Recent content by 340inabbody

Merry Christmas guys. Hoping Santa brings me a new short block. Probably too heavy for his sled though…….

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. Hoping Santa brings me a fresh short block but it’s probably too heavy for his sled. Probably get another hunk of coal …

Gotcha when I get back home Il take a closer look and take some more pictures and post. Thank you for taking the time to really look at this and comment.

Does a LA cover also fit?

Guys why does this timing cover look so different from my 318 and 340? What is this?

I would agree it makes sense that the damper should be 0 balance for an internally balanced rotating assy. Two questions: 1. Are you thinking the bore is not straight? Can you elaborate on where you see the scoring? I can take better pictures of the area to examine further. 2. Do the holes...

What about the larger exhaust port?

Another thing against me is that the best gas I can readily get is 91 Octane.

How much better is it having aluminum heads over Iron J’s with respect to thermal performance. I know they will flow more but here in Phoenix we have shitty gas and very high temps.

Are small block timing gears always set up like the above? Ie 12:00 to 12:00?

I was wondering what effect a plugs projection has. After some research I found this. A double edge sword. Tuning for plug projection would mean to me you have everything under control. Needless to say I doubt Ill ever get to that point. “A longer projection can help place the spark further...

Other than temperature range how does a race plug help mitigate detonation?

Man this thing looks new. Maybe I should just use it while I rebuild my 340….

Time to pull the timing cover!

Got it popped off. Nothing printed here.