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At this point im calling "BS" on all 8 cylinders filled with water from a guide leaking on #2 cylinder.It is impossible to have enough water from one head to fill all the holes on the other bank ,plus it ran fine for a few minutes prior.The water would have to fill that cylinder ,then fill the...

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I like what your doing with the Cuda so far.Its not as hard as you think to run your goal witha small block .My Dart is low buck and looks like crap ,but it runs 7.00 (i will be in the 6's soon) witha 750 carbed 10 to 1 small block on 8 inch slicks .Sorry if i highjacked your thread a bit .Just...

MSD 6AL on mine and i run Autolite Racing AR 3910's in my 408.I gap mine at .042 and i can go from now on with a set of plugs if i want to,but i change them each season for good measure .No fouling issues with the Autolites.I have ran Champions ,A/C's,and Bosh Platinums in this motor and they...

I thought that as well at first.Thought maybe the guy had left straight water in it for awhile before he started it and it froze and busted.I saw a 289 in a Mustang freeze and bust on both decks between most of the water jackets.It contaminated the oil ,but it also ran like crap with the water...

I agree with you on the timing cover water pump setup .It was one of the first things that came to mind when he originally said the oil was contaminated with water ,but when he said that the cylinders them selves had water on top of the pistons (so much so that it blew out the plug holes when he...

Is this a new intake ,a swap meet score ,or what ? What im getting at if its used ,is it a known good intake ? My Victor works the same way with the only crossover being in the front ,but you could get lots of water from there in a hurry if its cracked or is a bad casting.When you pulled the...

Like Rick said you still have a cam to finish "breaking in ".My advise is to slather on sum more breakin lube before you put the intake back on.I take it the pushrods are already out ,so just pull the lifters back out of their bores (keep them in order though) and lube the cam lobes again as...

Im with you on the all in one session thing.I also make sure the heads spend the night in the trunk of the car the night before i install them along with the torque wrench ,so that everything is all the same ambiant temp (all hardware ,bolts ,washers ,gaskets ,etc).I also make sure that i...

I got a cam you might want for this deal.I pulled it out of my Bracket car (as it was too small for all out IMO). Its an Edelbrock Per Rpm hydraulic .Its .484/.510 lift and 234/244 duration @ 50 with a 112 lobe speration.Sounded tough at idle and pulled great to 5800 rpm ,yet it pulled 12...

Spent the day shopping with my wife,and she asked me a few times what i was thinking about (she always knows when im thinking about motors and cars).It was this .Really got me stumped on this deal .Doesnt affect me ,but its driving me crazy trying to figure it out.Water leaking into all 8...

Yes ,i would think so.Especially in the back ...

I only torqued mine to 100 ft lbs and they havent blown .I didnt torque down the studs ,i just snuged them .20 passes at 6500 rpm under its belt with no issues .I used cheapo head gaskets as well and didnt use the ARP lube either.I did torque them in 4 steps though (like i do with any head...

Mine arent.I recently rebuilt the W2 heads on my 408 and installed them with no leak issues .I noticed that several of the ARP studs were a thread or two from sitting flush with the deck fully torqued .I reused the studs ,washers ,and the nuts also.Have made over 20 hard passes since and no...

I have reused intake gaskets with good results .One time i even ran the motor for a few mintues ,removed the intake, and reinstalled them and it still sealed up ,but they didnt stick or tear when i pulled the intake off.On head gaskets i wouldnt consider reusing them .Too much work involved for...

I have got lucky and found like new sets on C-list for like $150 a pair.When i cant i get them from Summit .Last set i bought from them last year was like $380 shipped for the pair .I run 26x8x15 M/T's on my Dart ,and they are kinda tuff to locate compared to other sizes...

Im not down on my car at all . It doesnt run as fast cool .It seems to run the quickest at 190 degrees.I have tried it at 160 ,170,180 and it doesnt run as fast .It was that way before i swapped cams in it.I have made almost 100 passes in the car since i have owned it and it just doesnt like...

Also,the car is heavily gutted by me .Inner doors ,wipers, heater,carpet ,horn,front bumper,etc are all gone .I realise that race wheels out back would be a plus ,but im kinda into the Nostalgia look ,so i opted for steel wheels out back ...

Its suppose to be a 3500 convertor ,but i can get it to 3800 or so before it tries to pull down the motor on the T-brake.Thats where i have been leaving at ...

I am gunna spring for a an alignment on the Dart ,as i know its out.I backed off the torsion bars sum time back to lower the front ,and it is off im sure now .I havent checked the rear brakes in a while ,but i repacked the fronts a few months ago.They are Duster disc's up front and there is a...

My car is pretty much junk as far as chassis goes.Its not a budget build its a "back burner" welfar build that i only race a few times a year .The rest of the time it sits under a tree in my back yard inhabited by alley cats .Thats no lie either as i have to clean cat foot prints and hair off...

Went down for a TNT last Friday night to try it out with the new cam and head work.I made 16 passes in the 7.0's (hot laping) trying to get into the 6's .My best/ last pass was a 7.005 before they closed the track .So close but so far ,lol.Im gunna do a bit of carb work to it and try again for...

Same mid 1.5 60 foots like before .Only difference now is it does it with the stumble ,so i know if i could get that to go away it would have to pick up a little bit of 60' ...

Yes ,i was at Northstar Friday night for the TNT.I ran the nostalgia thing Saturday as well.I redlighted in the first round of elemintations ,but i was still happy that my shadetree work paid off ,so i didnt go home with a frown on my face...

Yes they are adjusted correctly ,but i have tried bigger squirters.I was leaving on the T-Brake @ 3800 rpm and the bog was right when i released the button or right on the hit ...

I was dealing with a stumble off the line every pass last night.Im thinking i may need jet extensions in the secondaries now.Right on the stab of the throttle it would bog then go like a raped ape.I was 60 foot'in mid 1.5's last night with the bog (which is what it did before the motor work).I...

I have been on a quest for 3 years to get my Dart to run a 6.99 in the 1/8.It started out running low 7.6's then i got it to hook and went to 7.40's ,then i got it jetted right and went to the 7.30's ,then i nailed the shift points etc. I have been stuck in the mid 7.1's since last year (ideal...

I am truely sorry about this ,and i didnt want it ugly .I was seeking advise on what to do at first (because i have never ran into this situation before on here) then it turned into something else.As far as im concerned the deal is over and done now.Im moving on .If members think im "Shadey...

I made it very clear in my ad what i had been doing to it .10-20 passes .I said "about 10" i think and does it really make much difference between 9-12 and 17-18 ? I wasnt trying to pull the wull over anyones eyes .I didnt write down ticks every pass i made ,so i took an educated guess.Keep in...

I didnt post the buyers name on this thread ,because i felt that would not help matters.He sent me another pm today and said he read this thread and all of your opinons ,but still thinks i should send him $75.00 -$100.00 for a new set of gears.If he sends me another pm about it im gunna post his...