Author: pishta
Head surface quality
Im slapping an old set of heads on a beater 318 for a running spare. The heads are a little rust pitted on the gasket surface. I block sanded the head (I told you it was a beater…) and its smooth and bright with the exception of a few pits. Can I get away with a normal head gasket, as in how much…
Magnum pistons on LA rods?
Just about the press my MP stroker pistons pins into my LA rods and I find that the friggin little end is too fat for the pistons! Are the magnum rods little end thinner? They must be ’cause these aint fitting into the pistons! SO, my question is: what is the side clearance on the rod to piston…
DIY valve seat grinding
I know this sounds ghetto, but has anyone ever heard of a kit that was sold that had adhesive sandpaper forms that you stuck on a valve lip and then chucked in your drill and let it lap/grind the valve seats? I think it was JC whitney about 20 years ago? Maybe the drill acted on the valve from the…
Mopars in Commercials
Just saw a new Wendy’s commercial with a primered Road Runner/GTX in it. Guys in the drive through and some dude swipes his burger. The Mopar has a 4 speed and their is a shot of him dropping it into first and peeling out to chase the bandit. I though it was unique because the car was not cherry,…
Edelbrock Pro-Flow
Anyone running one? Need to find out price of 1st gen custom EPROM from Edelbrock or ordering info. Seems the only downside of this unit is the EPROM is not fully programmable, only adjustable from the baseline settings that Edelbrock burns for you from your specs. 2nd gen has completely different…
’86 factory “high-stall”?
Its out of a 86 360/727 pickup and I think its stock. It has a little round sticker on it about 1″ and says “HIGH STALL” with a sharpie line between them (over and under) What is the stall rating so I can match it to a cam? Doing an Edelbrock Pro-Flow injection 402 and itll see the track maybe once…
Nasty knock
96 Breeze 2.0 SOHC. 114k miles, I get a nasty knock or ping at about 18-2k RPM under part throttle. I can throttle back and itll go away and if I put my foot into it, I dont get it, but its bugging me. sounds like its really hurting the ‘ol mill. Does it sound like injector cleaning, lifters, fuel…