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Pontiac - Street
05-06-2024, 04:03 PM
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Fuel pump?
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Dragncar
I little off topic but I just worked on a 2GC...
I little off topic but I just worked on a 2GC engine yesterday. This family friend, 93 year old man need help moving his Willy's Jeep with a 265 sbc in it. So I went to check it out, get it moving...
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Pontiac - Street
04-25-2024, 10:14 PM
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.005 or .010 shorter cam chain needed?
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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"...
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Pontiac - Street
04-24-2024, 03:12 AM
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Cams Video
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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...
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Pontiac - Street
04-23-2024, 02:57 PM
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Cams Video
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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...
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Pontiac - Race
04-22-2024, 01:08 AM
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Summit racing drops speedmaster products
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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...
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Pontiac - Street
04-17-2024, 04:50 PM
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Safety warning welding and brake cleaner. Never mix them!
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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...
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Pontiac - Street
04-17-2024, 04:36 PM
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Oil capacity
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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 ?
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Pontiac - Street
04-16-2024, 12:42 AM
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Safety warning welding and brake cleaner. Never mix them!
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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.
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Pontiac - Race
03-27-2024, 10:49 PM
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What say yee…
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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.
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Pontiac - Street
03-21-2024, 04:32 PM
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Musi Pump gas 555
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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...
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Pontiac - Street
03-08-2024, 03:25 PM
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Compression test
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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.
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Pontiac - Race
03-07-2024, 04:57 PM
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Motor mount dilema
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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.
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Pontiac - Street
03-02-2024, 06:20 PM
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STARTER SHIMS
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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...
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Pontiac - Race
03-02-2024, 06:08 PM
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Main bearing modification questions
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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...
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Pontiac - Street
02-23-2024, 01:32 AM
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601ci Rare Pontiac Indian tall deck block with an unbelievable resurrection
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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...
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Pontiac - Street
02-20-2024, 06:05 PM
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Octane/Detonation Discussion
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3,991
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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.
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Pontiac - Street
02-17-2024, 07:02 PM
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73 SD-455 TA to be made road worthy again after sitting since 1979
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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...
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Pontiac - Street
02-17-2024, 03:09 AM
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Positive connection under hood
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792
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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.
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Pontiac - Street
02-13-2024, 04:23 PM
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Anecdotal info on failed bottom ends after top end rebuilds/upgrades.
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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.
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Pontiac - Street
02-12-2024, 03:53 AM
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Cam Retainer plate and timing set
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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...
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Pontiac - Street
02-12-2024, 01:21 AM
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Breaking in your new engine and Break In Oil
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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...
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Pontiac - Street
02-08-2024, 05:39 PM
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Next step up from the 068 cam?
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2,331
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Dragncar
Bridgeport !
Bridgeport !
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Pontiac - Street
02-08-2024, 03:56 AM
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Oil priming tool
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1,525
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...
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Pontiac - Race
02-07-2024, 11:26 PM
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16
Help with race/barely street driven 455
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1,079
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...
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Pontiac - Race
02-07-2024, 05:09 PM
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Help with race/barely street driven 455
Views:
1,079
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...
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