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Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 03-23-2024, 08:27 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 94
Posted By Skip Fix
Plug only goes on one way as there is a locating...

Plug only goes on one way as there is a locating prong to make it only go one way.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-19-2024, 03:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 538
Posted By Skip Fix
HS has a "Race set" also really bigger and...

HS has a "Race set" also really bigger and bulkier.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-16-2024, 07:13 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,304
Posted By Skip Fix
Weight? Rear gears? Th cam and intake and maybe...

Weight? Rear gears?
Th cam and intake and maybe even the 340 cfm heads killing the bottom end?
My 78 TA with my 0.030 over 2 bolt 455 320 CFM E heads and a 239/247 HFT Torker II and an 850 when it...
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-16-2024, 07:04 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 661
Posted By Skip Fix
Masters of the Air

For those of you into WWII history -which a lot of us Boomers grew up hearing from our parents- the new Apple series "Masters of the Air" produced by the same folks that brought the Band of Brothers,...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-16-2024, 10:26 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,276
Posted By Skip Fix
I have one of those P Dude billets in my 500" IA...

I have one of those P Dude billets in my 500" IA motor. 25 dyno pulls and a number of hard 1/4 miles. 4.21 stroke Pontiac rod journals and 3' mains. . I have another 4' stroke planning on using too....
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-13-2024, 11:04 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 593
Posted By Skip Fix
I have had Polydyn coat bearings, piston skirts...

I have had Polydyn coat bearings, piston skirts and tops and teflon coat inside of oil pans for me.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-07-2024, 03:17 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 520
Posted By Skip Fix
What I did on stock mounts we used some 1/16"...

What I did on stock mounts we used some 1/16" plate and cut uut around where the bolt goes through and welded it to the metal "capturing" the bolt part clamshell so there is no movement. One on the...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-01-2024, 05:21 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,344
Posted By Skip Fix
Mine had the hole in the bullet nose and full of...

Mine had the hole in the bullet nose and full of aluminum shavings making it a little hard to take out the first time. Not a big deal just something to check. If using the hole I'd need to mark the...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-27-2024, 02:32 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 522
Posted By Skip Fix
To me the issue potentially is the "wall" shown...

To me the issue potentially is the "wall" shown in the other thread obstructing the main feed hole if nor ground down like Steve25 said. Otherwise that "wall" is the restrictive factor of oil getting...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-26-2024, 05:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 831
Posted By Skip Fix
I have a Comp/Powerhouse crank socket and a Comp...

I have a Comp/Powerhouse crank socket and a Comp degree wheel that works good for me.
https://www.compcams.com/ford-buick-pontiac-crank-socket-cpg.html...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-25-2024, 11:03 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,251
Posted By Skip Fix
My two "old" chambers one likes 38 the other...

My two "old" chambers one likes 38 the other 40.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-23-2024, 02:48 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,344
Posted By Skip Fix
So how many of you all redrill the main oil hole...

So how many of you all redrill the main oil hole to match the block?
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-23-2024, 11:06 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,363
Posted By Skip Fix
Also the variability of the "blend" in pump gas...

Also the variability of the "blend" in pump gas is very wide. You can have a wide band for AFR on your car and see how when you think you have it dialed in that next fill up it is off.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-23-2024, 10:57 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,363
Posted By Skip Fix
Why throwing soem higher octane race gas is no...

Why throwing soem higher octane race gas is no convertors or 100 octane race/unleaded and see if the motor picks up HP on the dyno or time in the 1/4. My zero deck RAIV 400 picked up 8 HP on the dyno...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-22-2024, 07:58 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,094
Posted By Skip Fix
We emailed several times. I think he worked with...

We emailed several times. I think he worked with Vic Edelbrock on a few projects.
I dynoed one on my RAIV 400 against a T2 and HO intake. all identical HP just the single planes shifted the TQ up...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-22-2024, 05:01 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,094
Posted By Skip Fix
Jim and I discussed that several times. A lot of...

Jim and I discussed that several times. A lot of articles in Circle Track magazine. He was a Texas guy, Steve I think Austin. Some of his circle track motors in the articles were built by a shop...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-22-2024, 11:25 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,094
Posted By Skip Fix
swirl and dimples to stir up the boundry layer!

swirl and dimples to stir up the boundry layer!
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-19-2024, 03:07 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 1,841
Posted By Skip Fix
My Mopar buddy put a Strange Dana in his Charger....

My Mopar buddy put a Strange Dana in his Charger. Said the Strange over the factory style is easier to set up as has adjustable "spanners" like on a 9" for setting side to side vs spreading carrier...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-12-2024, 07:52 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,365
Posted By Skip Fix
If you can weld aluminum you are in good shape!...

If you can weld aluminum you are in good shape! Way lighter than a cast iron intake!
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-11-2024, 11:59 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 586
Posted By Skip Fix
Yep and on Chevy motors the timing chain area...

Yep and on Chevy motors the timing chain area also.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-11-2024, 01:14 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 2,851
Posted By Skip Fix
I have a 1/4x3/8 spacer on my TA with a shaker...

I have a 1/4x3/8 spacer on my TA with a shaker base and scoop-mainly to level the Shaker . it does pick up 0.2 without a filter in the base-first time I did it was a night TNT and lean popped out he...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 02-10-2024, 12:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 282
Posted By Skip Fix
Metro I agree is the best. Tried Soft Seal on the...

Metro I agree is the best. Tried Soft Seal on the Camaro and could not shut the doors! I was luck and found some GM when I did the 81 TA a few years back.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-25-2024, 07:28 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,385
Posted By Skip Fix
Used R44 in my RAIV motor gapped 0.45 with my DUI...

Used R44 in my RAIV motor gapped 0.45 with my DUI HEI
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-23-2024, 12:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 583
Posted By Skip Fix
The only problem I had with some stock type BBC...

The only problem I had with some stock type BBC studs was the hex was large and tall enough for the bigger body on a HS aluminum rocker to drag on, ARP smoother and a little shorter. But I used the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-19-2024, 01:58 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 5,661
Posted By Skip Fix
Might hit the 570 mark but my pump gas 455 in the...

Might hit the 570 mark but my pump gas 455 in the 78 TA with a HFT about that and 320 E heads I am probably at 550 based on wt/mph. Stingy dyno was only 525. But an N crank and SCAT rods 2 bolt main....
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