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Set initial @ 14, back the mixture screws out 2 turns from lightly seated. With the choke set it should start and run. Is the choke adjusted properly? Try opening/closing choke after the engine fires to see if you can keep it running. Put the timing light on the coil wire, start the engine and...

400 hp is sooo easy to do with a 440! At that power level you do not need a solid lifter cam, aftermarket heads or compression above 9:1. Keep it simple (low maintenance) and reliable. A good rebuild, performer rpm or you're tunnel ram, 9-9.5:1 compression, hydraulic flat tappet cam 230-235 @...

Going to need a lot more information. Expected power level, fuel being used, trans., rear gear, rear tire size etc..

Thanks for the reply! 7000 rpm would scare me with a stock block 440, but hey you made it work! I wouldn't think of removing the alternator. I was just trying to show mopar66 what is on the car that some would say isn't necessary. I can sit at the line for a looong time with the fan and...

I'm keeping the glide! Thanks.

Nice looking car! 4.86's and a 727, what did it 60ft. and what rpm did it trap at? I agree with the loosing sight of simple and cheap. I'm starting from scratch by choice. I've got some stuff laying around, just not what I want to run. I think, lol.

That dart is a sweet looking car and the duster looks like solid car to build. Back trouble sucks! Good luck with the injections, hope you can get healed up soon and back to working on you're car. Lexan is lighter no doubt, but I would never use it for a windshield. It gets scratched and...

mopar65, Thanks for the compliment. It's no show car, has a few battle scars. lol Sounds like you built a real nice engine. Mid 10 sec. pump gas street car on a little tire is very impressive! What rpm do you shift and trap at? What was the difference in trap rpm going from the 4.10 -...

You got a built 904 I can buy cheaper than the adapter?

emsvitil, I can't keep my glide? You sure the 904 is worth the swap ? lmaof

I know absolutely nothing about alcohol. How bad is the learning curve? Cost to convert? Just bought a new pro systems carb. year before last, is it worth having it converted? I really like the low deck stroker idea, stronger block lighter rotating assembly should live a long life. I know...

mopar65 I know I'm showing my age hear but that et at that weight does not sound like a mild 440 to me. Care to share some details?

Hears a couple picks of the car. I hope lol.

Thanks again for all the replies, keep them coming! No Chebby in my mopar ever, can't see starting with a inferior engine. I know there are sooo many variables to consider when you're off a few on the big end, but I figure [usually gets me in trouble lol]...

Thanks for all the replies! I am defiantly considering a stroked 400. Reliability, cost and keeping maintenance to a minimum are all important considerations. There are many ways to build a engine that would run 10.xx in this car. What I want to build is the most consistent. As an...

Thanks for the reply! I agree on the aluminum rods in a bracket engine, they were there when I bought the car. I had thought about pulling it to have them checked, but unfortunately received some bad advice. I will not run them again. I plan to do what I can to help aero and clean up the air...

Blew the engine up season before last. 532 1/2 1/4 mile passes on a set of Bme rods did it in. In the planning stages for the new engine and would like to hear opinions from others who have been there done that. Duster chassis car, 2560 with me in it. Old engine was a iron headed 440, ran...

Sweet looking ride! Congrats.

megajoltman, thanks. I will give them a call. I'm not actually looking for on track insurance, Im assuming it will be to expensive. I would like something that will cover the car any place but on the track. It may not exist, but I won't know if I don't look. Putting a value on my car was pretty...

No better feeling than wasting 3 hours because you were lied to! Hagerty sent a Custom & Modified vehicle work sheet for me to fill out. I did and faxed it on over. Next day I get a email with a copy of the proposed policy, i't includes a big fat competetion exclusion. The only time they are...

Agreed, definetly a lot of car to start back with and the fastest car I've ever ran. First time at the track I foot braked and ran about 300 feet, lifted for another 300 feet to see what it felt like and put my foot back in it. Next pass was on the brake wot and I must have told myself 10x's...

Definetly got cobwebs! I havn't raced since 1990. First rt was .117, second .003, third .008 and foruth was .167. When there bad I'm not seeing the light come on, like I blink and oh sh't the bulbs lit. Gotta work on that!

First TT run the car went 10.265, second TT run went 10.265. Dialed 10.26 first round and ran a slower car that had a better 60', ran him down on the top end and pedaled going to the stripe. We both broke out but he was worse 10.30 on a 10.39 to my 10.232. Second round I was sleeping but the car...

I sent Hagerty the pic's they requested and stamped a serial # on the chassis Saturday. When I called them with the serial number I asked them to send me a copy of the policy so I could go over it. The lady told me that the policy would be the same as for my collector car but she would send me a...

I believe he probably did have his foot on the gas and when the car launched he may have put it on the floor. He had his hands full, did a good job driving the car and was lucky. When my engine is warm it won't start if you don't open the throttle. If you don't have a nss on youre car please...

I was in the stagging lanes Sunday in the outside lane,fence on my left. Sitting a car length back from a 90 deg. right turn. The car in front of me (super car with wheelie bars) fired up and launched, missed the car in front of him that was sitting about 2/3 through the turn. Went through the...

Don't know why the up load keeps failing, I'll try it from home tonight.

Here is a pic of the underside, took me long enough. But it's first time it's been up in the air since the camera came home.

I had done a lot of searching on different forums. The impression I got was that the companies that did offer coverage would not cover the car once it was running unless you paid for on track coverage. Just last weekend I saw a car with it's door open in the staging lanes get hit by a dragster...

Just got off the phone with Hagerty and am pretty impressed. Adding the car and trailer to a existing collector car policy is only going to cost $148 a year for comp and collision. According to the rep. I talked to the only time the car is not covered is from the green light to the finish line...