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    dual quad small blocks?

    The D-64 & 66 are small port manifolds. To seal well, the top of the ports at the head should be built up and the port mouth reshaped. I'd certainly buy a new big port dual quad Edelbrock if they made one.
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    dual quad small blocks?

    inline dual quads: offy version is a single plane with VERY SHORT RUNNERS. I think this is why they have never really caught on, especially on a street car. The Edelbrock D-64 and D-66 are dual plane dual quad manifolds and they seem to work better especially on a street car. I'm putting...
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    zinc oil useage?

    Newbomb Turk - I have a variety of tests (some that may include oil, or not) that I could suggest to you at this point but we like to keep things friendly here... :lol:
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    zinc oil useage?

    so if this is my choice: loosing 5 hp vs having the engine last 20,000 more miles, I'll pick the more miles... bring on the zinc! I've been using Penn Grade in all my motors since the whole zinc thing came to light.
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    Fuel Tank Issues! Help!

    You've spent a bit on this car if it has a 408, but you're driving around with a 53 year old gas tank? You can get a new reproduction tank from Quanta and they are pretty cheap, completely clean and uncorroded. While it's out you can fit the sending unit/pick-up and hear it tap the bottom in...
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    Odd Noise

    More likely the flex plate bolts hitting the tin cover, a a distorted cover the culprit - thin metal, easy to bend and not well supported at the top...
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    Another 318 carb issue!!!

    What kind of gas are you using? Sounds like common and reoccurring issues that I have had due to ethanol in the gas especially for a car that sits for days or weeks unused. I have had great results with a product called Carb Defender by a company called Driven. I was introduced to it in a...
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