Recent content by Dave_J

Some folks have more Dollars that sense. I have neither one. When it comes down to paying labor rate to fully refresh a set of small block 273/318/240/360 rods or buying a set of WORKED and much lighter aftermarket ones, if the price of 8 is a little more for the new ones, they are in my...

On that 273, with lighter rods and if you took the THICK 273 wrist pins out and replaced with a super light set you could have had the crank lightened and balanced. Its about 4 pounds off the crank if they do it the lazy way (just cut the counterweights) or over 5 pounds if they grind the crank...

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I have two 1984 Dodge Rampages here that I'd let go cheap. One is a 2.2 and A525 5 speed (Close ratio puts the next gear right in the power band). Runs sorta. Lo comp in #4, sunk valve. Has 5 lug 100mm on 5" conversion. Minor surface rust, no holes. Daytona "Shelby Pumper" 15 inch wheels. Is...

The center hole's iron boss on the Magnum is taller that on the Commando so the plates are not interchangeable. But this does not seem to be your issue as you have a 360 block and a 4 hole plate. When I put my last 318 together it also leaked. I was using the wrong gasket set. They made a...

I have a complete 3.8L Regal Type T Turbo that had a Q-Jet on top. It would make a 3.9 a power house. The Q-Jet sits on a manifold that feeds into the Turbo and has a 3 bolt flange that bolted to the 3.8's intake manifold. The Turbo center section is the same as a 1979 Mustang 2.3 Turbo, no...

A 3.5L 215ci V6 in the back seat. The engine is in front of the trans so it would be a MID ENGINE. We put a Turbo 2.2 in to a Brazilian Puma GTa to replace the VW 1600. Went from a slow heavy tail dragger to a wickedly fast screamer. The 2.2 was ahead of the trans so it too was Mid Engine.

Or in a 1984 Dodge Rampage.

A 273 Commando pie tin on the air cleaner.

Delta Cams ground me one years ago close to that but split 260In and 265Ex

A 273 with any cam at the 340 Resto level or lower will be very responsive from just off idle to 5600 RPM. With the 4 speed stick, you will never be traveling at 850 RPM anytime in normal driving or you will pound the rod bearings out lugging it. Maybe 850 RPM with an Auto and 1800 RPM Stall...

Sorry but just the opposite of above ^^^. To check if it has 3.09:1 first gear, mark the input shaft and the output shaft. Now spin the OUTPUT shaft 1 revolution exactly. The INPUT shaft will have spun 3.09 (or less depending on which first gear is in it). Or spin the input shaft 3.09 rev's...

I had a friend that was so Anal Retentive about every ounce of excess weight on his 68 Notchback Barracuda street/strip car. He removed all seam sealer, any bolt or nut not needed, any extra wires in the wiring looms, cut any bolt so it had just enough threads engaged, on and on.... So he'd...

Yes, the Crackedback wiring looks like a better idea. The one I posted was from over 20 years ago and used on a D250. Not so many power using items back then. And it was just a basic "trunk" battery system and all under hood and dash wiring was on a different wiring diagram chart.

I copied this many years ago. I added a 1-0 Gauge welding wire from the trunk to the engine block. 1 gauge wire will work for most with out all the forward electronics, but 1-0 is GOOD overkill. 2-0 is more overkill and not really needed, is extra heavy, but only about 2 pounds more. It is $$$...