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That is kind of what I figured. Is there a normal amount that would seep out at these angles? I guess what I am asking is do you think there is anything to repair or would any car parked at a steep angle like this for extended periods of time eventually leak into the bell housing? The Dart...

I have owned both and ran both in my 1967 Dart. I can vouch for the 15.9 with a dead stock 318 2bbl. I have seen it go as quick as 15.7. 273 4 bbl ran 16.2. Both with stock stall speed 904 torqueflight. Now the 273 I did have was a low compression 2bbl short block with a ldf4b manifold...

I went to move my 1969 Dart Race Car today and I noticed what looked like a pretty severe rear oil leak. I have a very steep driveway that the car was parked on front end high. It didn’t leak when I first started it up but when I moved it up into my level street it started running out of the...

I don’t have any flow numbers for either head but I do have a bit of real world experience using the 920s on differnt engines. I had a 273 2bbl motor that I rebuilt with standard low compression pistons back in the early 90s. I had a set of 920s on it with a .488 lift crower solid cam and an...

It has been my experience that many compression testers are inaccurate. I usually worry less about total pressure and pay more attention to how the cylinder numbers compare to each other.

Make sure you have the correct linkage parts. I had a Dart with a 340 in it once and I kept burning up transmissions. The rod from the turbuckle to the throttle lever on the trans was not long enough and it would bind on the turnbuckle. I would push the linkage all the way back on the...

First thing I would look at before I do too many changes on the motor is verify your kick down linkage is installed and adjusted correctly. If it is not hooked up correctly or at all, you will start off in 1st but quickly shift through 2nd and 3rd. 3rd gear at 15 20 mph is will feel like a...

I have been down this rabbit hole trying to find a spring that has an acceptable spring rate that also does not coil bind at the valve lift I am running. The springs my motor had in it were an unknown brand double valve spring with a dampener. They were about 30 years old and the inner...

I didn’t tell people to not line hone. I said to check the line bore before recommending a line hone or line bore. As far as setting bearing clearnce by altering the crank bearing journal diameter, I have not ever done this. I have always set up the main bearing journal to a spec and used...

You don’t line hone to set clearance. Your bearing thickness sets the main bearing clearance. Main bearing bores have a spec. If they are out of spec you can work to correct them. They usually only get out of spec with a main bearing failure. If it is just your main bearing clearance that...

I have never recommended or had a line hone unless main bearing caps were replaced or damaged. Typically you line bore the mains back to original size after trueing the machine surface of the main caps. Line bore or line hone back to original bore size similar to resizing rods. If the...

I agree they can all be reliable and get decent mileage. I guess I am kind of tired of not having an old car I can jump in and drive a few hundred miles in a day in. I guess really the thing is I have 318 pretty much ready to run. I would have to rebuild the 340 or the 440 plus the expense...

Would I need a new distributor gear if the engine came with a roller cam ?

Here is a picture of my car at inyokern drag strip back in about 93. Not a good picture but you can see the camero red light on.

I was trying to find a pic of the car. The quarter panels, and trunk are ok. Doors re mismatched but I have the original door. The original door is in my parents back yard and is a little more wavey than the rest. Fenders could probably be salvaged with work but it will take a lot of...

1991 318 compression ratio spec is 9 to 1 if my information was correct. I know most production motors never get to their spec. The heads are the stock heads for that same 1991 engine. I think I have heard they are good heads with closed chamber. Have read they do very well with porting...

Perhaps j I just didn’t use the key words in correct order. My search only brought up 7 results and the roller part on all of them referred to timing gear and not cam.

I used the search feature. Not much on 318 non magnum roller cam. This thread is about more than cam selection as well. I just thought I would ask if someone has experience in a closer to stock cam selection with roller. I used 318 roller cam as Key words in search

What would be a good roller cam for this application or is stock cam good?

Right now I am just bench racing ideas for my 1967 Dodge Dart GT. Body is rough but solid. As in no rust but plenty of wavy panels. I have owned this car since college and is my 1st car I ever bought. Now this is the engine section so engine ideas are what I am discussing. Over the years I...

Not arguing the validity of your numbers. Locally here near Bakersfield California I can have my block hot tanked, bored and honed, new cam bearings installed for around 500. I have never had a machine shop install my core plugs before. Line bore is usually only needed if damage to a main...

Some of your price estimates seem a bit high. It all comes down to how mild to wild you want your engine. You can get a master rebuild kit for around $400 + $300 for your cam and lifter package. Engine machine around $800 Maybe $500 for a stock valve job on your original heads. Add 500...

I have worked on and seen a bent rod on a magnum 5.2 that ran fine with no vibration. Long story short fuel injector stuck open caused a hydro lock. Repaired injector. Removed plug to clear cylinder and reinstalled. Vehicle ran good but had a tapping noise when cold. Eventually tore it...

Another difference between 273 forged steel cranks and 340 forged steel cranks is the 273 has a smaller centering recess for the torque converter hub (67 and earlier at least). If you put a 273 crank in a 68 and newer 340 or 318 then you won’t be able to get your torque converter to bolt up...

I believe it was Racer Brown

Also make sure you are using the correct lifters for the conversion. I believe the Amc 360 lifters are the same diameter as mopar and oil up the push rod like the magnum.

I have changed many valve springs with compressed air. I have never worried about tdc. I have unseated the valve seat on accident but it immediately reseated itself when I took pressure off the spring.

i agree. There was no damage from when the bearing spun. You honestly could not tell anything happened to the crank when it happened. All my damage was done by myself leaving unprotected in the elements. When I get it ready to run I will have the crank polished and or turned. . The...

The down fall of that combination is you couldn't shut it off. The compression was high enough that it diesels when shut off. I don't mean it knocks and rattles. It still ran on all 8 cylinders at full song with the coil wire removed. I could rev it up and drive it like that. I had to...

Thank you for your reply. It does help. another reason I spent any time at all on this was because....well the parts are just sitting in the garage. I am not in the middle of some great 340 build at the moment. I don't really have the money to build the motor right now either. Right now...