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Not to state the obvious but, if that block needs to be decked (and with the problems you described, I wouldn't spend the money on getting the heads done and new gaskets just to risk the same problem without ensuring the deck of the current block is square), you're looking at pulling that...
If the '70 440 is ruled out for the Challenger, I would put whatever 440 runs the best in the Challenger with the 440+6 induction and offer the frozen '70 as a package for a few pennies more - let the next guy rebuild it. If you have another running 440, I'd put that in the Coronet; if not, one...
To the OP, you wrote, "I picked up a polished 440 forged crank, resized and new rod bolts and bearings, bushed for a floating 1.094 pin ly rods with l2295fs and NOS mopar "premium" ductile iron rings. The rotating assembly's balanced..." blah, blah, blah, and "Now i either gotta get new pistons...
I hear you. Sadly, it seems the entire world is moving to roller cams in one form or another. Those of us that prefer flat tappet cams, for whatever reason, are going the way of the dinosaurs. It's not unlike the evolution of the single barrel carb, to the two barrel, to the four barrel, to...
My guess would be the citric acid. Also, household hack but I use it on the exhaust tips of my 2011 Challenger, Coke poured on the part and aluminum foil used as a rag cleans up rust from chrome pretty well: Just think what Coke is doing to your gut...
I've read the thread to this point and have some questions. What has you wanting a 440 powered car? Do you already have a 440 block/engine lined up? Are you willing to consider a different big block build to achieve the same 11 second build? Have you considered the need for a big block...
Look at all you smart people! Many of you nailed it. A kid down the street works for a local car stereo installer. He is generally a Plug N Play tuner car type guy but enjoys a challenge/chance to use his community college electronics training. Today he traced the system and started checking...
This is the type of info I was looking for. The issue is a single loud 'pop' when the system is first turned on, then it operates normally, so I'm leaning heavily to situation #1 in the article. Thanks for sending it.
Thanks for the ideas Bob. I'm sorry I wasn't clear in laying out my background/quals. I am at the hobbyist level for enjoying Mopars. I've done my share of chasing grounds, testing gauges, replacing wiring harnesses, etc. I can use a multimeter. However, I don't know what I don't know...
While I will solve this problem, I'm not above a little hijinks. Once resolved, I'm thinking about setting all the presets to a single 24hr/7days per week evangelical station or ????
The general consensus is it is probably an issue with an amplifier. I will check for one of those first. If there is an amp, what type of filter (i.e. rating, watts, ohms, time delay, etc.)? Is there a publication (HP Book, Cartech, S-A Design) anyone can recommend so I can learn more about...
I have no idea yet. I really haven't looked into the problem. He dropped off the car and this was a warning from him. It's in the shop now and I'll get into it on Monday. I hoped this would be a "Yeah, the same thing happened to me and I fixed it by...." situation. FBBO (although the...
Thanks for the response. I've got a known 'good' radio, similar model from the same company. Maybe the easiest way to rule out his box as being the problem would be to swap them. If the problem persists with the good radio, we'll know it probably isn't the box itself.
Friday I became the caretaker of a friend's '70 RR for the summer. He recently added an aftermarket radio and says when he turns it on it 'pops' with a loud sound that is very painful to the ears but then the radio plays as normal. He has no idea what's going on. I want to be a good steward...