Stop in for a cup of coffee
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Unconventional
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The unsubstantiated rumor about the local oval track was true 
. They had a practice day today. The bleachers were closed, but I was able to get close enough to the pit fence to enjoy the sound of high performance engines and get a whiff of JP Racing fuel on occasion .
. They had a practice day today. The bleachers were closed, but I was able to get close enough to the pit fence to enjoy the sound of high performance engines and get a whiff of JP Racing fuel on occasion .
dukeboy440
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Just doing what I do
It is a sour cream sauce. Onions, sour cream, butter, braised chicken and rice. The chicken is just sitting on top.
So @dukeboy_318 have you ever driven a poly out on the highway??
The reason I'm asking is because I'm looking for real world reviews on a poly.
I'm still on the fence on what to do with this one. I got it started and it needs a carburetor, because it just diarrhea ***** fuel everywhere.
Sounds strong but ...... to be debated.
The reason I'm asking is because I'm looking for real world reviews on a poly.
I'm still on the fence on what to do with this one. I got it started and it needs a carburetor, because it just diarrhea ***** fuel everywhere.
Sounds strong but ...... to be debated.
I had a Poly in my 61 Fury 4 door. It ran OK, no power house but it was in a very heavy vehicle...2bbl with some TALL gears. 300k on the clock when sold. engine was wore out tho...
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No different than any 318. In a C body a little underpowered but mostly because of the rear gear
That's exactly what it's in. 66 furry
IMO poly might be a better engine then the LA 318. Solid lifters, better valve geometry....I have never seen one hot rodded....
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My debate is junk the poly and install a 66 dated 440 that I have under my work bench. Or keep the poly.
When I bought the car I didn't even think it had an engine, didn't care, wanted the body.
Then i get it cleaned up and i find a running poly that was rebuilt in 1996 and has the complete a/c on it. This car is mega original and complete.
Now I got the poly running again ...... but
Not sure
My dad used to say that the poly 318 was good for performance and economy in its day... Go for it...
Ewww ewwww ewwww
I just went for a night walk and stepped on something squishy and I almost fell over because of it.
I turned on the light and it's a huge frog. I don't know if it's dead because I don't want to look at it.
I'm glad I didn't get it with the spike part of my shoe, I got it with the flat spot on the front of my shoe.
So gross and creepy, I didn't even see it there and it almost made me fall because it was squishy.
I feel like I should take 10 showers in a row.
I just went for a night walk and stepped on something squishy and I almost fell over because of it.
I turned on the light and it's a huge frog. I don't know if it's dead because I don't want to look at it.
I'm glad I didn't get it with the spike part of my shoe, I got it with the flat spot on the front of my shoe.
So gross and creepy, I didn't even see it there and it almost made me fall because it was squishy.
I feel like I should take 10 showers in a row.
First, couldn't sleep so coffee's on! Good Morning All?
dukeboy440
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Only in an old truck. So not a good comparison.
Really? There’s a cult following of guys and gals who’ve hot rodded them. Heck, the factory even made 6 pack and dual quad manifolds for them. Factory versions of those made nearly 300 hp in the late 50s and early 60s. There’s several polys around that can give Stock big blocks and hemis a run for their money.
biggest reason they’re not more mainstream is simply the piston and cams. Both have to be custom ordered and that nearly doubles the price compared to even a big block. Plus they weigh almost as much as a 440. The heads are MASSIVE
but the poly heads flow more than the LA heads by far. IF You put headers on them. The heads and valves themselves have great flow, nearly comparable to aftermarket LA heads, but it’s the log manifold that chokes them down, badly. There’s a video of a guy on an engine dyno with his stock but rebuilt poly. They did 4 pulls with stock manifolds before swapping on a set of Fox body 5.0 headers, they gained an average HP of 95 hp over their baseline, without anything else changing.
you’re in the same debate I am in. My thought is this, if your poly is running and showing no issues, stick with it. If it’s gonna need torn apart, may as well go 440. That’s where I’m at anyway
goldfish65
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Good morning. Weird to realize, "I don't have to wear a mask for 8 hours today or tomorrow, yay!"
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goldfish65
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That's cool there is a poly cult with rodders.
I may have shared this before, Plymouths with the "old-style 318" which is what I called them, I first discovered in my twenties. As a kid all I knew was LA318's. The whole thing about the Poly for me was you knew they were still good at over 100k miles. (I already knew slant 6's were good too but not as much fun.) So living paycheck to paycheck you had reliable transportation in a $500 car.
Edit. and an old '64 Fury will cruise at 120 if you're that foolish.
I may have shared this before, Plymouths with the "old-style 318" which is what I called them, I first discovered in my twenties. As a kid all I knew was LA318's. The whole thing about the Poly for me was you knew they were still good at over 100k miles. (I already knew slant 6's were good too but not as much fun.) So living paycheck to paycheck you had reliable transportation in a $500 car.
Edit. and an old '64 Fury will cruise at 120 if you're that foolish.
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dukeboy440
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They’re also very popular on dirt tracks too. There’s a team running and winning with them out in Iowa. The blocks are durable as hell and gain easily go .090-.100 overbore without any shifts or overheating problems. The dirt track team I’m talking about claims to have taken one to .120 over after a good sonic check. If I had the coin, I’d rebuild the one in the Polara, drop a 4 inch stroker crank in it, bump the compression to 10:1, port the heads a bit, slap some headers and dual quads on and go big block hunting
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