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Pontiac - Street
05-10-2024, 05:20 PM
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Recipe for a reliable 400 driver
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For building a good cruiser engine you want low...
For building a good cruiser engine you want low end torque.
Compression builds torque at every rotation of the crank if it was my goal to build a cruiser 400 i would use 85ish CC 1970 and prior...
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
05-09-2024, 04:02 PM
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1970 TA Van Nuys car.
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I don't believe there is charcoal in the rear...
I don't believe there is charcoal in the rear canister i believe its a over engineered attempt at vapor liquid seperation so only vapors make it to the typical round canister under the hood
Is...
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Pontiac - Street
04-22-2024, 10:12 PM
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e head questions alot of questions
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Do you have the standard coolant fitting that...
Do you have the standard coolant fitting that comes with Eheads?
you can drill and tap the fitting portion that screws into the head install a plug then drill the plug with a 1/4 drill bit or...
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Pontiac - Street
04-13-2024, 09:02 PM
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Header tube temps?
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#2 has the least amount obstacles in front of it...
#2 has the least amount obstacles in front of it obstructing airflow from radiator area, no alternator or power steering pump, and usually no a/c
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Pontiac - Street
03-30-2024, 07:43 PM
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What tool?
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Beading is the process
Beading is the process
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Pontiac - Race
03-29-2024, 08:20 AM
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Piston wall clearance and Coating skirt
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Under extreme pressures and rubbing like the side...
Under extreme pressures and rubbing like the side of a piston molly coatings eventually will wear away
one may ask why bother then?
the molly coating reduces galling and wear of the piston...
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Pontiac - Street
03-28-2024, 08:58 AM
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Pinion depth tool
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Something you can do to make the process a bit...
Something you can do to make the process a bit easier is to take your old pinion bearing use a sanding drum on the inside of the race where it goes on the pinion use the slip fit bearing to get a...
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Pontiac - Race
03-24-2024, 09:46 PM
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dowel bearings for pontiac rj
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I have a stock rod cap that a machinest drilled...
I have a stock rod cap that a machinest drilled and installed a drill bushing in it for me for my BME rods i can loan it to you, might want to verify same size hole first i can check tomorrow
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Performance Parts For Sale/Wanted
03-13-2024, 08:12 PM
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WTB: 9.400 5/16 pushrods
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if you could use 9.45 i have these sitting around...
if you could use 9.45 i have these sitting around doing nothing, bought them used changed my rocker arms didn't need these, 5 are slightly different from the others, see photos
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Pontiac - Street
02-29-2024, 12:42 PM
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Head bolts loosening
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A possible culprit can be to much oil laying in a...
A possible culprit can be to much oil laying in a blind bolt hole
bolt goes down hydro locks on the oil then in time enough oil passes by the threads un does percieved torque
reason i would put a...
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Pontiac - Street
02-26-2024, 07:32 PM
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Cam Degree wheel needed
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I have the Summit wheel of fortune, No complaints...
I have the Summit wheel of fortune, No complaints here.
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Pontiac - Race
02-19-2024, 12:29 PM
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Oil control rings
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To put things in simple terms oil controls...
To put things in simple terms
oil controls rings do what? control oil.!
Rings 1 and 2 control pressure
oil is a static creature it just gets knocked / pushed around
pressure is...
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Pontiac - Street
02-18-2024, 01:58 PM
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calibrated resistance wire to coil
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Any ignition system is doomed if not fed right
Any ignition system is doomed if not fed right
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Pontiac - Street
02-18-2024, 12:23 PM
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calibrated resistance wire to coil
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Isnt pertronix supposed to use full voltage,? IE...
Isnt pertronix supposed to use full voltage,? IE your black n pink wire not giving best results?
i never ran pertronix just what i may have gathered
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Pontiac - Street
02-18-2024, 11:51 AM
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Breaking in your new engine and Break In Oil
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cam lobes have a grade that match the contour of...
cam lobes have a grade that match the contour of the lifters somewhat like 2 beveled gears meshing so one turns the other
spraying on a very thin layer of dry film does not change any angles
as...
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Pontiac - Street
02-12-2024, 03:39 PM
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Breaking in your new engine and Break In Oil
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Back in the day 50 years ago synthetics were not...
Back in the day 50 years ago synthetics were not so mainstream hardly on radar and regular oils had higher levels of flat tappet goodness, different world today
I have run new engines of my own...
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Pontiac - Street
02-11-2024, 09:27 PM
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Cam Retainer plate and timing set
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Just the plate for many years . Make sure you...
Just the plate for many years . Make sure you have a bit of camshaft end play when done and Since you sound new to Pontiac take care on the fuel pump eccentric to get that right its not hard to do...
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Pontiac - Street
02-11-2024, 06:41 PM
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Breaking in your new engine and Break In Oil
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I always have a hard time understanding how break...
I always have a hard time understanding how break in oil that increases friction for ring seat but doesn't increase friction for a lobe and lifter causing failure there, guess theres more pressure...
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Pontiac - Street
02-08-2024, 04:19 PM
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Interesting video on current lifter quality
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pics of 1970 OEM 400 / 067 cam lifter
pics of 1970 OEM 400 / 067 cam lifter
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Pontiac - Street
02-08-2024, 11:45 AM
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Next step up from the 068 cam?
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The thing about 3/8 pressed in studs is when you...
The thing about 3/8 pressed in studs is when you stray away from original rocker lock nuts, they keep the rocking stress off of the thin sections of the stud
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Pontiac - Street
02-07-2024, 09:11 PM
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Interesting video on current lifter quality
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I have an original 067 cam and lifters from my...
I have an original 067 cam and lifters from my 1970 400 if your interested i can dig them out for pics
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Pontiac - Street
02-06-2024, 07:20 AM
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Interesting video on current lifter quality
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Is there a way to tell JHL visually from other...
Is there a way to tell JHL visually from other brands , other than face? After years of tinkering a person may have 3 or 4 sets of used lifters matched to cams and 3 or 4 sets of new lifters all...
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Pontiac - Race
02-02-2024, 07:36 AM
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Clearances and Oil Pressure
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"Any unneeded pressure and rod side clearance...
"Any unneeded pressure and rod side clearance will only serve to put more oil draped around the rotating crank & Rods and this leads to a power loss and potential oil control issues"
Will also...
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Pontiac - Street
01-29-2024, 11:26 AM
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aluminum D vs. round port heads
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Speaking 2nd gen Fbody, When it comes to headers...
Speaking 2nd gen Fbody, When it comes to headers it just sux to have alot of under the hood round port awesomeness and look under it and see crushed expensive headers.
Dport headers tuck a bit...
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Pontiac - Street
01-27-2024, 01:42 PM
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8.2 BOP Axle, has anyone broke one?
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In 1976 i broke my spiders shifting into second...
In 1976 i broke my spiders shifting into second gear stock 4bbl 1966 GTO stick
Early 80's 1968 GTO TH400 keept losing axle bearings by the time i could hear them the inner race ruined the axle.
...
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