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Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-04-2024, 08:20 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 910
Posted By TCSGTO
Oregon Cams regrinds lifters also. You have...

Oregon Cams regrinds lifters also. You have disassemble them and only send the lifter body. They advise to keep the internal parts together and don’t mix and match on reassembly.
Price is pretty...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-27-2024, 08:32 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,488
Posted By TCSGTO
I was under the impression HyLift Johnson made...

I was under the impression HyLift Johnson made the Camsavers for Crower and Howard’s. Where did you hear they are made offshore?
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 04-28-2023, 11:38 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,026
Posted By TCSGTO
JB Welded and put new rubber seals in sometime in...

JB Welded and put new rubber seals in sometime in the late 80’s. Still holding.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-16-2023, 04:14 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 6,991
Posted By TCSGTO
Not being able to get the idle speed down when...

Not being able to get the idle speed down when warm could be 1 of 3 things
1-Secondary throttle plates open too far
2-Initial timing too far advanced or too much vac advance if hooked directly to...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-06-2023, 12:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 684
Posted By TCSGTO
Correction, I used the 2 lightest #6 weights and...

Correction, I used the 2 lightest #6 weights and yellow springs to get 5700.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-11-2023, 10:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,170
Posted By TCSGTO
Pontiac Facebook Threads

Facebook is for the most part a cesspool of misinformation but if you search there are some useful groups that offer some worthwhile content. Anybody have any they care to list?
Pontiac Engine...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-11-2022, 12:29 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 876
Posted By TCSGTO
I knew a few people that had new Chevys in the...

I knew a few people that had new Chevys in the 80’s and had cams go flat under warranty. It was pretty common on the small blocks back then before rollers became standard. The fix was a new...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-05-2022, 05:27 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 15,485
Posted By TCSGTO
Lake Speed Jr educational background is in...

Lake Speed Jr educational background is in business and marketing FWIW
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-03-2022, 11:14 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 32,948
Posted By TCSGTO
Yes, they are at the boundary layer and don’t...

Yes, they are at the boundary layer and don’t really “ram” anything. I kept the open scoops but ditched the pan when the car started getting well into the 11’s. Up till then it did seem to help a...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-06-2022, 01:03 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 18,033
Posted By TCSGTO
Yes timing will advance with rpm unless you...

Yes timing will advance with rpm unless you locked it out on the Pro Billet. I know it’s popular to put light springs in the distributor but I’ve always has best luck with the heaviest MSD springs....
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-06-2022, 12:39 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,010
Posted By TCSGTO
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sps-95332 ...

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sps-95332
SPC makes these shims that fit under the spring pocket of their lower control arms. Those or something similar may work on the UMI’s also.
To figure the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-04-2022, 09:48 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 5,701
Posted By TCSGTO
Yes,exactly. Usually on the internet you plug...

Yes,exactly. Usually on the internet you plug numbers into a program, throw it together and everything is hunky dory on the 1st try. Real life, at least the one I live in, usually doesn’t work that...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-04-2022, 06:00 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 5,701
Posted By TCSGTO
There is no way that was a RAIV cam. It was...

There is no way that was a RAIV cam. It was pulling 17” Hg under 1000 rpm and idled like Catalina wagon.
It’s a video for people who don’t know any better. I still enjoyed it more than a lot of the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-24-2022, 04:24 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,045
Posted By TCSGTO
[QUOTE=25stevem;6359304] Gez, it’s like he...

[QUOTE=25stevem;6359304]

Gez, it’s like he drank a 6 pack of Red Bull 20 minutes before the video shoot!

People that know him say that’s just his natural personality. Certainly is enthusiastic...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-24-2022, 11:24 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,045
Posted By TCSGTO
I bet at least some of the gain from the 2 bbl to...

I bet at least some of the gain from the 2 bbl to 4 swap was the manifold. The 2 barrel manifold looks like the same runner design as the pre-67 4 barrel intake. The 67+ intake is superior at all...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-23-2022, 05:14 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,045
Posted By TCSGTO
It’s there, just click on it

It’s there, just click on it
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-23-2022, 03:28 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,045
Posted By TCSGTO
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrgx5LA6TQI Check...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrgx5LA6TQI
Check out this video Richard Holdener just posted on a 2GC vs 4 barrel dyno test on a stockish 400 that showed a huge gain.
His engine has 62 big valve...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-23-2022, 11:35 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 9,280
Posted By TCSGTO
Agreed,I’ve only had 2 engines I built put on a...

Agreed,I’ve only had 2 engines I built put on a dyno and other than a couple of twists of the distributor no real tuning was done. Getting the power curve and numbers is nice but the peace of mind...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-23-2022, 11:23 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 9,280
Posted By TCSGTO
[QUOTE=mchell;6359056] Yes, Road Paver....

[QUOTE=mchell;6359056]

Yes, Road Paver. Maybe not the best choice for max power in this engine but it makes enough and cruises and drives around almost like a stocker.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-28-2022, 06:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 958
Posted By TCSGTO
Vice Grip Garage 67 GTO Resurection

On the latest VGG video Derek is working on a 67 GTO for a disabled Viet Nam vet that’s been sitting in a garage for 40 years. The vets’ son snuck the car out of storage and once it’s in running...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-15-2022, 08:09 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,013
Posted By TCSGTO
Where are you located and what is the elevation...

Where are you located and what is the elevation of the track you’ll be running at? Near sea level on a cool day if all your supporting systems dialed in it’d be doable. A hot summer day at a higher...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-09-2022, 06:02 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,297
Posted By TCSGTO
I tend to agree with dataway on the machining...

I tend to agree with dataway on the machining issue. It’s amazing how many errors there are these days compared to the past when the CNC’s of today make the machines and tooling of the past look...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-26-2022, 12:10 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,459
Posted By TCSGTO
Running a 246/252 @ 112 in a 517 but have manual...

Running a 246/252 @ 112 in a 517 but have manual brakes. In gear idling at 800 it only pulls around 9”. It will pull 11-12 in neutral but that doesn’t really matter on the road.
Probably enough on...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-23-2022, 07:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,620
Posted By TCSGTO
You can't zero deck a block until you mock it up...

You can't zero deck a block until you mock it up with the piston/rod you're using and measure how much needs taken off the block. It can be "squared" or "decked" to get both banks even and the same...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-23-2022, 12:15 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 9,103
Posted By TCSGTO
Wow, lotsa hate for the points. I'll have to be...

Wow, lotsa hate for the points. I'll have to be the contrarian here and say if you already have a points distributor that is in good shape put a set of GOOD points in it, set it, and forget it. If...
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