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I had a .484 lift hydraulic and it worked great.............right up until the pushrod punched it's way through the shitty stamped rocker arm. I had no idea of their life in terms of age or style of driving. But I got a set of Harland Sharps , measured and got some Smith Bros. push rods. End of...

The " calling cam experts " title of this thread is also the answer. I had an unground lobe billet for my 48 degree heads and called Bullet. It's been a couple years , but I seem to recall Ken as being the guy I spoke with. We spent at least 20 minutes on the phone as he interrogated me.......I...

The dowels are going to be on the same plane as they are now......I don't think they will be the deal breaker. I think I would have the block trued up. Band aids work to get you home , but for the long haul , doing it right just makes sense.

You answered your own question when you typed " Too good to be true ? " They just don't do quality well........and for that price , I would not expect quality.

My best wild assed guess is that the heat treat on the lock was ****.......it wore the raised part of the keeper where it would engage the groove on the valve off and the rest is history. I'm sorry it happened.......this is truly the worst fear of anyone who has a goodish chunk of dough wrapped...

I had a carb built for ethanol since I run E-85 , but with 25% I am guessing you need to richen it up over what it would like on straight dinosaur fuel. That is enough to be a real concern for corrosion too. I think the US is the at the pump octane pussies of the free world...........I have...

You don't know " ouch ". Plumb a W-9.......it left me bow legged and bleeding. lol

And one of these....... http://www.jegs.com/i/Moroso/710/63465/10002/-1

Plug that hole and use one of these........ http://www.jegs.com/i/Moroso/710/63423/10002/-1?parentProductId=744342

Give people who are competent in the field a lot of 100 dollar bills.......that will raise your red line plenty.

I have a NOS six blade pump laying around if you need one , and I like the keep it simple advice. The learning curve gets steep and slippery when we get to the deep end of the pool. Get it running and reliable , then start trying to figure out how to change that. LOL I had a very nice...

This is a street car. lol I simply haven't gotten it to the track yet , but I made a series of compromises to give it some manners. That is roughly four years of scrimping , saving and doing a lot of it myself. The open cam drive and belt driven distributor are more show and tell than...

Well , yes and no. A local guy built a couple 460 Fords to power generators for a yacht ( I don't know why not a diesel ) and had cams spec'ed to make peak torque at 1800 RPM I am a firm believer in custom grinds. They are not significantly more expensive than a shelf cam and with the right...

This may or may not be of any help..........Maziere remote electric pump......... ATI damper with Chev pulley pattern. It opened up dozens of choices for pulleys.

12.85:1 and aluminum heads.........040 quench. Runs like a dream on pump gas. Of course , it's E-85. 96 at the pump in Brazil ? How much a liter ? I definitely dig your style. Much of Europe has 98 to 100 octane available at the pump too......but then , they tend to love their cars. ;-)

Look around at the track if you want an idea on which is the weapon of choice for nearly any part. That being said , I have ATI's on two of my motors and am more than happy. One is as far from stock as you can get , so I went with the big Chev bolt pattern for pulleys. This opened up my...

Maybe it is the language barrier. When you said " spun balancer " I took it to mean the outer ring spinning in a manner not consistent with the hub. Is there a meaning I am not familiar with ? I don't have a crystal ball.........or a degree in English. I do have a W-9 motor ............ is that...

Are we talking about warranty claims for spun balancers , or did you see a bunny and get side tracked ?

Have we changed the subject , or are you still trying to make this statement be correct ? Try repeating it frequently and maybe increasing the volume.........that seems to work in some circles.

ATI ? Fluidamper ? Innovations West ? That's what I thought.

The Innovators West pieces were very visible in the most recent engine masters competition. Whether it was contingency cash driving this or not , they have to be a decent part. I went with an ATI with big Chev bolt pattern for the pulleys on my W-9 motor to open up my choices re; crank trigger...

For that money , you are so close to an ATI that you may as well spend the extra few bucks. I have heard that the Pioneer SFI pieces are decent and I think they are the same or close to the Pro Race part. But there is the best and there is the rest.

111.00 for a balancer is cheap. The piece of **** part it earned all by itself. Stock balancers fared much better for years.......but they aren't 111.00 new either. Whether it's the bonding or the design or the construction , the end result is no bueno. When looking for a bargain , I stick...

You bought a cheap piece of **** and are baffled as to why it failed ? I can name a few that don't have that problem , and maybe you now understand where that extra 200.00 goes. Even with gaskets , quality counts for something. Better make sure you didn't rash some bearings too.

Nice. Next Saturday is a test day at the local 1/8th mile track and I am hoping to get some results there. If it hooks , it will take a week to wipe the grin off my face. lol

I got the LSM on head spring tester and they were all between 210-220 lbs. on the seat. I was looking for consistency , rather than an actual value.......they are supposed to be 240 on the seat , so I will see about testing the tester now. It is easy to get a different reading using this tool...

Bought used ? I am thinking no , but for clarity I'm curious. Am I wrong , or did this thread grow out of a member asking if he was getting a bargain on a used set of connecting rods that he knew nothing of the history of ? It seems to be growing into an apples to rutabagas kind of...

I guess putting used aluminum rods in an engine really depends on what you are doing........if you don't have a ton of coin wrapped up in it ( and the term ton is relative to each individuals net worth ) and you like to gamble , I'd say go for it. If you have any real money in the rest of the...

If they are used , they are worth about .68 a pound. I think..........I haven't scrapped anything in a good while. Unless it is for a show and tell motor , I'd pass.

My Quickfuel was spot on right out of the box. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again. I did call and specify my deal when I ordered......I have a 405 inch small block on E-85 and I went with the 850 to keep some street manners. Bolt on and go.