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Hi I just bought a 92 Chevy pickup with a 350 v8 with a 4 speed tranny. I'm looking at putting in a new camshaft kit. What would y'all recommend for me to get a nice sounding engine and only put 50-60 hp more?

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turn off the hazard flashers... on the right side of the steering column below the key... is a knob... pull it out ... when pushed in.. the hazards come on.. and everything is connected... pulled out .. everything is individual... if you knob is missing.. use a small trim screw.. your hazard flasher is probably either bad or unplugged... as the power for the brake light switch and the hazard flasher usually come from the same fuse... the turn signal flasher comes from a different fuse... and the turn signal flasher looses power when the key is turned off.. if you need that info.. i have a wiring diagram somewhere ... i can let you know for sure...

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What cars have rearends (with posi & possibly 3.73 gears) that r compatible 2 a Chevy El Camino, 1985 (10 bolt 7.5" 26 spline axles)

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If you can find a donor car with front disc brakes the swap is not too hard. That may be difficult as there are few of those cars left. Early model Camaros had the same setup but they are even harder to find. The aftermarket has kits but they are expensive. Rack and pinion steering is better for header clearance and some weight loss but I did not see any other advantage there and they do make kits for that too. I did both those changes on a 70 Nova BB drag car I had. The brakes definitely helped stopping on 100+ mph runs. Why were you going thru so many cams? The Chevy 572BB is a pretty good motor for the money. Performance will be far better than your 396 and all you have to do is install it. 600-700hp without much hassle,and reasonable cost, hard to beat.

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Have driver grill for a 1950 Chevy Deluxe coup has some rust on sub frame of Grill asking $350.00 plus shipping Hood ornament winged bomb $50.00 plus shipping . Side skirts for 1950 Chevy deluxe have all the hardware plus shipping . Radiator 3core center with stock outer asking $250.00 plus shipping

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So parked my 1950 Chevy for the winter last Oct . Did some work to her over the winter installed new gear drive new plugs wires new in line fuel pump nothing to big . When I parked the car there were no oil leaks . Well put new oil and filter on went and fired her up last night for the first time this season and that's when I discovered a oil leak back left it looks like its coming out between the head and the block. I am not sure where to start ? I am terminal ill an this car is what my boys and I do for fun . Please advise of next step to take

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A high stall converter allows you to bring your rpms up before launch so you can get your best ET. There are quite a few things to consider when going with a higher stall. For a street strip car, mostly street I would not go to high with the stall. Maybe 2800-3000 max. A higher stall creates more heat and slip when street driving. A tranny cooler is required. The cam used will also be a factor. The wilder the cam the more stall you will need as low speed torque will suffer with a long duration cam but high speed power will benefit. 600 out of a 454-468 is possible with good heads, roller cam and rockers, high compression, 11-1 +, good high rise single plane intake and a 1050-1150 carb. My last 632 made 606 at the rear wheels with a high stall converter and a big dana 60 rear. Both the high stall and dana rear take quite a bit of power to run. That was with standard port location heads and a single King Demon 1250 carb. That motor was moving so much air that it looked like a hurricane was blowing inside the dyno room.

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need help i have a 1957 chevy truck i have a sbc 265 motor has a 1957 corvette cam in it....new msd street fire distributor new edlebrok 500 cfm carb.the carb was running way to rich i had to change out metering rods..because plugs were fouling ... 2500 stall torque converter new...700 r4 tranny......it will idle but the idle jumps arround in park....when i put it in gear it dies.....especially when the motor warms up it seems to run worse....can someone help???

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Im buying a 78 camaro from my father and he has a GM 350 crate motor that was never installed that he bought for a truck that he sold before the crate motor was delivered sitting in his garage that hes throwing in with it and I have a couple questions. I tore the motor down to inspect everything since its been sitting for 10+ years and its perfect never been installed. It has 4 bolt mains, stock rods and stock pistons. I have the following parts for it... hooker long tube headers, mallory hyfire iv ignition box, hei dist, holley contender intake, edelbrok performer 1400 carb, mild rv cam. I am buying a set of promaxx performance 64cc heads, comp cams high energy 1.6 roller rockers and running arp head studs. My question is should the stock rods and pistons hold up to a weekend cruiser that might at most see the drag strip a handful of times in its life and spend most of the time going out on dates and to car shows? Im trying to save money and not have to replace the rods and pistons if possible, the motor has low performance heads on it so thats why i am upgrading them. Also im new to building motors and keep seeing people saying total timing, i know about timing advanced or retarted on the dist. but need some help in this area on what should be done to make a fun motor that isnt going to blow up from detonation so any advice and explanations would be greatly appreciated.

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I have a 1 year old 350 create engine that about two weeks ago started miss firing at highway speeds. It had a Holley 4160 600cfm carb on it that's probably older than me. So thinking it was time for a carb rebuild, I took the easy rout and just bought a brand new one of the same model and size. Easy fix, or so thought. I still had the miss. So after 2 or 3 days the problem kept getting worse until the truck died in my driveway last Sat. I couldn't get it to crank, it acted like it wasn't getting fuel or spark. I checked for fuel, plenty of it, i couldn't check for spark by myself but I had voltage to the coil. After sitting and trouble shooting for about ten minutes it fired right up. I almost made it into my parking spot and it died again. Going on a hunch I just let it sit for about 5-10 minutes and wallah, it fired right up. My first thought was my coil is getting hot and shorting out, so I ditched the problematic ACCEL HEI it had on it and spent some more doh and bought a MSD Pro Billet. So with new plugs, new MSD wires, A new Holley carb, and whole new distributor everything should be good to go. Negative.... same hesitation. same problem... If I run the truck hard through the gears it never misses a bit. With all of the new parts this thing will absolutely FLY!! Unless I get on the highway and run at cruising speed. Then it spits and sputters like its going to die on me. I have no idea what could be the promblem or where to start looking. If it would just shut off and not start back up again I'd have a better shot at trouble shooting this thing. But I can't be under the hood checking things at 70 mile per hour.. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. I hope I didn't leave out any details but, just let me know. THANKS in advance! :confused:

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Apply the grease to the bottom of the ignition module, it helps dissapate the heat from the module to the distributor.

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So I am replacing my ignition module inside my distributor as I think it went bad and the reason my truck wont stay running. I have identified that it has four prongs and lucky me I had two other distributors layin around that had same four prong modules. Now ive heard that you need to put die electric grease on the module before installing. Now where do I need to apply the grease at? When I took the old one off of another I seen the underside of it that set against a metal plate piece was a little greasy like from die electric grease. So do I grease that and is there anywhere else I need to? Thanks for the help.

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I recently put a tri-power set-up on the 427 cid in my Chevelle. I am having some issues that I have not been able to resolve. All linkage and vacuum lines appear to be correct (at least to me :confused: ) The engine seems to be performing correctly at idle and when I'm really "gunning" it (wild open ;) )but when I settle in at a steady speed (45, 55, 65, whatever) there seems to be a surge or a sputter like the fuel is getting cut off or maybe a break down in the ignition/ timing . I have MSD ignition. Could it be a fuel / linkage issue? or a timing issue? What should the timing be set at and if it is breaking down which way should I go (up or down)? It is bored .060 over, has roller rockers, roller timing chain, a "little" cam and after market oval port heads. The tri-power set-up is a set-up from a 1968 Corvette and was "rebuilt" completely before installation. No issues with cranking or running when not under load. Any suggestions on what steps to take to resolve this problem will be appreciated. Help :( Thanks, RSA3 :confused:

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On the cover CHP June 2013.Can anyone tell me what car and year those rear view mirrors came off of?

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I have a 1972 chevelle ss with 350 sb,I plan on installing new front coil springs,can I put in BB coils running a SB engine?I am thinking going with a 454 in future.How will this effect ride,or will I encounter any problems by doing this? Any advice would be appreciated,Thanks.

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68scott385366286 350 82 Bowtie aluminum 4-bolt siamesed This is what my reference material says about the casting number of your block. At this point, without pulling at least one head and measuring things like bore, stroke, chamber volume, and deck height, there is no way to tell exactly what you have. How much of a stroker kit? Cranks come in various sizes and stroke longer than stock is stroked. It'd be nice to know what size valves you have too.+1 As mentioned you will have to pull it apart to determine what you have. This was probably going to be an all out high rpm race motor with a carb that big. I ran those 1050s on some of my smaller Big Blocks, 468-488, and they were big enough for them. If you are planning to street drive this you may have to lower compression, change the cam and put a smaller carb/intake on it. The heads may also be to large for a street motor. An aluminum bowtie block is a nice block as are those heads. If that is a full roller with a stroker crank you may be looking at over 500 hp at the flywheel. This would be at a pretty high rpm say 5500-6500 since this motor sounds like a pretty strong race motor. It all depends on what is actually inside. If you are going drag racing you may have scored a real winner there. :D

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That's kinda cool. Although totally unnecessary. Show car motor?

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Thanks! I will check it out and let you know!

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I agree with Joe about 400 should be close. That BB with better heads, a roller cam and rocker setup, good single plane intake and a dominator carb and higher compression, could get you close to 600hp. It is wise to start small and get used to a milder combo before you step up. Performance is like a drug the more power you get the more you want. I stopped when I could no longer put all I could make to the ground even with 17" wide slicks.

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pay attention here guys... fuel safety... DO NOT USE GASOLINE in this fashion.. inside your garage... or in your parents garage.. or in your friends garage.. tighten battery cables and all connections.. notice the sparks... have an extinguisher ready.. or TWO of them... one nearby .. one near the garage door where its easily grabbed as you run past on the way out.. extinguishers are a LOT cheeper than a replacement house.. garage... car.. wiring harness.. carb... embarassment. http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/stunts/The_Worst_Mechanic_Ever and by the way.. chevy motors can be started on the engine stand out in the middle of the driveway... away from structures.. i started up my bosses stroker small block on the stand with the shorty headers aiming into the shop right at the open car door of the car he was asleep in.. he thought the world was coming to an end... arms and legs going all different directions until he was out of the car..

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Hey everybody.I'm rebuilding the original motor I pulled @ 250K in Z.It wuz runnin strong & quiet,but,very low oil pressure.The Goodwrench crate I replaced it with is @ 280K now & havin the same problem.Truck is my DD.I drive 100 miles a day to work.I also pull 2 or r times a year @ local truckpulls,do some pretty serious muddin,pull my horses,& 4 wheelers.Waitin for the machine shop's verdict on to bore or not.My measurements say no,but,we'll see.Plans so far are to deck block to .015 & headgasket thickness of .028 to tighten up over the original .053 quench.Using 12 cc D pistons,& #14097395 cam.(ramjet/ht383 cam),spring upgrade,&1.52 roller tip rockers,& a PCM tune to bring it all in.Does anybody see any problems or redflags on this combo?I'll also be running mid length header w/ Y pipe into a 3" single TP. Davis Vortec Firepower ignition system.Hoping for about 320 FWHP.

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if the car is lifted or lowered, it can do that when useing a panhard or track bar type set-up. something doesnt sound right with the driveshaft rubbing.

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Ok that was my understanding, the title drift, made me wonder if it was supposed to drift or be just under the internal diameter of the the wheel hub, alright now that that is cleared up does anyone know in what direction the inner bearing punched out?

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Yes it is... I removed them and replaced it with da original hood hinges. Afterall removing the rear end pins lock the hood still lines up perfect with the hinges I installed

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I only need 2 of them

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