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Pontiac - Street
Today, 02:42 AM
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Realistic Power Expectations
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Dragncar
You are better off with a 400 block, but not by...
You are better off with a 400 block, but not by much. 1/8" more meat around the crank center line and 1/4" smaller bearings. 455s get you a little more bore but its not a night and day difference....
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Pontiac - Street
Today, 02:31 AM
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RA IV repro intake - for dummies
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Dragncar
Can you tell us about your brothers 720 HP 464 ?...
Can you tell us about your brothers 720 HP 464 ? Kinda what I am shooting for.
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Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 03:23 PM
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Intake problem on 1970 T/A with 614 heads
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Posted By
Dragncar
You are killing your engine. If it were mine I...
You are killing your engine.
If it were mine I would do whatever I had to make that Re-pop fit Do Cliffs/SD tricks to it. Get a later 70s Q Jet that had Cliffs stuff in it and more cam. That 4"...
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Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 03:00 PM
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Catastrophic Engine Failure
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Dragncar
Sounds like you started to stack a bearing on a...
Sounds like you started to stack a bearing on a cast rod. Shut her down just in time to save it.
I bought a 455 that had a severely stacked bearing on a cast rod, crank was just 30 seconds from...
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Pontiac - Race
Yesterday, 02:06 PM
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Zero or -.005
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1,551
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Dragncar
My old 455 I did not deck it or line bore it. It...
My old 455 I did not deck it or line bore it. It lasted forever.
This last engine I did .000 deck it as its a higher effort pump gas engine. I wanted my quench the best I could.
But the block had...
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Pontiac - Street
06-23-2024, 01:17 PM
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Dyno testing 3 intakes on my 462
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1,647
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Dragncar
Well, I am going to find out at the track a...
Well, I am going to find out at the track a similar question. 4.155 bore 4.25 stroke 359cfm High ports, 11.5 compression, a solid roller 265/274dur @ .050 and .731 lift.
Starting out with a HP 850...
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Pontiac - Street
06-23-2024, 12:21 PM
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Dyno testing 3 intakes on my 462
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1,647
Posted By
Dragncar
I believe mine is 625 fps. So far the engine...
I believe mine is 625 fps. So far the engine seems to run great. Just put a Magnaflow 300 pump on he with a test and tune this Friday. Big Bucks bracket race Saturday regular bracket race Sunday....
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Pontiac - Street
06-21-2024, 09:59 PM
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Cam lobe wear question
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Posted By
Dragncar
Put a vacuum gauge on it. If it bounces all over...
Put a vacuum gauge on it. If it bounces all over the place, look further.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
06-21-2024, 04:35 PM
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Dyno testing 3 intakes on my 462
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1,647
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Dragncar
Me too, modified HSD for the win !
Me too, modified HSD for the win !
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
06-21-2024, 03:36 PM
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Dyno testing 3 intakes on my 462
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Posted By
Dragncar
Sounds like you are going to have some fun. I...
Sounds like you are going to have some fun. I have a Tomahawk from Dave at SD that he did some work on and a TII that is near stock. If you want to pay shipping both ways I can shoot them to you for...
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Pontiac - Street
06-20-2024, 10:36 PM
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Starter crapped out :(
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243
Posted By
Dragncar
Have them send you a new starter drive.
Have them send you a new starter drive.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
06-20-2024, 03:05 PM
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Roller lifters. Tick >> sewing machine sound. OK?
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777
Posted By
Dragncar
I would not waste my time with any hyd roller...
I would not waste my time with any hyd roller lifter. Pay up, get some BAM solid roller lifters with DLC option with a .060 restrictor.
Based on the old Crane SR lifter but with coated bushing.
If...
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Pontiac - Street
06-19-2024, 03:22 PM
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Intake problem on 1970 T/A with 614 heads
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1,099
Posted By
Dragncar
You are putting a Performer intake on a 433 ci...
You are putting a Performer intake on a 433 ci RAIV headed engine ?
What are you doing my man ?
No, No and No.
If you do not want to run the RPM run the Torker with some work done to it. And I do...
Forum:
Pontiac - Race
06-19-2024, 03:02 PM
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Added a mid plate
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337
Posted By
Dragncar
I believe the All Pontiac mid plate is 1/4". TCI...
I believe the All Pontiac mid plate is 1/4". TCI sells a 1/4" kit. So does PTC.
BUT, if you send your converter I would ask them to NOT weld the converter bolt spacer-washers to the converter. Leave...
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Pontiac - Race
06-19-2024, 12:08 AM
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Added a mid plate
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337
Posted By
Dragncar
If you do it yourself you can cut a washer or a...
If you do it yourself you can cut a washer or a piece of plate the same thickness as your mid plate on a lathe the same dia as your converter pilot and plug weld it in. And add some flat ground...
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
06-16-2024, 03:09 PM
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Radiator Trans Cooler Threaded Inserts Ruined
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792
Posted By
Dragncar
OK, I would not JB Weld the fittings in at this...
OK, I would not JB Weld the fittings in at this point. Because once you do it you are committed. If it does not work you will not be able to get it clean enough to solder. So, solder in the steel...
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Pontiac - Street
06-14-2024, 10:23 PM
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Budget'ish engine build choices
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Posted By
Dragncar
Molnars all day long. Or Scat H beams.
Molnars all day long. Or Scat H beams.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
06-14-2024, 01:30 AM
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Budget'ish engine build choices
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941
Posted By
Dragncar
I have 2 of them and both were spot on. Kinsler...
I have 2 of them and both were spot on.
Kinsler put 1500 HP though one. Guys have had them to 900 HP NA but around 1000 HP the non fully counter weighted have issues I hear.
They are certainly...
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Pontiac - Street
06-13-2024, 11:24 PM
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Budget'ish engine build choices
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Posted By
Dragncar
Its going to cost 4-5 hundred more dollars for a...
Its going to cost 4-5 hundred more dollars for a forged crank.
And its well worth it IMO.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
06-12-2024, 04:05 PM
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Higher Ratio Rocker vs. More Lobe Lift
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997
Posted By
Dragncar
I have always had the opinion that as far as...
I have always had the opinion that as far as valve train stress you are better off getting lift with the cam and not the rocker arms.
Its cheaper too if you already have the 1.5 rockers and not the...
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
06-10-2024, 03:39 AM
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62
Read my plugs
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2,903
Posted By
Dragncar
I use Champions, in my lawn mower.
I use Champions, in my lawn mower.
Forum:
Pontiac - Race
06-10-2024, 03:22 AM
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2
th400 slow to shift
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211
Posted By
Dragncar
Could be a lot of things. What mods have been...
Could be a lot of things.
What mods have been done to the transmission ?
Start there first.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
06-09-2024, 10:01 AM
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62
Read my plugs
Views:
2,903
Posted By
Dragncar
Except the cheap Champions are two piece and can...
Except the cheap Champions are two piece and can and do come apart. Nothing will ruin your day like your engine sounding funny, checking it and finding half a Chumpion in your flopping around plug...
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
06-09-2024, 09:55 AM
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NEED ADVICE ON MY 400 PONTIAC BUILD
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857
Posted By
Dragncar
Listen to Cliff. These high performance street...
Listen to Cliff. These high performance street strip Pontiacs, he is a wealth of free knowledge. Tried and tested.
Never though I would run a 3/4" wide Morse chains but that is the one that fit the...
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
06-09-2024, 09:43 AM
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30
New motor tuning mystery
Views:
1,324
Posted By
Dragncar
I would not remove the springs to just set my...
I would not remove the springs to just set my timing well..................... for anything !
Talk about a semi major pain in the @$# to do a simple job. Bending over the back of the engine bay...
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