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It is so nice to know that there is a reputable supplier out there that stands behind their products. Having finished restoring my '68 FS FB 340, I found a number of suppliers that I would not use again and several that I would fully endorse. Cars Rember When did a fabulous job painting and...

Sorry, attached 2 of the same photos. Here is the 6.4L photo.

At a car show (Cars & Coffee type) at Gateway Classics in Denver area, I saw this '67 Barracuda Convertible with a 6.4L Hemi and 8 speed automatic. Beautiful car, but this instrument selection is something that I never saw before. Can anyone identify the source of these gauges. The...

Below is a shot of the dash I assembled using PG Classics 316-69KIT dash bezel, lenses, and a mix of original parts. My '68 Formula S FB had the standard rally dash with no tach and a 120 MPH speedometer. Over the decades I have owned this car (since '69), I modified only a few things. In...

From what I have read and experienced with my 340 for 54 years is that ignition timing and advance curve are paramount to a good running engine. Once the spark is stable at all RPM's the engine will see, the power is in the timing curve. The 340 seems to like 34° mechanical advance for best 1/4...

I have a Denso Starter with a weather pack terminal, not a stud. Looking all over for a stud terminal and can't find it. Anyone know a part number or source for a replacement terminal stud so I can use the extension? Thanks!

When formulating Chevron engine oils, I did a field test of a API SF oil (current classification in 1970's) vs SH oils including Mobil 1 Synthetic. The SF oil had half the additives of the modern formulations. The field test was in NY City Taxi Cabs for 100,000 miles. The SH oils used...

There are designs, such as Hemi's, that benefit from 2-plugs/cyl due to emissions factors. I worked at Chevron Research for 18 years in the fuels and lubricants areas and never say meaningful data showing that plug type improved ignition materially. There was marginal data showing the plug...

In all my years of running and racking my 340, 383, and 426 Hemi, I never found any major difference between new plugs. As Rick Ehrenberg said, ignition does not make more power as long as it is properly functioning. Timing and tuning are far more important (except for maybe heat range if far...

Years ago, back in 1976, I fried my bulkhead connector and underdash wiring when the radio was played way too long before an hour's drive home. Back then, wiring was just a junkyard away. But I did buy 8 GA wire to jump between the alternator and battery relay post which shunted most of the...

I experienced a wiring fire in my '68 Cuda back in '76. My brother played the radio all day draining the battery. When I drove home, the charge indicator (ammeter) was nearly pegged until the bulkhead connector overheated and started an under-dash fire. Luckily I had a fire extinguisher and...

I am rereading this thread as I want to change the mechanical advance on my 340 with Edelbrock heads. I have the original Mopar electronic distributor with the slotted t-bar advance mechanism and have to weld or limit the travel of the advance plate. What I need is a guide for the length of...

Also, I solved my bulkhead connector problems by wiring the alternator directly to the positive post of the starter solenoid using something like 4 gauge wiring and soldered connectors. This avoids running all electrical power through the amp meter. You now use it to just show that power is...

I have rebuild Chrysler alternators for years myself. Dead simple, except for the front bearing which requires a puller for the drive pully. If you are just getting no charge or low charge, check the brushes and diodes. I haven't checked lately, but diodes were available from Napa and were...

Unfortunately, I do not think that battery powered vehicles are the future. There are too many issues with batteries including a roughly 20% loss in capacity per year, and long recharging cycles that make them not user friendly. With new oil finds in the US along with new engine technologies...

There are several articles on ported vacuum advance from Mopar Action and Mopar Muscle. All say that ported vacuum advance is necessary for proper street performance. Richard Ehrenberg said that properly set up vacuum advance will increse FE by 30-50%. Enough to justify the time to get this...

The following was posted by Rick Ehrneberg of Mopar Action: Tech Question bob santarsieri, schaumburg, IL, 71 plymouth road runner 440 I have a msd pro billet distributor and msd 6al box. What would be the best setting for the distributor? Right now it is set at 2 heavy silver springs and...