You. It was right under your post but I thought it was you that posted the first engine pic of the thread. It was the very first post. Turned out I just screwed up my pics and post.
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What are we wrenching on this weekend?
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I mean being a Pontiac I would hope that he went with something like the D port heads or the super duty heads and build the engine base on that setup. Today you can get cast iron heads made just like the originals and they don't cost as much as aluminum heads. I just normally assume people are like me and if they rebuild the motor they just have to spice it up a bit. I think you understand the curse.
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LOL. I scrolled up and had no idea who you were asking. Dart block, dish pistons. I built to take NOS/ supercharger. Ran a 6 in the 1/8th at 135mph. Decided that was just fine. I was lookin for 100mph to keep up with the top performer new cars of the time. 600 lift cam, had to shorten the duration because of running issues. AFR heads, largest CCs I could get. 10.5 compression, double roller with metal gears, scorpion roller rockers, single plane intake topped off with a 850 double pumper Quick Fuel carb. Of course full length headers, built turbo 350 trans with a 308 ratio Detroit Locker posi. Air shocks in back to prevent wheel hop.
I wanted to keep all mechanical so 7lb fuel pump. Has some vapor lock issues. Of course HEI distributor and all forged parts. When the speed shop opened the carb box, he said that was a racing engine. Hadn't even looked at the block assembly yet. The guys that built tweaked it a second time are used to building big blocks. After they built this one, he said that was a fast motor. Red line @ 7300rpm. I'm sure I forgot somethin. It is a beast. The 383 was 11.5 compression and finicky with fuel. This one, not so much. Of course premium or racing fuel only. Had an aluminum radiator, started leaking. Went back to a brass radiator. No heat issues
My problem is I like G force........
Doesn't hurt a bit to get a nice lope to get the blood flowing.......You know when you can stand behind the car on a cold day and the exhaust pipes alternate left right with exhaust/ fuel mix stream coming out the pipes......
Why don't you put a self-tuning fuel injection system on it. These days you can get them for a song and a dance and it takes all the pain out of running a carbureted setup. It automatically adjusts for altitude, humidity, air intake temps, ambient temps, fuel octane differences and pretty much every other negative that a carburetor has to put up with and cannot adjust for. It can take a radical rod and make it a lot more enjoyable to drive!
I was interested in what you had to say. But I ain't putin electronics on anymore vehicles. That's what causes most of any vehicle problems I have now.......
Complete air ride to strut swap on my Mercedes S500
Took my M109R to the Car and Bike show in Lavonia.
Took my M109R to the Car and Bike show in Lavonia.
I’ve got a stock Suzuki VTwin I’ll race ya for a Diet Pepsi
Replaced front hubs, bearings and ABS/speed sensors. While I was in there….i replaced the front struts, rear shocks, ball joints and sway bar end links. Also installed new lowering springs.
I guess I'll post but all I did was black out the negative areas of my front emblem, going to order a front lip and I think I'm gonna lower it. I'll know more after I get the front lip done.
I already have the piggyback tune on it, that woke it up a bit. Really needs new wheels/tires/downpipe and a real tune. But Nissan/Infinity are going to bring back the Q50 with rwd and a manual trans in 2027 so I'm trying to wait on mods so I can trade this in
I already have the piggyback tune on it, that woke it up a bit. Really needs new wheels/tires/downpipe and a real tune. But Nissan/Infinity are going to bring back the Q50 with rwd and a manual trans in 2027 so I'm trying to wait on mods so I can trade this in
