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I put a small block in my Dart when I was 18 years old (2008). I am learning today that I’ve had my belt routine wrong from day one. My alternator belt goes from the crank to the alternator and back. Power steering belt goes from the crank to water pump to PS pump. I’m only finding out now...

I’ve noticed a little noise coming from the top end of my motor. Haven’t had time to pull the valve covers off yet. I’ve always read that hydraulic lifters don’t require you to adjust valves unless one of the rocker arms was taken apart. Is this true?

What belts are you guys running on your small block? Mine has been a faithful soldier for the last 15 years but I don’t want to push my luck.

I was getting my Dart ready for its maiden voyage and decided to throw some fresh oil in it. The engine has less than 5 miles on it but it’s been sitting for a few years with start ups roughly every month. Oil never looked bad but I wanted to be safe. This is what I found. Smelled like fuel...

Got the new motor ready to fire up tonight. Got fuel primed to the pump. Got fuel pressure at the carburetor. Carburetor ran great on the dyno and the engine ran great on the dyno. Went to start it tonight and it would crank and crank and crank then the starter would slow down and then a...

I am hoping to have my motor running tomorrow for the first time in about a year and a half. It was broke in on a dyno so I’m not too worried about the typical first fire up stuff. However I am concerned about how long it’s been sitting. I would like to prime the oil pump but I do not have...

What kind of oil is everyone using with their hydraulic roller cams?

I’ve assembled and disassembled the front of this engine many times but usually it was all done in the same day. Two years ago I took the power steering pump off to pull the engine and now I can’t recall where this sleeve goes. If I put it between the bracket and water pump housing then the...

Went to bolt my new headers on tonight and found out that my old bolts aren’t long enough due to the thick flange. What is everyone using that is running TTI headers?

Tonight I finally found some time to get my engine in. I got it back from the builder back in May and it has been sitting in the engine stand. Well I fought with the headers and finally got the engine mount bolts in when I went to bolt the headers up I noticed oil coming from the exhaust port...

Took the mounts off over a year ago and went to put them back on and this is what I came out with. Looks a little strange.

I want to order new linkage for my Holley 4779 DP and wanted to see some other set ups to get an idea of what would look best and here about any problems people ran into with which brands.

I have someone interest in buying a set of j heads off me. They are bone stock and came off my 360. I saw a lot of people are asking 150-200 for similiar heads but not sure what they sell for. What is a fair price to give this cat?

Tomorrow the engine goes on the dyno so I figured we could guess some numbers. 360 .30 over 10:1 compression Edelbrock heads slightly ported Flat top pistons Roller cam .522 intake duration is .235/249 at .50 Mopar adjustable rockers Performer rpm intake Holley 750 dp Cookie cutter build so...

I pulled my engine part last night and I found that my main bearings are smoked so this is not a huge deal but I was curious. Anybody have an idea of what may cause this?

i could not find the “Chrysler” harmonic balancer removal tool but we have a normal on here in the garage. If I modify it so the entire tool sits on the outside of the balancer will it still work? I have it mounted but when I go to crank down on the main bolt I am worried I am putting too...

I know this thread has been posted a million times but I just really want to here some opinions. Current engine is .30 over 360 Edelbrock heads Performer rpm intake Flat top pistons Mp .484 cam I am at a point in my life where I can afford to build a fordged 408. The problem is that I am...

I saw that this question has been asked before but I'm curious if anyone else has any recent builds or experience. I'm planning to build a small block stroker out of my 360. I'm going to use a forged kit with flat tops most likely and I would really like to put a procharger on it. I'm...

I am getting together a list of parts and prices to build a budget for my stroker build. I am trying to find some areas to save some money and the cam seems like a decent place to start. I have always been told to get a custom cam made but with the amount of cams on the market today I am...

I am in the planning process of putting together a stroker motor. I have never had a shop build an engine for me but for lack of time and space at the moment I am going to be taking it to a builder to have it done. I do not want to be overbearing and I want to make his job as easy as possible...

I am starting to put together a list of pieces for my stroker build. I have decided to go with either a Scat or Ohio Crank assembly but my question is which crank to go with. The goal is around 475 hp on the engine and possibly later down the road a 200 shot. The car will be about 70% street...

Just changed my oil in my dart after noticing a strange noise. I drained the oil and filled it with brad penn 10w-40. This is the third oil change on this motor and the last one after break in was probably 500 miles ago. I cut the filter open and found a lot of metal. This is a fresh rebuild...

Noticed a strange noise coming from my engine yesterday and it's got me stressed out. Typically the exhaust leak is bad but I have never heard almost knocking noise this thing is making. Should I be concerned?

I do not have and pictures at the moment but I have been wondering what the canister was for on the inside of the passenger fender. It is up next to the radiator so I thought possibly an overflow tank but it has a metal line coming out of the bottom and running to the bottom of the car. The...

I noticed a small puddle of antifreeze under my Dart after driving it for about fifteen minutes. My gauge never went above halfway so I am going to use a temp gun to see if the gauge is accurate. Should I point the gun at the intake near the sending unit or should I shoot for the hoses going...

The last two times I have driven my car I have had issues with it stalling after doing some hard pulls. If I drive the car normal it runs fine and idles around 800 rpm. If I beat on the car then it will stall and crank slowly and fire up. It seems to stall when I am lightly on the gas idling...

I built my motor last winter and had some disappointing runs at the track that were the result of lose of power at the top end at high rpm. I had a best run of 13.44 at 99 mph. My 60 foot was 1.95 with no spinning and going off the brake pedal. I was shifting at 6000 rpm and going out the...

I have been neglecting my dart for the summer and since it cooled off today I thought I would take it out for a spin. Got over to the shop to find a big puddle of oil under it but the bottom was dry. I took it for a spin to get things warmed up and moving. Got back and jacked it up and found...

I know a lot of sprint cars run small block mopars but I can't figure out how they are getting 800 or 900 hp out of a small block. I will be the first to admit that I do not know a ton about the small block even after rebuilding a few and being on here for 8 years or whatever it is now. But...

My issue is a loss of power. First off let me give you my build. 360 .30 over Eddie aluminum heads Mopar .484 cam and lifters Speed pro flat tops Edelbrock performer rpm intake Holley 750 carb Mopar electronic ignition Cheap 3000 rpm converter 3:55 gears 26 inch tall slick 15...