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I have been thinking about getting some performance heads for a while. Maybe I should have bought some Edelbrock heads before the quality went downhill. I understand that since the company was sold, quality control has left the building. I have a few questions: 1. Where are Edelbrock heads made...

I remember many years ago (probably about 20) some company was selling hemi heads for small block Mopars. I really liked the idea, but they were expensive. Plus, if I remember right, one had to buy their expensive intake. Does anybody on this forum have one of those small block Hemis? Wouldn't a...

I hate to ask this, but it's been a long time since I've pulled the headers for new gaskets. I was thinking it was the back one on each side. Thanks.

This may sound like a dumb question. I have seen stroker small blocks up to 440 CI. Are they hard to keep cool on the street? Here is my thinking. A 440 big block has more internal coolant capacity (bigger block, more space inside for coolant passage), so a 500 HP 440 would have more coolant...

I was thinking (which I sometimes do) about these three similar displacement small blocks. I know they arrive at their displacements through different bores and strokes, but I would think they were somewhat similar. Here is my question. If you took each of these engines and installed cams with...

I obviously know the difference between a solid and a hydraulic cam. I was just wondering at what point for a non-race car does it make sense to switch to a solid cam? Or does it for mostly the street and maybe a little strip? I am talking non-rollers here, and small block. I run a Comp XE268...

The way I understand line honing, you shave a bit off the top of the main caps and then hone until the crank holes are perfect. But won't that make the crank's centerline a bit closer to the camshaft's centerline? If so, wouldn't that make timing chains loose and pistons sticking up into the...

I finally pulled the trigger on a complete MSD ignition system (box, coil, distributor and wires), and it came today. Summit had a sale and it was only $640. I plan to bump my cam a bit and add EFI later, so I thought I would do this first. The Mopar Performance electronic ignition (orange box)...

I am a pretty good mechanic. I have built several engines. I built the 340 in my 69 Barracuda up to about 375 HP about 20 years ago, and it still runs great. Here is my question. Sometimes I read here where someone has a cam/valve train problem. They say something like, "I have a Comp cam, Erson...

I have been thinking about getting a pair of Edelbrock Performer RPM heads for my 340 and having them professionally ported. Here is my question. Every time a member asks which head to use, it seems that everybody says W2, W5 Brodix, blah, blah, blah. I don't think I have ever heard anyone say...

For quite a while, I have been seriously considering putting a stroked small block in my 69 340 4 speed Barracuda. The current 340 is built to about 375 HP now, and it is a blast to drive. I have even rat holed some money away for one. But the other day, I was cruising FABO and came across the...

I had a friend who had a 69 Z-28. It was a great car, it was pretty fast, it sounded good, and it revved up nice and high. At 302 cubic inches, I believe it was just a destroked 327. I realize that people build stroker engines for more cubes, torque and HP. I was just wondering if there was...

When I got out of the Air Force in 1993, I worked at Western Auto for 5 years while I went to school to get an MBA. While there I finished the first restoration of my 69 Fastback, and bought a WA Lifetime guarantee starter for the 340. It sits right beside (very close) to header tubes, and is...

Just noticed my thermostat housing is leaking a bit around the gasket AGAIN. I have an Edelbrock Air Gap intake and a chrome (I assume chromed aluminum) housing. I went through SEVERAL gaskets and varying amounts of RTV and thought I finally had it sealed. I have read a lot of bad press about...

OK, I am confused. I have seen on MANY TV shows where they say you need to soak hydraulic lifters in oil before installation. I have also seen MANY shows where they said do NOT soak the lifters (most recently tonight; which prompted this thread). I have probably built 5 motors, and I have always...

Sorry for the long post, but I figured you’d need specifics. 69 Barracuda, 340, 4 speed, 3.55 gears. About 15,000 miles on 12 year old rebuild by myself. Comp 268XE cam lifters and springs, headers, Eddy Air Gap, 750 CFM Eddy and MP ignition system. For years, I could melt the tires with...

I have a moderately modified 340 (about 375 hp) in a 69 Barracuda with a 4 speed and 3.55 gears. I currently have a 20 year old Mopar Performance electronic ignition setup in it. It runs OK, but am I leaving something on the table. I am thinking about buying an MSD setup: 8545 mechanical advance...

If I understand the line honing process, the cap's surface gets ground down a bit and then they are bolted and torqued to the block and honed to the correct diameter. Here is my question. If a few thousandths is honed from both the cap and the block surface, wouldn't that bring the center of the...

I really have 2 questions: 1. How difficult is it to put a roller lifter cam in a 340 (69 block); and, 2. Is it worth it? I have a 69 Barracuda with a warmed over 340 pushing about 375 HP. It has Comp XE268 cam, Eddy Air Gap, Eddy 750 Carb, Headers, 4 speed and 3.55 gears. Although I have...