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    Ted265 replied to the thread Pistons.
    Are you talking 360 or 318 pistons? The KBs tend to have the top ring closer to the crown so it gets a lot more heat hence the need for...
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    Ted265 reacted to 318willrun's post in the thread Cheap 318 performance mods. with
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    Weiand Action Plus is a good intake... but so are many other dual plane intakes. IF keeping the coil mounted to the intake, then make...
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    Ted265 replied to the thread Cheap 318 performance mods..
    I tend to agree with 318willrun, weiand action plus or edelbrock performer manifold ( the weiand is probably the better intake but not...
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    Ted265 replied to the thread How far in the hole 318 pistons.
    Yeah i think they had a pretty lose tolerance on that 9.6" deck height though. Mine also had a taller deck on the driver's side. Ended...
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    Ted265 replied to the thread How far in the hole 318 pistons.
    This probably won't be much help to you as this motor had been apart a couple of times with a 0.040" overbore, but on my 1973 casting...
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    Ted265 replied to the thread Do I need a solid lifter?.
    You could pull one of your hydraulic lifters apart and shim it solid for your checks
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    Ted265 reacted to Professor Fate's post in the thread 64 barracuda 273 with
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    Aw, give the 273 some love- unless you have a need to uprate the engine, it will make a fine cruiser; with respectable mileage to boot...
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    Ted265 replied to the thread CAM HELP NEEDED!.
    Pretty sure Howards grinds the cams for Hughes engines. If you have a search around on the Howards cams website they have a pdf with all...
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    Ted265 replied to the thread 920 heads - What Cam?.
    I used a comp XE250H in a similar setup - mid 70s 318 with ported closed chamber truck heads (very similar to the 920 castings)...
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    Toowoomba products - these will be very early production heads cast in Australia (first couple of runs) not sure if there were changes...
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    Ted265 replied to the thread Making power out of the 318.
    Yeah makes perfect sense...... instead of replacing the pistons in your 318 just buy a 360 and replace the pistons :BangHead:
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