Category: Engine Issues

WHITE SMOKE

Hello everyone I have a question about my 70 Challenger R/T
on the way to a car show my R/T started blowing a lot of white
smoke from the tail pipes and water also so I brought it back home
and was running real bad like trying to shut off luckily made…

Best full gasket set for engine and transmission

Hello

Which supplier do you recommend? Who has the best stuff.
Cuda 383 stock.

Jürgen

340 six pack engine drop in question

How do most of the guys with 340 six packs drop in there motor since you cant use a traditional 4 barrel engine hoist lift plate, do they use the cylinder head threaded holes on faces?

An Industrial 413 Build

So a while ago I picked up a 1970 industrial 413 for $150. My original intention was just to keep the crank and rods to use in other projects. My son and I tore it down three days after I got it and it’s a good thing we did. Water had gotten into the engine and the oil pan was mostly water!! The crazy big water pump housing, weird cylinder heads, and intake manifold are now in my “one step away from the dump pile”. The cool thing is it’s a standard 6-bolt crankshaft drilled and reamed for a…

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318 Cam

Original post was about putting a 383 in my ’73 Challenger…about 2 1/2 years ago. My engine builder, renowned race engine builder in my area throat punched me! We wanted anywhere from 400-425 hp. I picked it up and he charged me twice what we origin…

engine mount bracket

im replacing a 318 small block la engine with an ATK 408 cu in magnum engine and my old engine mount brackets are not exactly usable. is there anything on the market that will

Fuel Mix/ idling issues…

Hi everyone! Hope we’ve all recovered from our turkey comas.
I’ve noticed over the last couple of weeks that my exhaust smelled a bit rich. A few days ago, after filling the tank, the engine sputtered and died at the light- and it took a couple of min…