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Why is it that the guy that needs deodorant more than anyone seems oblivious to it? Why are the nicest women often the flat chested ones that are ugly?

I've used the Cloyes, the Edelbrock and Howards. They all seem quite good.

Thank you. As weird as it seems, it is as if I am charmed. Good luck often falls my way and I am grateful for it. On the Ram forum, only one other guy has stood up to post that he had more miles on a gas engine than I do. He was at 438,000 on a 5.7 like the one that I have.

Working in construction, my tires picked up a lot of nails over the years. I bought a plug kit and fixed my own tires. I averaged between 35,000 and 45,000 miles a year commuting for out of town jobs so I went through a lot of gas, tires, brakes and oil changes, I still have this truck though...

340 4 speed 73 Duster with an AM radio?

The 360 that I'm building has a Hughes hydraulic roller that was in it when I got the engine with 2 blown head gaskets. I'll check the installed height on that one just for fun. It is the 440/495 in the Charger that is getting a retro Hydraulic Roller from Comp Cams and with that one, I was told...

Absolutely. How many dudes drive these cars as daily commuter cars? I used to drive as much as 1000 miles a week to some out of town jobs. I drove a 2007 Dodge truck that got 16-17 on the freeway. I was fine with that. However....One advantage with improved gas mileage is that it allows you...

How did I get lucky all these years and avert destruction since I have never done this before on any engine? Do you need to push it past 6000 rpms a lot to really risk damage? I just find it quite curious that I've never broken anything unless the reason is that there is enough tolerance built...

I have a '72 Duster here, a project that my brother in law abandoned.... When we first put it together, (2007...2008) it had a stock 360 from a van, a 340 cam and Holley 600. 4 speed 833 and 3.91 gears. For a fairly stock engine, the dude really ripped! Jeff decided he'd rather have an...

I'll install them however it is suggested. I don't know enough to debate it, I just thought the spring cups with their rounded edges may have been a better material to rest on the aluminum. I first thought that you didn't want to put the shims between the spring and cups because you then move...

I was curious about the shim placement only because of how it might wear on the aluminum.

This is an interesting way to measure installed height. If I'm reading it right, you put this in place of the spring and rotate the collar until the valve is seated and the collar cannot turn anymore. Let's say that at that point, you get a 1.910 number and the number you're aiming for is 1.890...

How about the question that is circled in blue? Do the shims go against the surface of the head with aluminum heads or between the spring and cup?

Thank you. I looked at it like you're preloading the spring to get the initial pressure where it needs to be with the valve closed but how does that not also affect the open pressure? EDIT... I am guessing that is does affect it but these springs are not progressive so for every increment that...

I'll be checking the installed height on the next 2 engines that I'll be working on so I'm trying to wrap my head around this. Using nothing but common sense with no experience doing this, I'm guessing the following: * The top of the valve stem is a fixed measurement since the valves are against...