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'cuz people think an advertised brand name has gotta-just-gotta be better, so they buy Comp Cams' junk and then bіtch and moan about the results.

Read all of this (get the PDF, and see the rest of the buncha good stuff on his site) and this.

Three things need addressed here: 1. Why are you setting your base ignition timing to anything ATDC? Spec timing for a '65 273-2bbl is 5° Before TDC (manual transmission), 10° Before TDC (automatic transmission), without the vacuum advance hooked up. Retarded timing (after TDC) causes hot...

There are three places to find the car's complete VIN. • The VIN plate visible through the lower corner of the windshield on the driver's side • The vehicle safety certification label on the driver's door edge or doorframe • The fender tag(s) attached to the driver's-side inner fender...

What's BC stand for here? A type of metal/type of valve seat construction? Or is it the name of a company?

This system, when hooked up and working correctly, is all benefit and zero drawback. Please see here.

Sure, but there's a lot less of that with unleaded fuel and today's oils, too. Basically, the problems that Rotocaps were installed to stave off, are no longer problems. Not quite "cushion", more like buffer. See here for what the lead actually did in terms of valve protection. Leaded...

Valve rotators work great with leaded gasoline constantly coating the valve/seat junction -- which is ironic, because it was that coating/buildup that the rotators were intended to prevent from building up and holding the valve open. Rotators + unleaded gasoline = valve becomes a grinding wheel...

The 318 will fit the engine bay just fine; the K-frame is the same for 6- and 8-cylinder engines in the '64-'66 A-bodies; you just need the V8 engine mounts. You cannot bolt the V8 to a Slant-6 transmission; you'll need a V8 transmission. You'll also need beefier radiator, brakes, and...

See this thread.

Thanks for the update, Matt.

Speaking of the OP…have we heard from him lately?

Sure, subscribed. Some of the discussion in this thread reminds me of this (read forward from there). It was a discussion about the "OmniValve", being marketed as the "PowreValvez". More info here and here.

I use Fleetguard -- made by Cummins (the diesel engine people). Their #LF-3487 is their super premium version of the "long" filter that fits all my Mopars. Fram filters are poorly-made garbage. There is ample evidence of that, and it's all been posted a zillion times for anyone to read and...

No concrete knowledge on the origin of "Tuff Stuff" branded starters—odds are if it was sold as brand new, it is Chinese. My '89 D100 with 318 had a heat shield on its Denso starter as original equipment. Pretty sure most/all of the 3.9, 5.2, 5.9 trucks and vans with this starter, and...

Two things to keep in mind: 1. There is a factory heat shield package for the early Nippondenso starter; p/n 4467181. Good luck finding one! Drag the two-piece shield out of the wrecking yard. There doesn't appear to be a shield for the later (even smaller) Nippondenso starter. 2. Most of the...

Bigger LSA = less overlap: Smoother idle, more low-end torque, better fuel economy. Smaller LSA = more overlap: Rougher idle, more high-end RPM, poorer fuel economy.

Interesting -- I learn something new every day! Factory manuals disagree at least in part; there is an EGR valve called out for 400-4bbl applications (p/n 3671 420, not used on any other application). None called out for the 340, though there are two for the 360 (California vs. 49-state), one...

One year only for that POS Floor jet system with no valve. It was '72 only, California only. All '73-up EGR systems had a readily visible EGR valve.

Yes, your '75 would originally have come equipped with EGR. Depending on the vehicle's equipment and build specification, it might also have come with an OSAC valve (described here) and/or a catalytic converter. You will probably be happier without EGR, and it is unlikely you (in Great Falls)...

There is no difference between a 273 PCV valve and a 318 PCV valve; the differences were by production date. Original equipment starting in '72 was the 1-piece plastic valve that looks like the current Chrysler p/n 5175351AA. The metal valve with retainer nut was used '64-'69. The '70-'71 cars...

Donkey chain (Danke schön)…you should see me babble about Kfz-beleuchtung!

That's wrong. Wenn der Motor nicht klopft, verwenden Sie keine höheren-Oktan Benzin. Dazu ist eine sinnlose Verschwendung von Geld; Benzin mit höherer Oktanzahl hat keinen Nutzen außer Unterdrückung der Motorklopft.

Nein. See here.

I'm sorta curious…what brand of oil filter did you install?

Of course not, but the OP thinks his carb is original. I'm hoping for some pics so we can visually ID what he's got.

StrokerScamp, that's a Holley 2210 as found on 360 and larger engines starting sometime in the '70s…not a carb that would've come on a 318.

H'mmm. The Carter BBD used on all '72 318s isn't massive, and is more or less identical to the Carter BBDs used on your local Australian 273s, 318s, and 2bbl Slant- and Hemi-6s. Perhaps your car hasn't got an original carburetor after all. No, installing a 350 Holley is not "standard practice"...

Yup. Holley-made throttle body, Holley or Bosch injectors, Holley fuel pressure regulator and low-bid in-tank pump by I don't know who. Yup. Lots of fun when you're trying to do a 3-point turn or maneuver into a parking space...your choices in shifting between Drive and Reverse or Reverse...

1992 was the first year for the "Magnum" version of the engine with proper (multiport) fuel injection.