Recent content by HawkRod

Welcome from Pennsylvania! Beautiful black Charger!

In my mind there are two possibilities that seem more likely to me: 1) Maybe there was something slightly binding in the accelerator linkage so Ed wasn't regularly getting full throttle. When he really stomped the accelerator, he undid the "hitch" and it went full throttle. and perhaps the more...

Ed's motor was tired - so no tight tolerances!!! Yours was certainly "broken" in that night! Great story too!

I had just finished wiping down and polishing one of my cars for a car show and some :mob: bird took a crap right in the middle of the hood. Man if I only had a gun with some bird shot!!!

The scoops look fantastic! What I really like about them is that they are disguised in plain sight - they are different, but it takes an extra look and some experience to see that they are different. This is the whole idea with my 70 Road Runner. (And I may just have been a little bit of...

Brownies would be great - thank you! I just had to have emergency eye surgery, so I am unable to do much on my PC. More planning coming soon for Carlisle! Carlisle puts up the tent for us - the tents don't have roof vents. In previous years, I have repeatedly asked vendors if they were...

That's pretty close to what I've got. There just aren't that many short push rod choices out there either.

Yeah, I think I'm going to leave the lifter bores alone - I'm leaving the short block alone since there is nothing wrong with that. The non-ideal angle will need to stay. Thanks for the specs and details there seem to be a fair amount of similarities between the two engines. I assume yours is a...

I agree from a maintenance perspective: It is absolutely NOT a "frequent valve adjustment" issue. Done (and tightened properly), they last for years with minimal work required. I have a high lift solid lifter car I haven't had to touch for 5 years so far. In this case with the 340 we've been...

I want to update folks on the status of this: Regarding the significant angle between the lifter and pushrod: This is what it is, and there is nothing really that can be done about this given the parts that I have. The angle is made worse by a taller lifter, so a solid lifter is a possibility...

I don't have one handy here at the house, so my .331" number will need to stand - but that's close enough to verify that the cam was ground at least pretty close to spec. I'm not worried about a few thousandths, but losing .140" has me concerned.

Cam spec was .340" lobe lift, and I measured .331". The .009" might be my measuring error or it could be the way the cam was cut. Either way, I'll call that pretty close and verified. But I'd really like to get better than .370" valve opening!

I didn't have a very weak temporary spring, so we actually used a friend's fingers as our "spring". The valve spring was removed and he just gently pushed against the spring retainer to keep it seated. So no, we didn't block the plunger but we did make sure we did not collapse the lifter. The...

I need some help from the brain trust here please! First some specs: * Small block LA 340, bored .030" over * Stroker crank, so now displaces 416 CI * HAD a hydraulic flat tappet cam (more on that below) * Aluminum Renegade brand heads * 1.5 ratio roller rockers * New hydraulic lifter cam...

What a nice, nice combo, and an unusual one too. How many cars will you see at a car show with a white and blue interior? Likely none. It looks bitchin'! Love it! :thumbsup: