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Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 09:19 PM
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What’s this 421 worth?
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I would also check it for sloppy lifter bores.
I would also check it for sloppy lifter bores.
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Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 06:49 PM
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What’s this 421 worth?
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steve25
What year car might this motor be going in....
What year car might this motor be going in. Something 67 and up?
You might be better off building a 400 with 3” main stroker crank to get up to around those cubes.
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Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 05:14 PM
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Fuel pump?
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steve25
This photo should be self explanatory and to me...
This photo should be self explanatory and to me and maybe many others brings into question how any 2 bbl could provide the needed fuel to a motor at full throttle above 3000 rpm.
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Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 02:30 PM
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What’s this 421 worth?
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steve25
I am trying to find my notes from 25 years ago ...
I am trying to find my notes from 25 years ago in regards to the valve to piston clearance deal, but here’s what I recall off of the top of my head.
Using 428 pistons in a 421 build with its...
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Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 11:30 AM
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Fuel pump?
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steve25
With only 3 psi to feed even just one Carb no...
With only 3 psi to feed even just one Carb no less 3 would not run the motor to full throttle and expect nothing less then the motor falling on its face within 4 seconds.or by the time you get...
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Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 09:31 AM
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Manifold bolt torque specs in aluminum head
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steve25
25ft lbs will get it done. Just first confirm...
25ft lbs will get it done.
Just first confirm that all the bolts thread in easy by hand and will not bottom out without having the manifold already clamped down.
Forum:
Pontiac - Race
05-02-2024, 02:32 PM
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What heat range for 118 fuel?
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180
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steve25
Even with that level of compression that 118 will...
Even with that level of compression that 118 will cost you some power if your trying to scratch out every last drop of Hp.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
05-02-2024, 11:25 AM
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Fuel pump?
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290
Posted By
steve25
Can't say for sure, but in theory the thickness...
Can't say for sure, but in theory the thickness of the gasket used will reduce pump arm travel.
Do you know for sure that your fuel pump eccentric is bolted on correct?
What Carb are you...
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
05-02-2024, 06:27 AM
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Read these plugs
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steve25
They look fine for the average way the motor is...
They look fine for the average way the motor is used that put those miles on the plugs, extended full throttle maybe a different story and can only be determined with a fresh set of plugs and 3 or 4...
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
05-01-2024, 07:42 PM
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Best alternative to the cast 8vr?
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Posted By
steve25
With a 4.120” to a 4.150” bore and a 3.750”...
With a 4.120” to a 4.150” bore and a 3.750” stroke and a 72 Cc head every 4 CCs will change the compression close enough to a 1/4 point in regards to a street motor .
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Pontiac - Street
05-01-2024, 05:03 PM
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77 TA replacement rotors and pads stock upgrade help
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steve25
In terms of any type of brake pads are you...
In terms of any type of brake pads are you bedding them in well ?
Every time new pads are installed and you go through the bed in process it needs to be done on new or fresh recut rotors and...
Forum:
Pontiac - Race
05-01-2024, 05:42 AM
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Milling Intake
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696
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steve25
It's odd here that there's a gap difference...
It's odd here that there's a gap difference between the top and bottom side with a gasket in place, this leads me to question weather the heads have been not just Milled, but angle Milled?
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Pontiac - Street
04-30-2024, 06:00 AM
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421 Block - Sevice Replacement?
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697
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steve25
Xs 2 with the above. Sorry I should have been...
Xs 2 with the above.
Sorry I should have been more detailed.
Forum:
Pontiac - Race
04-30-2024, 05:56 AM
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porting went wrong
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steve25
He only needs to get thru the summer on the...
He only needs to get thru the summer on the repair work, not for years
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
04-29-2024, 06:02 PM
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421 Block - Sevice Replacement?
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697
Posted By
steve25
It’s been a loooong time, but I had a 389 425 T...
It’s been a loooong time, but I had a 389 425 T block for a while and just forgot about the windage tray deal.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
04-29-2024, 04:47 PM
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421 Block - Sevice Replacement?
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Posted By
steve25
I never realized that the 64 motors did not use a...
I never realized that the 64 motors did not use a full length windage tray and still had the bell housing reinforcement ribs from the 425 trophy motors.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
04-29-2024, 08:56 AM
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421 Block - Sevice Replacement?
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697
Posted By
steve25
Yes, the rings where on the pistons and the...
Yes, the rings where on the pistons and the pistons where in the bore.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
04-29-2024, 05:53 AM
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421 Block - Sevice Replacement?
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697
Posted By
steve25
Just note the ALL service replacement blocks...
Just note the ALL service replacement blocks came with rings and fitted Pistons .
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
04-28-2024, 06:04 PM
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421 Block - Sevice Replacement?
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697
Posted By
steve25
Real nice! Dare I ask how much he payed for it?
Real nice!
Dare I ask how much he payed for it?
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
04-28-2024, 03:54 PM
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Rough idle when warmed up
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Posted By
steve25
Yup, wrong one!
Yup, wrong one!
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
04-28-2024, 09:56 AM
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Rough idle when warmed up
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Posted By
steve25
Closing off the choke and getting improved idle...
Closing off the choke and getting improved idle is a double edged sword.
Because it might only be a lean condition on one side of the primary’s.
You richen up the lean side by closing off the...
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
04-27-2024, 11:03 AM
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Ever see a steering stabilizer on a 2nd gen?
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Posted By
steve25
Back then they where sold by Monroe and one other...
Back then they where sold by Monroe and one other shock brand that I can’t recall.
A lot of owners got talked into putting one on when getting new tires installed and a alinement done with the...
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Pontiac - Street
04-27-2024, 07:07 AM
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Rough idle when warmed up
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Posted By
steve25
When the motor is acting up you might also look...
When the motor is acting up you might also look down into the carbs primary side when idling to look for the problem of fuel dribbling in out of the boosters from too high a fuel level.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
04-26-2024, 12:34 PM
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22
Rough idle when warmed up
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739
Posted By
steve25
A easy quick thing to check is this. Once it...
A easy quick thing to check is this.
Once it gets hot enough to start to run ruff pull the 12 volts to the HEI and then crank the motor and listen for a steady speed of cranking thru all the...
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
04-26-2024, 09:16 AM
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4
326 with 092 Heads?
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278
Posted By
steve25
If the motor was bored .030” over when it was...
If the motor was bored .030” over when it was rebuilt then that ate up 3.32 CCs of that bigger chamber size the 092s may have which would leave not even a 1/4 point of compression difference either...
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