Author: JVMopar

Bearings

I got some bearings from summit that were supposed to be full groove, but #2 and #4 bearings are only half groove. They are federal mogul 5029ma. Do they all need to be full groove? Anyone have a part number?

Bearing wear

Took my race 318 apart today to inspect the bearings. They are worn threw to the copper in a groove by the edge of the bearing. More than one cylinder was like this but not all of them. What would cause wear like this? Just dirt?

The bearings have 7 races on them. The inside of the engine was…

Lightening my pure stock.

I’d like to do some lightening of the front of my pure stock. I’m 400 lbs overweight and front heavy (typical M-body. The rules say anything I can unbolt I can remove, but I’d like to cut out the inner fenders and core support like most of the GM guys around here do. If I did this I could also tuck…

Improper shifts a413

My ’94 Voyager 2.5L just started to shift improperly. Wrong gear starts and skips 2nd gear some times. I pulled the pan and cleaned the governor and installed the sonnax governor fix kit. Now it’s almost always starting out in 1st like it should although a couple of times it hasn’t. But it’s not…

Need an education.

I’m not that into racing so help a guy out. What’s the difference between all the different Modified classes? Mod 4, B-mod, A-mod, MWM. Are the chassis different or are they all pretty much the same?

Transmission cooler?

I’ve seen some people saying they don’t run a trans cooler on their powerglides.

What are your opinions on running one on a 904?

Pure stock, 318, have to use a stock converter.

2.2/2.5 cam

What is the all time best cam for a 2.2/2.5L naturally aspriated engine?