Forum: Pontiac - Street
09-18-2024, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,418
When I compared the 2802 cam specs, it is more...
When I compared the 2802 cam specs, it is more similar to a 744 cam. The HIT-284 Crane cam I pulled out was 228/235 at 050, about 500 lift. The stock retainers had mashed the aftermarket Viton...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
09-18-2024, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,418
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
09-17-2024, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,418
I've got the same engine, 400, 62 heads, 2802...
I've got the same engine, 400, 62 heads, 2802 cam, 1.5 rockers. RPM intake, QF 750 double pumper, headers, 2.5 exhaust, magnaflow mufflers dumped. 35* at 3000. Loose converter and 3.25 gears with...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
09-17-2024, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 484
Blocking heater hose connections on engine?
Did a search and didn't find what I was looking for.
I've got those rubber caps blocking the heater hose nipples on my 400. The one on the timing cover has begun weeping coolant. Is there...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
09-16-2024, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,351
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
09-14-2024, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,330
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
09-05-2024, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 918
I had trouble with the bottom edge of the RPM...
I had trouble with the bottom edge of the RPM intake flanges hitting the valley pan. I had to clearance the intake and use RTV on the valley pan to get enough clearance for the intake to clear. I...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
08-29-2024, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 1,471
Cut the oil filter open first. If there is no...
Cut the oil filter open first. If there is no metal in the filter pleats, this is a good sign. Usually if an engine is going away, the shredded bearing material gets trapped in the oil filter...
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Forum: Performance Parts For Sale/Wanted
08-28-2024, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 244
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Forum: Suspension TECH
08-28-2024, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,052
I use the rubber isolators on the top of the...
I use the rubber isolators on the top of the springs where they meet the frame. All rear suspension bushings got poly grease on the moving faces. I've got the adjustable uppers with the spherical...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
08-27-2024, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 387
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
08-21-2024, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,037
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
07-31-2024, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,953
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
07-30-2024, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 683
What Steve said.
The RAIV cams tend to make...
What Steve said.
The RAIV cams tend to make 400s lazy below 2800 RPM and hurt vacuum for power brakes. So you need the converter/gears to match the cam's powerband.
The largest cam you could...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
07-30-2024, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,189
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Forum: Performance Parts For Sale/Wanted
07-29-2024, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 244
TH350 cast aluminum pan FS
Still selling off my stash of TH350 parts.
Cast aluminum deep pan for sale. Nice, thick flange, drain plug, extra 2 quart capacity. Comes with correct bolts and filter spacer. I think this was...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
07-29-2024, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 54,287
This again?
OE motors went to rollers 10-15...
This again?
OE motors went to rollers 10-15 years before the zinc started to be reduced in 2004. Chrysler had a roller cam in the 318 by 1985! I had one in a 85 Fifth Ave, slow but what an...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
07-25-2024, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,189
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
07-24-2024, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,189
On my 400 with 750 DP, I'm using the pink "330"...
On my 400 with 750 DP, I'm using the pink "330" pump cam in the #1 hole with the front shooter drilled out to .033". Find the cam that works best, then go up .002-.003" on the shooter size until it...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
07-13-2024, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,285
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
07-12-2024, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,285
I call those pistons 8-eyed monsters, LOL. ...
I call those pistons 8-eyed monsters, LOL. They're pretty bad. Old style ringpack, compression killing outer bevel, 8-valve reliefs that also reduce compression, they sit down in the hole and they...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
07-12-2024, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,285
Jay-heezus, mine wasn't that expensive when I...
Jay-heezus, mine wasn't that expensive when I bought it 10 years ago. I've used it stand-alone in my current car. With my old car, I used it with a Mallory 685 box and a single stage of nitrous. ...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
07-11-2024, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,285
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
07-09-2024, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 2,587
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
07-08-2024, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 2,587
Yeah, I always thought those heart shaped...
Yeah, I always thought those heart shaped aircleaners were awful. The foam would disintegrate, or catch fire if it got fuel soaked. Buddy had one on a '67 firebird, I think a backfire made it go...
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