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Forum: Pontiac - Race 06-10-2006, 10:30 PM
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Posted By 78TAWS6
INJUNTOM, The total comes in about 2800 rpm....

INJUNTOM,

The total comes in about 2800 rpm.

Would it hurt anything running it with the advance disconnected? I've read that some say if you run it on the street, leave it on and when you race...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 06-10-2006, 01:20 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 315
Posted By 78TAWS6
Timing of a 455?

I have a 455 with a 234i and 236e @ .050 .499 and .491 lift. Compression is 9.4:1 using 6X-8 heads and pistons out of hole .001. A performer manifold and a qjet by Cliff.

The initial is 11 and a...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 11-06-2005, 12:07 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 314
Posted By 78TAWS6
Will, Thanks for the reply. The car is...

Will,

Thanks for the reply.

The car is an th350 with a fairbanks shift kit. The converter I have is a TCI Breakaway that foot brakes to 1600 and flashes to 2500 behind a 400 with 8.5 comp and a...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 11-04-2005, 11:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 314
Posted By 78TAWS6
cam for a 440?

I'm thinking about building a 440 with srp pistons set at 0 deck and 6x-4 heads. The cam I'm wondering about is a comp xe with 224i and 230e @ 50 and lift of .456i and .459e with 1.5 rocker ration. ...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-22-2005, 10:30 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 256
Posted By 78TAWS6
6S-9 head?

I was wondering if these heads are any good put on a 400 or 455. They have a 9 stamped on the boss. Are they comparable to the 6X-4 heads. I thought I read somewhere that these heads are 92-93...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 09-13-2005, 09:27 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 303
Posted By 78TAWS6
No, thanks for asking, we didn't win any money. ...

No, thanks for asking, we didn't win any money. Trent's ta had a stumble coming out of the hole. His first pass was 8.387 and his second was 8.407. He run 8.5?? I run a 9.667 on 1st pass and...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 09-11-2005, 10:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 303
Posted By 78TAWS6
Chad, It has 6X-8 heads at 97 cc with some...

Chad,

It has 6X-8 heads at 97 cc with some bowl work. We ran it at the Harvey drags this weekend. Saturday, it ran a best of 8.22 with a redneck converter that flashed to 3900. Car seemed to...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 09-11-2005, 09:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 303
Posted By 78TAWS6
Estimate 1/8th mile et

We have a 80 TA that is 3880#. It has a 455 with 9.4 comp, 234 Int. and 236 Exh. @ 50 with .500 lift cam. It has a performer manifold and Q-jet with 77 jets and 52 M rods and CE secondaries. The...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-02-2005, 10:14 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 359
Posted By 78TAWS6
Thanks for all the information. I have some...

Thanks for all the information. I have some dicisions to make now. Does the B&M shift kit compare to the Transgo?

Thanks again.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-31-2005, 02:43 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 359
Posted By 78TAWS6
TH350 rebuild

Going to rebuild the th350 trans in a 80 TA. We put a 455 in it and have a 3200 stall for it. How should we rebuild it? Should we rebuild it with just a firmer 1st to 2nd shift and leave the 2nd...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-03-2005, 07:07 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 457
Posted By 78TAWS6
Livewires are plug from D.U.I. They have a...

Livewires are plug from D.U.I. They have a spiral wound core with low resistance of 300-350 Ohms per foot. Read somewhere that they are close to 10mm.

Thanks for all the info.
Todd
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-02-2005, 04:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 457
Posted By 78TAWS6
Jeff, The smells a little strong, but not eye...

Jeff,
The smells a little strong, but not eye watering. I might try turning in the apt. The pipes are from pypes with the crossover and exchange, about 500 miles on them. It seems to run pretty...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-02-2005, 08:03 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 457
Posted By 78TAWS6
It's a 455 and the cam has 234I and 236E @ 50 and...

It's a 455 and the cam has 234I and 236E @ 50 and 11 deg. overlap. The plugs are dry and have a light sooty layer at the base of the threads. The pipes are dry. I have a D.U.I. distributor with...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-02-2005, 06:30 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 457
Posted By 78TAWS6
My pipes are black and sooty. Does that mean I'm...

My pipes are black and sooty. Does that mean I'm running really rich yet. I have a 17057274 qjet with 77 jets and 52M rods with the apt set at 3.5 turns out. With the motor warm, set at 2000 rpm,...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-30-2005, 10:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 258
Posted By 78TAWS6
Jeff, We've been to Minot, meet you last...

Jeff,

We've been to Minot, meet you last year. My son was driving the black 1980 TA. Visited with you there and also in Sabin and Hazen. We going to try to get to Minot this next weekend. ...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-30-2005, 04:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 258
Posted By 78TAWS6
I've heard you are not suppose to reuse lifters...

I've heard you are not suppose to reuse lifters also. I was on Jim Hand's website and thought I read that he reuses his rhoades lifters when he switched to the wolverine cam. That's why I wanted to...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-28-2005, 11:35 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 249
Posted By 78TAWS6
I was wondering if any of you have tried the HS...

I was wondering if any of you have tried the HS 1.6 ford rockers on your engines. I was told you can use them without clearancing the pushrod holes. HS tech man told a guy that they would work....
Forum: Pontiac - Race 06-27-2005, 03:12 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 352
Posted By 78TAWS6
grandville455, You are running pretty good,...

grandville455,
You are running pretty good, what gear ratio are you running in her. I have a TA that we put a 455 in with 3.08, run a 8.38 1/8th. The 60's were 2.21. Thinking of putting in some...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-26-2005, 04:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 258
Posted By 78TAWS6
I was wondering if you can use the same lifters...

I was wondering if you can use the same lifters over again with a new cam swap? The lifters have about 4000 miles on them. I've heard you can take the lifter and do a figure eight on some fine...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-26-2005, 04:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 452
Posted By 78TAWS6
I watched a guy dyno his 455 with ported 6X heads...

I watched a guy dyno his 455 with ported 6X heads by way of Jim Hand's book with a 60243 cam. It made 441 hp and 524 tq.
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 06-25-2005, 04:14 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 117
Posted By 78TAWS6
I been a guest on the forum for a while, thought...

I been a guest on the forum for a while, thought I might as well join in, my son did. The question I have; is it better to replace the whole roof of the car or cut out a piece from a roof to match...
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