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08-11-2009 05:45 PM
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just to let you know i did look up the dish...
just to let you know i did look up the dish piston for a 454 .in the federal mogul piston book ....7.491:eek: with a 119 chamber head they show it for 70-76 cars 79thru 90 trk they show the flat top...
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08-11-2009 01:31 PM
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just try the 180 stat for the hell of it .i think...
just try the 180 stat for the hell of it .i think you can go back to the 195 if you want as for the dizzy or pump or any thing .just stay with the stat and get that nail down to the one that works...
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08-11-2009 12:59 AM
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well all i can say is they make a 454 dish and...
well all i can say is they make a 454 dish and flat tops i show and that one is 7.8cr with a 119cc chamber head and a 8.2 cr with a 119 cc heads ? i do not have my stock piston book here its at the...
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08-10-2009 09:33 PM
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well with the 86 watch your timming so see it it...
well with the 86 watch your timming so see it it pings do the stat 180 and see what that will do but like i said you need to try some things with the 86 you may want a 160 stat the lower fuel will...
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08-10-2009 09:25 PM
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tell us every thing you know about the engine...
tell us every thing you know about the engine head casting numbers . cam
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08-10-2009 08:29 PM
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well will i am ok if i am wrong with it :D.if...
well will i am ok if i am wrong with it :D.if any thing gas will be cheaper if you do not need 93 .as for more fuel = rich = cooler engine that really never pan out for me on the blower engine i...
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08-10-2009 05:53 PM
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HMMMMMMM let me know what they say
HMMMMMMM let me know what they say
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08-10-2009 04:05 PM
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oh you bet i would send it back .but just think...
oh you bet i would send it back .but just think if it is moving water faster it would stir stuff up like a plug???? put the low flow stock pump back on plug stops moving ???? just thinking you...
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08-10-2009 03:07 PM
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well i have a stewert pump on mine i would say...
well i have a stewert pump on mine i would say not all are junk :D you may had a old loose soft plug dancing round in the water jacket:whacked:
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08-10-2009 02:16 PM
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you can not run a open stat with no guts thats...
you can not run a open stat with no guts thats telling me your water running thru to fast
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08-09-2009 11:04 PM
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any one know ??? i did tell were to start you...
any one know ??? i did tell were to start you ???yep i built many bbc over the years you can put 14 on the crank or till it bucks so i would cool it on the crank no more then 14 and you can take it...
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08-09-2009 09:28 PM
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a vaccum pull dist pull would help try 12 on the...
a vaccum pull dist pull would help try 12 on the crank but make the curve come in fast as you can if you have more av at low rpm BUT DID YOU CHECK THE DAMPER IF IT S AT TDC?? this is the first thing...
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08-09-2009 06:00 PM
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looks ok with me but i can not spell:3dSMILE:
looks ok with me but i can not spell:3dSMILE:
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08-09-2009 05:58 PM
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it i do not think it will help never did on the...
it i do not think it will help never did on the chevy .but i do not know how the air flows over your car .heat will rise but air speed over the top may keep heat in if it can not find a exit. how...
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08-09-2009 05:42 PM
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any added heat that stay in the engine bay will...
any added heat that stay in the engine bay will add heat so you could try rapping the headers .you never said anything about it getting hot at idle ? or did i miss it?? take the ac out that would...
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08-09-2009 04:33 PM
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small engine bay and small air in take thru the...
small engine bay and small air in take thru the grill .you need to find a way to get more air thru but if the car cools off if you slow down that tells me it water speed if the water is not staying...
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08-09-2009 04:01 PM
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yes try to burp the babby . i had a air lock in...
yes try to burp the babby . i had a air lock in my chebby do that first
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08-09-2009 03:40 PM
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could be water speed deal i think you need to...
could be water speed deal i think you need to slow down your water speed .that and you may need to play with getting more air in the engine bay at a faster speed air may be not going were you need it
We did end up finding part of the problem, we did not put O-rings on the distributor shaft which was sending oil up the shaft instead of sending it to the lifters, adding O-rings quieted it down but...
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