Recent content by gzig5

Maybe @str12-340 can help?

My understanding is that the typical difference in valve tip height between the intake and exhaust can come from the depth stop being set different when they change from cutting the valve job on one, say the intakes, to the other. Essentially the valve seat on one ends up deeper. Normally all...

Since it isn't broken in yet, I would try swapping the intake and exhaust lifter on that hole to see if the problem follows the lifter, or if it stays with the lobe. I assume that the lifter bore is clean and not tight or burred? I think you should be able to turn it over by hand and see the...

I think I'd be sending those pics to Kevco with a firmly worded letter explaining how disappointed you are in their oil pan. That volume of leaking is just unforgivable. :lol:

Hope this gives you the relief you are looking for.

Capybara. I think the 50BMG shotshell would be appropriate.

I'd lay money that at least a full pallet load or whatever lot size they run, were done with the wrong product in the package. As a quality engineer, I had to deal with crap like this several times a year. No matter how many checks and balances were put in place, our facility in Mexico would...

The custom crank and other work/parts required to make this pile of "stuff" even begin to go together would probably pay for a nice 360 block, gaskets, AND a Scat 408 stroker kit that would do at least 450hp with crappy heads and cam. Hell, if you are dead set on that 318 block just do the 318...

I've been told by a well respected builder that posts here, that he will not include the external accessories like the balancer, flex plate, or flywheel when balancing a rotating assembly. Each of those items are/should be balanced during manufacturing and should be built to a spec that is...

12ga slug is a touch bigger, but I bet the older slug loads would have been similar to that thing with a load of black powder. About 1200fps?? I would prefer to not experience the terminal end of either!

Why would you think the shorter stroke crank would not handle the RPM, but the longer stroke would? Several important differences in 318 and 340 cranks even though they share stroke and bearing diameters.

McMaster-Carr for the win. Petcocks McMaster-Carr

I started with FreeCad but have transitioned to the free version of Fusion. I feel Fusion is more intuitive for me than FreeCad but I think they each have some features over each other that a more accomplished user could leverage. Both have lots of how-to videos but I think there are probably...

The 833 OD trans from trucks has a B/E style tail shaft with shifter mounting bosses in both locations. The front mount was used for trucks and is drilled and tapped, the rear mount was not used and is undrilled. The rear mount can easily be drilled and tapped for use in an E-body or whatever...

I don’t have the side clearance in my two car garage to fit a two or for post lift and still have my wife’s car fit. The mid-rise stays completely under the car. Yes it is a compromise, but in my case it provides a solution to my lack of floor space. I looked at putting an addition on the garage...