rod journals and 3' mains. . I have another 4' stroke planning on using too....
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-13-2024, 11:04 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 651
Posted By Skip Fix
I have had Polydyn coat bearings, piston skirts...

I have had Polydyn coat bearings, piston skirts and tops and teflon coat inside of oil pans for me.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-07-2024, 03:17 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,001
Posted By Skip Fix
What I did on stock mounts we used some 1/16"...

What I did on stock mounts we used some 1/16" plate and cut uut around where the bolt goes through and welded it to the metal "capturing" the bolt part clamshell so there is no movement. One on the...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-01-2024, 05:21 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,478
Posted By Skip Fix
Mine had the hole in the bullet nose and full of...

Mine had the hole in the bullet nose and full of aluminum shavings making it a little hard to take out the first time. Not a big deal just something to check. If using the hole I'd need to mark the...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-27-2024, 02:32 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 596
Posted By Skip Fix
To me the issue potentially is the "wall" shown...

To me the issue potentially is the "wall" shown in the other thread obstructing the main feed hole if nor ground down like Steve25 said. Otherwise that "wall" is the restrictive factor of oil getting...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-26-2024, 05:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 894
Posted By Skip Fix
I have a Comp/Powerhouse crank socket and a Comp...

I have a Comp/Powerhouse crank socket and a Comp degree wheel that works good for me.
https://www.compcams.com/ford-buick-pontiac-crank-socket-cpg.html...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-25-2024, 11:03 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,362
Posted By Skip Fix
My two "old" chambers one likes 38 the other...

My two "old" chambers one likes 38 the other 40.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-23-2024, 02:48 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,478
Posted By Skip Fix
So how many of you all redrill the main oil hole...

So how many of you all redrill the main oil hole to match the block?
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-23-2024, 11:06 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,570
Posted By Skip Fix
Also the variability of the "blend" in pump gas...

Also the variability of the "blend" in pump gas is very wide. You can have a wide band for AFR on your car and see how when you think you have it dialed in that next fill up it is off.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-23-2024, 10:57 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,570
Posted By Skip Fix
Why throwing soem higher octane race gas is no...

Why throwing soem higher octane race gas is no convertors or 100 octane race/unleaded and see if the motor picks up HP on the dyno or time in the 1/4. My zero deck RAIV 400 picked up 8 HP on the dyno...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-22-2024, 07:58 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,167
Posted By Skip Fix
We emailed several times. I think he worked with...

We emailed several times. I think he worked with Vic Edelbrock on a few projects.
I dynoed one on my RAIV 400 against a T2 and HO intake. all identical HP just the single planes shifted the TQ up...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-22-2024, 05:01 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,167
Posted By Skip Fix
Jim and I discussed that several times. A lot of...

Jim and I discussed that several times. A lot of articles in Circle Track magazine. He was a Texas guy, Steve I think Austin. Some of his circle track motors in the articles were built by a shop...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-22-2024, 11:25 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,167
Posted By Skip Fix
swirl and dimples to stir up the boundry layer!

swirl and dimples to stir up the boundry layer!
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