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dvw replied to the thread Good bye highway gears. Hello 3.55.Na, just run it around 4200. Doug -
dvw replied to the thread 440 valve failure.Well that answers that question. Doug
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dvw replied to the thread Good bye highway gears. Hello 3.55.I've driven my Volare with 4.30's from northwest of Detroit to Columbus a few times.
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dvw replied to the thread Good bye highway gears. Hello 3.55.My Dad had a 73 Road Runner as a executive lease car in 73. I snuck it out to Milan dragway. Brand new car. 318, factory duals, 3.55...
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dvw replied to the thread K Member problem.Inspect to see if there is contact between the steering gear, trans, or engine with the floor pan or frame rails. If there is cleance...
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Here’s an example of keepers that had the tangs sheered off……. There no indications of any problems on the other 15...
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dvw replied to the thread 440 valve failure.I'd pull the head first. Many times damage is significant. But more than once I've been surprised at how little happened. If it didn't...
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dvw replied to the thread 1979 Dodge Magnum 360-727 torqueflite squeaking in R,D,2,1.Is this an occilating noise? Like squeek, squeek, squeek, etc? Or is it a constant squeal? I've had crank seals constantly squeel. A 3...
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dvw replied to the thread 440 valve failure.That doesn't look like a valve failure. It looks like the valve locks broke. Need a picture of the valve stem and a unbroken pair of...
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dvw replied to the thread Got the 572 back, Now lets find some power.You didn't include that the engine mentioned was on E85. 12-1 on E 85 is about 15-1 on gas. That's super lean. A gas engine will be pig...
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dvw replied to the thread 4L80E behind big block Mopar.Why do many need a 3000hp capable trans in a less than 1000hp application? Especially with all the related mods to install it...
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dvw replied to the thread Got the 572 back, Now lets find some power.There is no way that changing the actual F/A ratio from a real 12-1 to 10-1 would add power. Nor would it add 160 hp. Now maybe if it...
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here's an interesting thought on making peak HP i clipped ..IQ52 posted this .. "" it made 680 HP at 12:1 AFR, 760 HP AT 11:1 AFR and...
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dvw replied to the thread 4L80E behind big block Mopar.I see no reason why a properly machined adapter plate would work any differently than a new bell housing. If the dowels are all on...
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dvw replied to the thread Oil pressure.You can verify it has pressure. Slowly rotating a few degrees at a time will ensure the cam holes line up to feed oil to both...
