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Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 09:19 PM
Replies: 18
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Posted By steve25
I would also check it for sloppy lifter bores.

I would also check it for sloppy lifter bores.
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 06:49 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 427
Posted By 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.
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 05:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 286
Posted By 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.
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 02:30 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 427
Posted By 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...
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 11:30 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 286
Posted By 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...
Forum: Pontiac - Street Yesterday, 09:31 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 63
Posted By 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
Replies: 6
Views: 169
Posted By 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
Replies: 10
Views: 286
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
Replies: 8
Views: 345
Posted By 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
Replies: 14
Views: 405
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 .
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-01-2024, 05:03 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 375
Posted By 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
Replies: 25
Views: 687
Posted By 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?
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-30-2024, 06:00 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 694
Posted By 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
Replies: 16
Views: 1,244
Posted By 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
Replies: 18
Views: 694
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
Replies: 18
Views: 694
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
Replies: 18
Views: 694
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
Replies: 18
Views: 694
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
Replies: 18
Views: 694
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
Replies: 22
Views: 738
Posted By steve25
Yup, wrong one!

Yup, wrong one!
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-28-2024, 09:56 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 738
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
Replies: 4
Views: 274
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...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-27-2024, 07:07 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 738
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
Replies: 22
Views: 738
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
Replies: 4
Views: 276
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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