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Every Mopar I bought with traction bars, the traction bars ended up in the scrap bin. Even Chevy monoleafs were better re-arched than traction bars.

My daughter makes quilts out of old clothes. Sounds like your stuff would make a really cool quilt, and you could reuse some of that stuff.

It clogs the filter, not the strainer. You have to drain the oil and change the filter to get it all out of your engine. I would change the oil and filter twice within 50 miles. The first within 10 miles. Old has nothing to do with it, it is still good.

I use brass floats, original if I can find them.

Aluminum has no fatigue strength. It continues to weaken till it breaks. Steel and titanium have a point where it stops weakening.

You still can't let go of that? Still not much difference between 318 and a 340 done right. See post #5. Why bring that up in a 383 thread?

Common practice in common companies. I was lucky and "worked" in really good companies doing what I loved. Did work one place with a Jerk, luckily I was in the shop and he had no effect on me. My dad wanted me to paint a fender on his Ford LTD. The Jerk had my boss, Jack, pull a car in the...

Welcome back to the real world. Been retired for quite a while. Every day is a Saturday, but Sunday. Life is too short, and how much time do we have? Do what you and your wife have on any bucket lists and stay active. I honestly don't know how I had time to work. Good Luck.

That is why I consider what you do as an art form. So much to it. I only stick to the simplest stuff, but it is good enough for me. I'll never boost anything or run aluminum heads. Keep it simple. Thanks!

There are a few threads about Trans Am racing, and I believe the car was mentioned. I believe it was a 67 running a 273. Actually finished ahead of the 305 in the E body once or twice.

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It all depends on how they are set up. If you want to drag race is one way, probably what you experienced. Factory big block cars came with stiffer chassis (torque boxes) heavier torsion bars, rear springs, front sway bar, and shocks. They handle just fine. With newer stuff available...

I guess you never drove an original big block A Body. They are not handling challenged.

CPDave road races a 66 Dart and is pretty up front about his choices and experience. I'd say start with the rules you will have to go by. I've seen A LOT of posts about making HP with a 318-So why is it so ???

Then it is simple. Measure the OD of the piston head above the top ring and mill only what you need. Pi x r squared x d. Valve reliefs should be uneffected. Or you can get fancy and pocket mill them to try and save quench. Break out your math book. Did you cc the chambers yet?

Do they have domes or just flat tops? Pictures?

You can get a /6 to run a lot better for cheap. but you should have realistic expectations. The easy stuff is mill the head about .060 to .080". Get a cam and lifters in the 268 duration and .450 lift or less. Get a factory 2 barrel intake and carb. Since you are running a 66 Valiant, you...

I see the guys got you straightened out. I was away all day yesterday. Those are 67 closed chamber 273 heads. They have value since the chambers are smaller and they flow better than later 318 heads. I like them since I run 273's and don't want the hassle of larger valves in the small bore.

Those are early closed chamber heads. I would not mess them up.

Funny, I plopped a 69 HP 440 AVS on my brothers 289 while I was "tuning" his Holley again. Finished the Holley and went to swap it back on the Mustang, and he told me to sell it, he wasn't giving the Carter AVS back. That carb has sent many a Holley to eBay heaven. I'll buy that carb every...

That's where all my Holleys go.

No, they had no problem using a Quadra-Jet, or a Thermo-Quad. Like everything they did, it was meticulously thought out and executed. They did not care what the latest thing was, just what flat out worked. They opened my eyes wide. Another friend , with a 396, 4 speed Chevelle had to have an...

How do those Class racers make so much power with those "inferior" Carter and Rochester carbs? What ever works for you is fine with me. I have about 100 carbs, no Holleys. I dislike Holleys, but I'm not stupid enough to take a sledge hammer to one, I'd sell it to some one who can, or thinks...

No, Holley makes a close copy. The Street Demons.

Long time ago. When did he stop racing. Since this is a race forum I won't expound any further since a Holley will work for that. So will most any 4 barrel carb.

He knew what he was doing. The only point I was trying to make was, if you know what you are doing, any carb can be made to work great. Look at Stock and Super Stock racers. I am not a racer, so I will not be using a Holley on anything I do.

Ed Hamburger said a TQ was up to .2 faster than a Holley on an automatic car. He recommended a Holley for 4 speed cars . Both were prepped, but what did he know? For a race car use whatever works for you, you don't have to deal with it every day.

Call Engle Cams.

Sell it to me for half price a get a cheap gear drive set up ;-)