so, you're running 6 psi now, eh? how much better does that feel than before boost? what do you have in/on the engine? i'm working (well, getting parts) on a...
runs good should be like 500 hp at this boost . i am going for 8 lbs up here which is like 6 lbs at sea level . the motor is all stock with a big cam . it is a...
sounds excellent. you're going to try NOS on top of that with stock pistons, etc? sounds like a recipe for disaster... but i guess the NOS will cool it all...
wow... cool. speaking of the dual quad (are you talking about on your ustom manifold?) - how does that custom manifold work. i know you said on you site that...
the dual quad intake runs ok at wot but drivibilty was a little rough the holleys did not pan out well but the edebrock 500 cfm carbs did . the carbs are...
any idea what the problem with the holleys was - i was thinking of either using holleys or rochesters. what do you think was causing the roughness? just the...
under boost? why would you need a good intake under boost I'm just running a stock 425 cast iron single plane with the center cut out . and what are you ...
the reason i was thinking of running a custom intake was to get better fuel distribution to the cilynders. i have thought of doing the 425 intake instead. the...
Hey how is everypne. I am just joining because I like the 500 cad swaps. Did anyone see the latest issue of Car(Camaro/Chevy) Craft magazine. The green 1969...
Hi! Hows it going? Glad to see you over here. This group is just starting out so its a little slow. Feel free to tell everyone about this site and have fun! ...
Hey all. I was wondering what Valve springs and retainers you guys are using? It looks as if SBC springs will work with the correct retainers. I would buy the...
sbc springs work well . how much do you want to spend and what spring pressure does your cam ask for also what total lift are you looking at . ... From:...
HI, anybody out there know if a 73 Eldorado engine will fit into a 1979 Caddy DeVille and what is involved? Will the trans and motor mounts bolt up? Are there...
The springs recommenderd are crane 99848 they look like SBC springs with 105lbs at 1.70 and somethink like 298 at 1.2. Do you think a set of Z28 style springs...
crane 99848 is a sbc z28 spring . but you need short retainers and short keepers. retaners are like 50 a set and keepers are like 28 a set. or if you have a...
Thanks. It just so happens that I have a set of Vortec retainers! Afriend gave them to me when he swapped springs and stuff. I am not sure if I am going to use...
Hey all. I see you guys all have high perf projects going on. That is cool. Mine are both low perf engines but I need to sell soem extras to pay for them....
Hello All, Newbie here. Thanks to whoever started the list. I felt a bit odd talking about non-Al stuff on his list.... I'm doing a 511" twin turbo project....
Hi Jon, I saw you were planning on 455 Olds rods [6.735"] I've looked at the math, and it doesn't look like there's a bb chev piston that'll work?? 472 Caddy...
dave, well, for now i plan to just use stock everything and get this thing running. then somewhere down the road, i'll worry about building a 500 for the...
Hi Terry, ... later...Terry I'm no expert, but I've found areas where the q-j can be improved at idle and off-idle. #1. Some late carbs have very small...
-Dave,thanks for the suggestions!I had checked the power valve operation,and it's behaving properly.I have also tried enlarging the air bleed holes in the...
Terry, ... the ... I don't know enough about how the air bleeds work to advise, except that the air bleeds mix air with the fuel to atomize it. They do not ...
i'll have to look up the table i made - it's on my windows partition. i'll post sometime today. jon ... thing ... a ... it's ... with ... i ... pistons ... ...
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