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That would make for some pretty hard breasts

That dash-mounted shifter is pretty cool, usually see column shifters in older trucks with auto transmissions.

Sounds like battery cable terminals, try cleaning them. Or neutral safety switch, or wiring to the starter solenoid. Also not to be a dick but please try to use periods, your post was a bit hard to follow.

I think a lot of the issues with the 8-speed come from Chrysler's stupid "lifetime" and "no service required" maintenance protocols. ZF (the manufacturer) themselves call for a fluid and filter change at 60k miles iirc. These transmissions don't have a dipstick for checking the fluid level but...

True, I forgot about those. Basically any transmission that wasn't made by Chrysler is better lol. Unless we're going way back to the 3-speed Torqueflite of course.

The 8-speed is a heck of a lot better than any of the ones before it in trucks; 4-, 5-, 6-speeds are grenades with the pin pulled. 4xRE is ok after it's been rebuilt with some upgrades. I suppose the Pentastar V6 in a Ram would work at sea level, my mom has a 2014 300C with the V6 and 8-speed...

I used to do that for friends and family when I was in my teens-twenties but right now I hardly have time to even work on my own cars. No way I'd do it for free either unless it's family or close friends. A few times I got in a bit over my head and spent way more time than expected. I...

It depends on whether the engine wants MVA or not. I don't think tuning will be that hard, vacuum advance is the kind of thing that's best dialed in with driving. However the idle vacuum will be much lower than cruise so it may be a case where using MVA doesn't give much advance at idle unless...

12 pages, dang... I think this goes to show both engines are good and have potential, if one was objectively better than the other all around there wouldn't be this much arguing. Just like the Chevy vs Ford vs Dodge pickup truck guys lol. I didn't vote because I like both and each kind of has...

According to "Chrysler Engines: 1922-1998" by Willem Weertman, the E85-code police HP engines went through 1975 and had true duals, low-restriction air cleaner, and the Magnum/Super Commando camshaft. If the HP 440 was continued through 1978 like the Hemmings article says (seen it referenced as...

Lol I wear the gold toe low-cut socks, occasionally with slip-on sandals but not really outside the house. More around the house or garage if I'm not wrenching. I just don't like how white socks look especially if I'm wearing shorts, apparently high-cut white socks are "in" with the teenagers...

I have dreams every now and then where I'm banging gears in my old 5-speed '93 Cherokee, it was my daily driver for 10 years and then got rear-ended and totaled. Even in my dream I think "hey I thought I didn't have this car anymore...?" Lol. Then I wake up and remember it got crushed 3 years...

Also the Challenger T/A scoop and later Duster/Dart Sport single twin-snorkel scoop. That's a big reason why I went with one "incorrectly" for my '70 Duster. MP Chassis manual has a section on it, pretty enlightening. Most muscle-era hood scoops are about looks more than anything, the engine...

B and RB are both commonly referred to as "big blocks", it's a colloquial term. OEMs never really officially used the terms "small" or "big" block. I've seen 2G Hemi referred to as the "big block Hemi" which it basically is, 426 RB with Hemi heads.

That's what I did for my Duster after some dipshit thief destroyed the ignition lock cylinder trying to steal the car in 2013. Luckily the car was a 70 so locking steering column, I also was doing some engine work so no way he was going to start it anyway. I think I got a kit off ebag with new...

He says in one of his videos that he's Rockwell tested a ton of lifters (and cams) and they all checked out good, it's not a metallurgy issue.

If you thrash your Mopar at road courses and autocross events (like Chris Birdsong does) with lots of hard cornering the Green bearings (ball bearings) can't hold up to the sustained high thrust loads. The vast majority of classic Mopar owners don't do that though so for most people they're...

I had that problem with my OEM MC, realized it was coming from the cap so I bent the retainer more to hold the cap on tighter and it no longer leaks.

Another vote for Dr. Diff

I think an issue of Hot Rod magazine from 5-10 years ago mentioned this but super cool to see a full video on it. 40+ psi and 140mm turbos, insane! Nowadays we know just one of those would be plenty for a 426 Hemi but they were treading new ground back then. Definitely looks like something...

This ^^ If they won't hold up to the engine being run at 2000-3000 RPM for 20-30 minutes then they won't hold up to cruising down the road at a steady speed. Unless maybe the short block is also fresh and hasn't been run at all yet. Basically all you need to do is make sure the headers don't...

It hardly gets to freezing temps here so no winter storage. I was living in the same place as @Dana67Dart before I moved to GA earlier this year and did the same as him, drove it in the snow as long as there wasn't Mag Chloride (salt) on the roads. Since it's humid here and my '72 D200 gets...

Good idea on keeping the old one, can't trust anything aftermarket these days tragically. The shop that fixed mine at least did a great job on it so it was worth the cost in my mind. Their main business is repairing radiators, intercoolers, heat exchangers etc on big rigs and construction...

My D200 is the same generation truck but it came with factory A/C which uses a different heater core. Mine sprung a leak and no replacements were to be found, I think to have it recored at a shop in Denver which was the only place within 200 miles that did it was at least $300 and that was back...

Now that used Mopar parts sellers have caught on to the idea of cutting down B- and C-body and truck 8-3/4" rears to A-body size there may be less of a need to use Ford units. I'm still not opposed to them but I do agree the Powr-Lok is a better LSD than the Trak-Lok.

I had a 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue, roller-cam 318 that was bone stock when I got it and very well maintained. I got rid of the Spark Control computer and converted to conventional electronic distributor and an old MSD box I got for free from a friend. Put on a Performer intake and Thermoquad...

That unsprung weight is literally at the roll center of the car so the effect on handling is negligible. If that's really the concern get some aluminum 17-18" wheels and 35-40 series tires, way more bang for the buck in reducing unsprung weight in a useful way. Also it'll be a massive...

The original 318 that was in my '70 Duster was poorly maintained over its 115k mile existence before I got the car in 2007 but still ran smooth. Nylon teeth on the cam sprocket all sheared off (as in, every single one) and the valves kissed the pistons when I was pulling out of my high school...

I LOVE ZJs, reminds me of my beloved '93 XJ Cherokee. 4.0 straight-6, 5-speed manual, part-time 4x4. Bought it in 2010 with 180k miles and it was a cream puff, my guess a former gov't fleet vehicle as it had ZERO options besides the driveline setup; manual windows, manual door locks, no A/C...

At least the new Hemis are cross-flow with huge valves so they have the breathing ability. They got away with calling the Aussie 6 a "Hemi" because the rockers were mounted on studs like a Chevy and were ever-so-slightly canted toward each other. Still reverse-flow like any old-school inline-6...