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I got a set of seven Silvolite pistons that’d been sitting on a machine shop’s shelf for many years for a huge discount compared to new. Now I just need to buy a new one to complete the set.
Just my two cents, but I’ve read that the ignition module in the Unilite distributors is very sensitive to voltage spikes and dips, and you should add in a circuit guard to protect it, like this one:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/maa-29371
It’s a bit of a disservice in my mind that Summit...
Thanks for the link! I’ll be sure to refer back to this if I have similar problems. It’s going to be a while before I get to this point though, I still have a lot to do before I’ll be ready to fire it up.
I have a used Street Demon 625 carb that I was planning on using on an Edelbrock Performer intake. It’s got the phenolic body like the T-quad, but it’s primaries are smaller so it should be more responsive around town and still be suitable out on the highway.
The kb240 pistons and pins are...
Right, I’m sure it will be a huge difference from what I had before, especially since it wasn’t in the best of shape to start with. That was my main reason for selecting this cam, was for better fuel efficiency while making the engine more responsive. It’s got 3.23 gears in it, and she’s a tad...
Thanks, I will do that, but it’s going to be a while before I get to that point though.
Yeah, I realize the quench isn’t ideal, but its about as good as I’m going to get. If I deck the block to get decent quench, then my static compression goes too high for my cam, so I’m not sure what other...
I bought a set of the Edelbrock 75cc E-Street heads when they were $50 off. By the time I had a set of iron heads checked and fitted with new seats and guides, it was only a few hundred more to get the aluminum heads.
I went through the numbers and with a 0.027” head gasket I end up with a...
I don’t know, he never replied to me, and I’ve had to focus on other things and never bothered trying to contact him again. I’m just going to work on the 400 that I have, do a little here and there when money and time allows.
I got a fair deal on an engine hoist, so I can pull the engine...
Yes, I asked for deck clearance specifically, along with any other information he can provide about the short block. He told another person what the part number of the pistons were, but I can’t find any specs on them. But if he’s had the block milled then knowing the piston specs won’t tell me...
Thanks. My last good paying job was in 2009, I was out of work until 2014 when I managed to get my current part-time, minimum wage job. That’s a real step down from being a design engineer. Between 2009 and 2014 I used up a lot of my savings, which is why I have practically no money now for...
I’m sorry if I sound like I’m being hard to deal with. It’s not that at all. It’s just that I’m in a tight spot now financially, and I’m not in a place where it’s easy to work on the car physically. So swapping engines is a big ordeal and it’d just be easier if I worked with what I already...
I fully realize that I don’t have the tools and equipment and money that it takes to do this the absolutely right way. I know that. You think I don’t want to be able to send this engine to the shop and tell them to make it right? I’d love to do that. But I can’t. The money simply isn’t...
As much as I’d like to, a road trip to Kentucky isn’t going to happen.
I might pm him to get more info, but I don’t think this is the right option for me.
“Budget” is whatever I manage to save for the part that I need. I manage to save about $20 a month on average. I was saving up to get my 452 heads rebuilt when I saw there was a rebate for the E-street heads and got to thinking that for about the same price as getting my iron heads rebuilt, I...
Be that as it may be, he doesn’t know me or my situation. He could have asked without being sarcastic and critical of everyone’s post. As I said earlier, that’s the whole idea of these forums, to exchange ideas, get help, provide help, etc. He didn’t need to be snide or rude to everyone here...
Using 88cc heads with a 0.020” steel shim and 4.380” bore and stock flat top pistons, compression is at 7.4-1. Changing to 75cc heads bumps it up to 8.1-1, assuming I can use the same steel shim gasket. But I get conflicting information about that too.