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Yeah, maybe they stuck a big block chevy cover on there by mistake !!!

Are you checking the correct piston ?? right front looking at the front. Also keep in mind that both valves close on the compression stroke well before TDC so you'd have a tough time holding all that compression with your thumb right to TDC !!

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That's pretty close to ideal. However, its not WOT you should be concerned with, its getting your "total" in by 2000 RPM Are you using the Sniper to control timing or the distributor ??

Why should it be any different than timing a carb'd engine ! 12* initial, 38* total - all in by 2000 rpm. Adjust as necessary

Permatex red ****. Have had the same can since the early 70's !!

There really wasn't much taken off !!

But did you learn how to balance them ?!?!

Quite often those rod throws have a big hole bored through to remove weight. This one was done by grinding. My guess is it didn't need as much taken off as the hole would have removed. And whoever did it knew enough not to cut into the sides of the journals. AND it rteally doesn't look like they...

So what !

I don't see anything unusual

I just went through this. Whoever is buiding the Dana - as long as they're a reputable source - will know what the correct angle is. Also, don't forget about the pinion offset !!

You won't see much mention of the front u-joint angle since that is pretty much "fixed" with no adjustment.

Here ya go ... You'll have to check the order of the pages

According to the Mopar Chassis book, on a street car with standard leaf springs you want 5 to 7 degrees of "nose down" at the pinion. NOTE that this is NOT the pinion angle relative to the level ground but rather the difference between the driveshaft angle relative to the level ground minus the...

Why do people contradict a very clear professional opinion that includes a diagram that a three-year old can understand ?!?!

Crank pulley - insignificant. You're missing some important angles. See below "According to Currie, the average car crafter should strive for between 1 and 3 degrees between the tailshaft of the transmission and driveshaft, and 1 to 3 degrees between the driveshaft and pinion. Furthermore, the...

Well you answered your own question ... "expensive" !! Besides, Ford did it. And these days, everything gets an LS !!!

They "apparently" used an electic motor to show it "running" at some point for Nascar officials. Being a "one-off" motor with no intent of production, it probably didn't have any internals, just enough stuff to look legit and convincing.

Agreed! Common sense is a very good torque value.