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P.S. There is a huge weight difference between the steel rims and the aluminums. Less rotating mass to spin up on the aluminum, better getup and go.

OK, maybe you have the 5.5 large bolt pattern back in behind your spacers? I was going to try to use 5.5 to 4.5 spacer wheel adapters. But even the center hole of the adapters was 1/8" too small. Found the '95 Ford aluminum wheels and made them work. Cleaned up the stock steel rims and...

OK working on the engine bay wire harness to get basic things working. Computer is plugged in and main power lead at the battery is plugged in. Found one power keyed wire to feed the engine bay components and start keyed circuit. Auto Shutdown Relay Plug has the power feed wire to run it all...

225 70r15s here on this latest truck I picked up out of Alabama. Oddball 5.5 hubs, had to do some machining on the center hole to get these Aluminums to bolt onto this '89. Happy with it now, but Ma Mopar makes you work for it. ☆☆☆☆☆

This is interesting with that Transpo Regulator, I ended up using this Transpo 1 wire conversion kit for the 60 amp Motocraft Alternator that I ended up using. The onboard transpo regulator is adjustable too, but did not have to screw with it. 14.3 volts consistence on the output. Thanks for...

Went to Napa to get a good Echlin voltage regulator. Paid the big price. Needless to say, very disappointed. ☆☆☆☆☆

Nice Truck Looks like you were lucky enough to get the 4.5" bolt pattern hubs, not the 5.5" like in '89. ☆☆☆☆☆

I would suspect the MSD ignition next, reliability is not their greatest..... These Mopar HEI conversions with the proper full 12 volt powered E-Coil does the trick on restarts on a hot engine. Just reach in through the window and hit the key and it is running, without even touching the gas...

Next question > What are you using for an ignition system? ☆☆☆☆☆

Hopefully you are not still using the stock 340 starter? It kills the restart by 2 fold. Old stock starters crank slow especially when they are hot. Then the stock starter sucks all the good electricity out of the ignition system at the same time. Add in higher compression and today's poorer...

The all time favorite: "The Elephant Trunk Upper Hose". Gates #20874 ☆☆☆☆☆

That old computer is going to go Bye Bye. I have tried running with the computer unplugged and it still starts and runs now the way I have it wired. There is one main power feed that unplugs at the Battery that powers everything in the cab: key start, idiot dash lights, head lights, turn...

OK, have been wrestling with charging issue over the last so many weeks. Guess it was time to get educated in "Charging System School". On board '89 Truck computer contains the Voltage Regulator that failed. Went to experimenting with external voltage regulators and different alternators as...

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Wow '68 318, 230 hp 9:2:1 cr, short block, with 273 closed chamber heads. Light free floating rods and flat top pistons with valve relief (factory in '68) .040 ths down in the hole. I am liking this, 600 cfm 1406 perfect carb for that 318. Even if the 318 stock short block has the original...

Yes truck exhaust manifolds were drilled and tapped at the back to mount the air pump tubing. Here is a picture of the air pump tubes. Pumping clean air into the lower channels of the exhaust manifolds to mix with the burned exhaust gases. ☆☆☆☆☆

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I like the 383 "call outs", it sounds cool. '69 Roadrunner with a 383... classic. Since its introduction in 1959, the Chrysler 383 Wedge V8 engine has earned a solid reputation as one of the top big blocks ever made by Mopar. Producing a maximum of 335 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque from...

Just a simple temporary work around to take the temp gauge out of the equation. Remove the plug from the sending unit on the intake manifold. Clamp your test light ground clamp to + positive battery, them touch the pointed end of the test light to the temp sending unit. The test light...

Business Card .008 ths.

No need to measure, your '78 LRE came with the '68 340 auto camshaft profile. The '79 LRE not. ☆☆☆☆☆

This posting by DeltaV goes along with the above findings of the '79 360 4 barrel engine. ☆☆☆☆☆

Here is a "Comment" on Dodge Talk about the '78 LRE having the '68 340 auto spec cam, but the '79 LRE did not, as Regular Jay stated above about his '79 LRE. I can see that happening with the stricter emissions regulations coming up in '79, with the addition of the catalytic converters and a...

Straight up on the stock cam. As far as the crappy starts, the mopar distributor HEI conversion works wonders. You have to run an E-Coil with straight 12 volts powering it, no ballast resistor. Hotter spark than the tower coils. Starts like it has fuel injection, along with using the newer...

Sure looks like a stock '76 360 piston with factory 645 pressed on rod. 1976 W200 360 2 bbl engine. ☆☆☆☆☆

Proof ^ is in the pudding, cam shop said it has the '68 340 auto cam specs. Thanks for posting up your experience. ☆☆☆☆☆

Can do the same "Lift" test with a hand held dial caliper. Simple, easy to read, and everybody owns one. ☆☆☆☆☆

Easy Enough Let's measure the valve lift at the valve tip on your '78 LRE 360 4 barrel. Want to start it up quick to pump up the lifters if it has been sitting, for accurate lift readings. Pull one valve cover, start by getting the #1 intake valve on the bottom of the cam base circle...

Yep, same automatic cam that they used in the 4 bbl. Trucks. ☆☆☆☆☆

Yeah, I even get things wrong juggling all these camshaft numbers around. The MoparWiki article stated their special 68 camshaft at .486 lift (not .286 as I had wrongfully stated) the .486 lift number is still wrong for the Little Red Express. More like .430/444 or .444/453 lift. Stock 340 cam...