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Pontiac - Street
05-30-2024, 05:07 PM
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Timing cover crank seal issue
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I have 6 of those types of seals never thought...
I have 6 of those types of seals never thought about it before but i remember the rubber being alot thinner like a heavy paint vrs a thicker rubber like you have
its a hammer in tight fit i can...
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Pontiac - Race
05-29-2024, 10:58 PM
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First Time on New Build
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If 60's are sweet driver claims lazy top end, ...
If 60's are sweet driver claims lazy top end, could be fuel delivery as well, no mention of the components there
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Pontiac - Street
05-28-2024, 04:14 PM
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455 busted: 60919 cam, Rhodes Lifters, bent push rods
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strong valve springs and weak stock pushrods? ...
strong valve springs and weak stock pushrods?
the only thing worse that stock Pontiac connecting rods are the pushrods they are like a fuse in a electrical circuit slightest hint of abuse and...
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Pontiac - Street
05-26-2024, 09:47 AM
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Air filter sucking in???
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Technically a plenum is the area beneath the carb...
Technically a plenum is the area beneath the carb and before the intake runners, But any common area consisting of multiple flow paths that is soon to be directed into a certain dedicated path is...
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Pontiac - Street
05-26-2024, 08:36 AM
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TH400 transmission help
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The TH400 vacuum sensing / operated light...
The TH400 vacuum sensing / operated light throttle upshifts with the stock modulator are pretty care free but after your built and driving and want a different experience you can opt for the...
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Pontiac - Street
05-25-2024, 01:59 PM
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Air filter sucking in???
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don't recomend blowing the K&N filter or use high...
don't recomend blowing the K&N filter or use high pressure water, can poke holes in the gauze reducing filtering allowing dirt to pass...
all this movement may be because the open top element...
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Pontiac - Street
05-23-2024, 01:58 PM
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Different cam? Chain? Car should be faster
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I knew there was something wrong outside the list...
I knew there was something wrong outside the list of parts
a 455 with a little bit of a cam in it good compression and 3.73 gears should bring a smile at some point..
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Pontiac - Street
05-23-2024, 01:44 PM
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Safe level of horsepower in a 1977 XA 400 block build?
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Every 557 engine i tore down was clapped out in...
Every 557 engine i tore down was clapped out in stock form, at first i never paid attention to block numbers after 1970 until i keept finding only 557 blocks then it clicked, i keept seeing a...
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Tri-Power Tech
05-20-2024, 08:17 AM
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center carb flooding
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I forget if there is a tab on the float to...
I forget if there is a tab on the float to control drop distance,
perhaps after sitting for a period the bowl dries up float drops down far enough to cock something and stick then after running...
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Pontiac - Street
05-17-2024, 02:20 PM
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10 year old new oil????
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Oil isn't born with additives thats why they are...
Oil isn't born with additives thats why they are added,
Be interesting to know the circumstances in which these additives are added IE the environment in which this magic takes place. Is this...
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Pontiac - Street
05-13-2024, 12:27 PM
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Engine Oil Additives
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The invisible boogie man, Can't be proven or...
The invisible boogie man, Can't be proven or disproven.
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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, 07:26 PM
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1970 TA Van Nuys car.
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Core support ?
Core support ?
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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
05-04-2024, 01:51 PM
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.005 or .010 shorter cam chain needed?
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It is hard to get good work on blocks, I one...
It is hard to get good work on blocks,
I one time in about 1982 built a 1970 XF 455 into a 440 got the block align honed just to make sure it was perfect, somehow burnt a rear main bearing...
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Pontiac - Race
04-30-2024, 04:11 PM
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Milling Intake
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In this case wouldn't it require an angle mill ?...
In this case wouldn't it require an angle mill ? Just adding or removing gasket thickness moves the intake up or down.
stated problem is less clamp load on port bottom as in incorrect angle or...
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Pontiac - Street
04-26-2024, 07:52 AM
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Rhoads lifters - still available?
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they do their job well i am seriously ...
they do their job well
i am seriously considering them for my 1977 350 C20 truck build it has 4.10 gears so i want the engine to have some legs but i also want all the torque possible at stock...
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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
04-20-2024, 06:04 AM
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I think I got Pertronixed, had to get towed home.
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on cars that originally had points they also had...
on cars that originally had points they also had a wire providing full batt voltage from starter solenoid during cranking, that's what did my unilite in during a compression test
you have to...
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Pontiac - Race
04-17-2024, 10:26 PM
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Summit racing drops speedmaster products
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Summit stepping up! Good to see!
Summit stepping up! Good to see!
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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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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
04-08-2024, 09:03 PM
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M-22 Trans Gear oil Question? has anyone used Valvoline synchromesh???
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Pretty much the brand does not matter .... The...
Pretty much the brand does not matter .... The GL rating does matter... 4 is what the old school muncie likes
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Pontiac - Race
04-01-2024, 12:43 PM
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Pushrod Valve Contact Pattern
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What rocker arms are involved here? They are...
What rocker arms are involved here?
They are not all the same geometry despite being called Pontiac
I have a set of Comp ultra gold high end rockers that fit like socks on a rooster, I set them...
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Pontiac - Street
03-31-2024, 11:40 AM
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exhaust manifold paint
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The one and only time i sweated the look of cast...
The one and only time i sweated the look of cast iron manifolds i simply sand blasted, sprayed them off with brake clean then sprayed them with silver spray paint marketed for BBQ's .... if i...
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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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