Category: Performance Talk

NEWBIE HERE- HELP!! Where the **** is the TECH info???

Hi everybody,
Newbie here, I had one question for anyone here that knows; my question is: I just took delivery yesterday of my new (new to me) 1978 Plymouth Volare Street Kit car from Michigan, and I’m trying to decode the fender tags. Well I looked all over the web and found decoders for…

915 to edelbrock performer rpm hedas, bad idea?

Hi! first post on this forum 🙂 I have a question about compression.
I’ve got a rebuilt (at least what I have been told) -67 440, 030 over, steel crank, forged pistons (stock replacement), 915 heads (1.60 exhaust) :-(. Was told it should be about 9.8:1 compression (shouldn’t it be 10.1:1 if it’s…

fair price for a 10 point roll cage

i have a guy coming to look at my dart to put a roll cage in it.what is a fair price to do the install, bending and welding?he is going to make the cage out of mild steel.thanks

Hemi in a 67 Dart questions

I have been collecting parts to build a 472 hemi for my 67 Dart. I have not seen any pictures of what an A body with a hemi looks like from the bottom. I am interested in what header clearance, suspension and steering mods will I need to do. I think Headman and Hooker both make diffrent size…

Vacuum Advance Solution?

What do you guys think of this idea?

My big block has an MSD 6AL box and MSD ProBillet distributor, but no vacuum advance. I noticed you can buy an MSD timing adjuster that allows you to dial in +/- 15 degrees of timing. So, I can install that, and when crusing, dial in 10 to 15 degrees more…

cam ?

anyone know how to reach Reed Cams? anyone using there stuff?…thanks DJS

Oil Question

For 10 years on my big block Cuda I have used 10-30 synthetic oil. I’m thinking of going to 5-30 synthetic this winter, because the 5wt will flow quicker to the valve train at startup, where most of the engine wear occurs. What do you guys think. I know that there are folks that say on a…