It's a 30yr old oem casting, with sloppy shafts and worn linkages and overall corrosion and crud. My time is more valuable doing something else...
'78 19' Cobalt dv with a MC Alpha 350/260. Qjet carb with choke stove, mech secondaries, vac choke pulloff. Looks like the original carb with the...
I just tore the heads off a 350 that was not properly winterized in so. Ky. and all I found wrong was two cylinders with standing water, a cracked...
I wouldn't do it. The tranny even in manumatic mode relies on throttle valve pressure and governor pressure to select shifts AND band/clutch/brake...
"302" in 1967... Which measured 301.44ci. I round down....
Probably because they can buy the old style blocks cheaper and the accesories are already plentiful.
Dang, I guess that means I'm not perfect. What a disappointment... Good catch, jimbo.
Chevy never made a 396. They did make a 400 that they called a "396", but it was just to scam the insurance companies, who were charging a monster...
This is fun. Mods, I'm kind of a newbie here, but jaysus, let these guys go a little. We can stand it. Ever been to Pirate4x4? I've also been...
I have personal knowledge of at least one instance in which the flexplate was no longer bolted to the crankshaft flange, but still drove the...
You need the flywheel mass. Flexplates substitute torque converter mass for flywheel iron, but the total masses are close to the same. You need...
How is the turbocharger boost level controlled? Waste gate tapped to boost pressure? If so, I'd go with an adjustable pressure/vac relief valve in...
Use the coil cover and RTV all the gaps. Make sure you use the heat sink compound on the module. Use really good spark plug wires. Carry a spare...
The only place I'd use a 305 on a boat is as an anchor. Too thin walls and iffy cranks, and lots of casting core shifting. Never saw one with the...
