Recent content by mr68gts

How do you like running e85? I am collecting parts for a 440 small block with 360-1 heads and plan on using e85. Of course I am running up the compression to use the octane it has. Plus I can drive it on the street with it.

If your worried about "using" the lifter then go Hughes. They have "real" chysler cams. I will not get into my opinion of all that and muddle the conversation. As far as the intake fitting your going to have to do some measuring as it willl change depending on where the engine is located/ what...

Biggest issue is getting it to breath. Your limiting yourself by trying to keep it under the hood and the heads. And junk the cam. Purple shafts are good noise makers and thats about it. I had the same cam in my 340 and is was a dog. Went to Isky .507/300 solid and never looked back. Ran better...

I think I payed Manton 100.00 for mine custom made to the length I needed when I went solid lifter and its good insurance especially with 30 to 40 year old parts. Added benifit is the aditional strength over stock.

With what your trying to do 3.91s as they are a good street gear with performanve in mind. I ran this with my built 346/727 mostly street. 20 to 30 miles daily for a long time and around 18 mpg. New engine is getting 4.30s though lol. (Tunnel rammed 416, with 4 spd is the "plan")

There was a real 68 Hemi Dart on the street in San Diego in the late 90's. Tubbed out with real Halibrand magnesium wheels. Not sure the history of it but I have a couple of engine bay pics of it at a friends shop. I believe it got sold or traded for a max wedge car, and from there who knows...

I have heard of different crowns on the lifter face but don't recall ever seeing them. I'm sure they would be fine but that would be the only thing affecting the compatibility with your cam. I used BB lifters from a solid MP cam I had laying around new with my Isky .510 solid in my small block...

Didn't know the late A body arms would fit in an Early A body! Good to know!

Probably not but you can always sell the small joint parts to someone with an early car.

If I remember correctly the ball joints are not specific to PST and you can use any manufactures ball joints. See if your local parts house had Moog or any other quality brand parts as the newer large joints are fairly easy to obtain at a reasonable price and you will not have to wait till...

Call up Crower cams and tell them what you have. They will need to know the spring diameters (inner and outer, I.D, O.D's on both), valve diameter and the spring height. Also want to know cam specs. With this information they can match you up a retainer that would work for you. For that matter...

Video by Paul Mendoza 11.1 340. M1 single plane with 850 dp. 3200 stall,3.91 gears. .510/300 solid isky cam. Pulls hard from 2nd on to about 7500.

The Isky .510 solid in my 340 is 16/20 iirc. (Been a while since I've adjusted them and the engine is in pieces.) Pretty quiet valve train other than the roller rockers humming along. Main thing is to not hang the valves open hot. Too much and the pushrod can pop out.

I believe the Brad Penn oil is the old Kendall oil formulas. May be wrong but that's what I understood when it came about and Kendall changed. I was running straight 40 wt in my 340 with solid lifters. (San Diego weather) I'm all out of those cases of "old" Kendall and will be hunting for a new...

I don't know if adjustable push rods will solve the problem because your still on a fixed pivot. Its not like a chevy where the pivot is moveable/adjustable as far as height of center in relation to valve tip. Brand of rockers may affect this, depends on at what point in the rocker they make the...