Recent content by Demonx2

As dusterbing mentions above, are you SURE the water pump is turning the correct direction? We haven't seen a shot of the accessory drive system yet but some serpentine systems may require a reverse direction water pump. Had to ask!!

My 408 avatar car is street driven and does not overheat with its 2 electric puller fans and Champion alum radiator. And I live about 90 min north of him in Florida. BUT...I do not have AC. So it is possible to make this setup work (at least w/o AC). We're all going to learn something when...

^^^^^Gotta love the Toad and the drag race car!! Amazing and just cool!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Well, a few more months have gone by so I thought it time for a brief update. There was no racing in February at Gainesville due to the GatorNats and some other races. In March, we took the car up for the monthly brackets. Got there on time, unloaded, tech'd, waiting by the trailer for the...

Your own car show!!

I solve the shutoff/hot soak/fuel boil/won't restart issue with a pretty basic solution. To shut the car off, I first turn the fuel pump off and let the engine empty the carb until it stalls (maybe 30 seconds or so). With no fuel in the bowls, you get no vapor/boiling during the hot soak and...

^^^^all PBR style launches!!

Guess I just had low expectations. I built the avatar (408) street/strip car with a target of 11.30. After a bunch of tuning, I got it from its initial pass at 11.87 to now it's gone [email protected]. And I've been happy with that! (OK, ok...now I want to see a 10.9x out of it but that may never...

Don - my $0.02.... On my 408, I have an old Diamondback/Holley 850 carb. I've played around with jets and have been running 81/87's for some time now (has a power valve in the front). I recently had a thread going looking at my plugs and my overall conclusion from the discussion, as well as...

My avatar has a 408 with a mini-starter (I assume that is a mini-starter you have.) The Hooker SuperComp headers (1-3/4") run fairly close to it. This is its 3rd summer and so far, no issues. I'd run it as is if that's a mini-starter. As for the pinion gear hanging up, you want to get that...

.008 light will take out a LOT of people!! Well done sir!

Assuming valve springs are set up the same, spalling on the intake only suggests it's an issue of the larger forces involved due to the heavier intake valve. I doubt the heat treat or core is any different intake vs exhaust so we're back to an insufficient heat treat or material for the...

Love that Dart!!

I want no part of a bear in my yard!! Too high up on the food chain.