Recent content by gzig5

I do. Have a 9xxx and a 6xxx model. Just haven't dug them out of the back corner yet. No joke there. It's pretty interesting how much more crap is hanging off the two later models that I have. Most of it is probably emissions related. Not much going on inside the 850 Comp.

No doubt. You have to do your homework to get good results on the test. Biggest reason I went with the Brawler is it is almost new, literally a few hours on the motor before he decided to LS swap it with a turbo. The shafts are tight, cams are good, etc. No telling how much time was on that...

I'm getting into a rebuild of this 850 Competition Thermoquad 4846s I picked up locally, and this one being something of a unicorn, I've got a few questions as I get going. I found a rebuild kit at The Carburetor Doctor, but if there is a better source, I'm all ears. This carb has some issues...

I will not be giving a report on the BG carb. It was a two hour drive one way and while a good deal, I stumbled upon a barely used Brawler 750 DP that was an hour closer. To top it off, came with a nice braided AN double fuel line and pressure gauge. I should be good to go but am still going...

Cometic?

I don't think it's too uncommon for the intake and exhaust valves to end up at slightly different heights. It's pretty obvious when you lay a straight edge across all the stems and see light under every other stem. Comes from the valve seats being machined by different cutters in separate...

That's kind of what I thought. Thanks. I love getting a bargain, but I'm also a little tired of ending up with other people's headaches. This one is a bit far away and I have time before the car is ready for the motor so I probably will pass, but at least I know they are a viable option. As...

I ran across a Barry Grant 850 double pumper for what seems to be a pretty decent price. I'm not really familiar with these. I think I've read that some of the older ones were good but then they took a turn for the worse? Looks like it's based on a Holley 4150 layout. Can I assume the...

Looks to me like they bored out the original intake seat until just before the exhaust seat overlaps it so they didn't have to mess with the exhaust for some reason. So the new seat is sitting in a thin shell of the old seat. Either way it looks sketchy. I don't think I would feel good running...

You just cut the outer part off the four bolt Milodon ones. I was going to do this for my extra 340 but I found a set of caps locally. If you are building a 318 block and concerned about the main caps, you can fit 340 caps or the aftermarket ones.

I went through lifter research recently and had to call a couple of companies because they didn't have all the information on their various websites, and some I never found all the info or couldn't get through to a human. The Hughes 2018-16 have pressure fed axle oiling, pushrod oiling, and use...

Couldn't hit the agree button hard enough. Back in tech school, we were putting in a new 600 amp distribution panel in the diesel shop at school and I was asked to weld the support crap into the galvanized box. Even after grinding aggressively to get through the coatings, that was the nastiest...

You can get 450hp pretty easy with a stock stroke 340, some decent heads, and an appropriate cam. My build just came off the dyno at 458hp at 6300 with no tuning, and it wasn't out of air yet but they ran out of time. Nothing too trick in my build either besides great machine work, lightweight...

I think it does. Any high carbon steel has potential to be a good blade. They just all have different benefits and concessions for specific applications based on the molecular makeup. Good connecting rods or maybe a good forged steel crank should make for a tough blade that may even give a...

Same on my Hobart, or I’m doing it wrong. Makes sense though since Hobart is owned by Miller and I think the tips are same.