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Pontiac - Street
06-06-2024, 04:31 PM
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Rear main seal..........yep, still leaks
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Dragncar
You could run a vacuum pump. Its bolt on. A lot...
You could run a vacuum pump. Its bolt on.
A lot harder for a engine to leak with negative pressure in the crankcase.
My last engine, no leaks. Well sort of. I had a leak from a valve cover due to...
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Pontiac - Race
06-06-2024, 04:22 PM
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Pulling timing out in 2nd?
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396
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Dragncar
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Pontiac - Race
06-05-2024, 04:51 PM
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Pulling timing out in 2nd?
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396
Posted By
Dragncar
Can we run a Grid system using a regular MSD 7...
Can we run a Grid system using a regular MSD 7 AL- 2 ?
Kinda heard you can, but some say its not possible.
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Pontiac - Street
06-04-2024, 02:48 AM
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Motor oil weight you run?
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Dragncar
My new stroker is getting Shaeffers Supreme 9000...
My new stroker is getting Shaeffers Supreme 9000 5W-50 full synthetic.
I have ,025 on rods, .003 on mains but the pistons have .006 since I am running hard block. Pretty big ring gaps too for a NA...
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Pontiac - Street
06-03-2024, 10:29 PM
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Motor oil weight you run?
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Dragncar
Shaeffers, best oil made. If people are getting...
Shaeffers, best oil made.
If people are getting 1,000,000 miles and 7 more HP on a dyno, what else do you need to know.
Thats a tight engine.
Run this....
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Pontiac - Street
06-03-2024, 04:49 PM
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Catastrophic Engine Failure
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Dragncar
I have been doing this a long time. I do not have...
I have been doing this a long time. I do not have a bunch of micrometers. Just a 0" to 1" and a 3" micrometer and rarely use them.
No dial bore gauge either, but I will get one to check used bores....
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Pontiac - Street
06-03-2024, 02:27 PM
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Catastrophic Engine Failure
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Dragncar
Sorry to hear this. But I doubt its catastrophic....
Sorry to hear this. But I doubt its catastrophic. I would lay money its the typical hyd roller lifter having problems. I mean, how many times have we seen this ?
Its a street TRW 455 engine, they...
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Pontiac - Race
06-02-2024, 01:47 AM
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400 Stroker Build Documentary
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Dragncar
Yes.
Yes.
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THE LOBBY
06-01-2024, 11:42 PM
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New Pontiac project
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Dragncar
What a fine effort for our old long dead engine. ...
What a fine effort for our old long dead engine.
Whatever keeps a LS out of a Pontiac is a good thing.
And no Pontiac with one of these would be lame.
The baddest LS in a Pontiac is always is.
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Pontiac - Street
05-29-2024, 01:19 AM
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Street recipe: 670 vs. 6x-4
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Dragncar
Not sure what you mean. I had a 455 that had...
Not sure what you mean. I had a 455 that had 165lbs cranking pressure that would run past that thing.
I am sure you can run 9.75 CR on a 455 with iron heads and get away with it.
Its just the OP...
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Pontiac - Street
05-29-2024, 01:09 AM
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455 busted: 60919 cam, Rhodes Lifters, bent push rods
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761
Posted By
Dragncar
And this is why sft cams rock. Don't have to...
And this is why sft cams rock. Don't have to worry about lifter pump up.
And you do not have to adjust them all the time if you have good equipment.
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Pontiac - Race
05-26-2024, 12:29 PM
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Header wrap/motor mount question
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Dragncar
Never had any heat issue with mounts. Everything...
Never had any heat issue with mounts. Everything I have ever heard about header wrap is to stay away from it. Unless you like rusted headers.
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Pontiac - Street
05-26-2024, 12:12 PM
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Street recipe: 670 vs. 6x-4
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Dragncar
Run the 6X-4 heads. Just get the CR to 9.25 and...
Run the 6X-4 heads. Just get the CR to 9.25 and you will be fine. A little insurance does not hurt. And the difference in power in 9.75 is not worth it IMO. Long time iron head pump gas guy here....
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Pontiac - Street
05-26-2024, 03:58 AM
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Porting and valve seats
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Dragncar
I had .060 shaved off my 197 HOs and ran them for...
I had .060 shaved off my 197 HOs and ran them for thirty years. Heads are still fine, never blew a head gasket.
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Pontiac - Street
05-25-2024, 03:55 PM
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High Torque Starters
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2,327
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Dragncar
My 2 cents on starters. You need a plain mini...
My 2 cents on starters. You need a plain mini starter. The Summit starter is the one to get. I have had one forever, no issues. 166 $ and made by CVR. Multiple clocking positions.
...
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Pontiac - Street
05-25-2024, 03:02 PM
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e head questions alot of questions
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Posted By
Dragncar
Perfect, well close enough.
Perfect, well close enough.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
05-25-2024, 02:50 PM
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Who Makes Headers for Pontiac ?
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Dragncar
I just had my headers coated by Caps Coatings in...
I just had my headers coated by Caps Coatings in Fresno CA. They are coated on both sides. But the coating on the inside is not the same that is on the outside, its more clear and designed to prevent...
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Pontiac - Street
05-25-2024, 02:46 PM
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TH400 transmission help
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Dragncar
I would say yes. I ran a larger cam than that...
I would say yes.
I ran a larger cam than that and the T400 I built shifted fine in D.
Forum:
Pontiac - Race
05-25-2024, 02:43 PM
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400 Stroker Build Documentary
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Posted By
Dragncar
I know some of the specs for one of the greatest...
I know some of the specs for one of the greatest Pontiac NA builds ever. It had .050 on the bottom ring.
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Pontiac - Street
05-24-2024, 05:45 PM
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When can you use 4.125 pistons on a 400 block?
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Posted By
Dragncar
Yes, both Ross say to add .002 piston to wall,...
Yes, both Ross say to add .002 piston to wall, and Total Seal said to add .002 ring gap.
So I have .006 piston to wall and around .023 end gap.
Thing is, Dan said I might hear the pistons before it...
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Pontiac - Street
05-24-2024, 05:23 PM
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When can you use 4.125 pistons on a 400 block?
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Posted By
Dragncar
Yes, filling them to the bottom of the water pump...
Yes, filling them to the bottom of the water pump holes.
If you do it, get it done before you hone the block and its best to let it cure with a head-tq plate torqued down.
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Pontiac - Street
05-24-2024, 05:09 PM
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Who Makes Headers for Pontiac ?
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Posted By
Dragncar
Those ARH headers are VERY nice. I have a little...
Those ARH headers are VERY nice. I have a little more than that in my Mad Dogs and they are mild steel 18 ga.
I bought 480$ merge collectors for them, and had them coated inside and out.
The ARH...
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Pontiac - Street
05-23-2024, 10:05 PM
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Who Makes Headers for Pontiac ?
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Posted By
Dragncar
Mad Dog is still making fine Pontiac headers. ...
Mad Dog is still making fine Pontiac headers.
He did some work for me recently.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
05-23-2024, 02:57 PM
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Feeler for a streetable but higher end build (DISTANT future lol)
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332
Posted By
Dragncar
If you are only looking for 400 HP, 450 tq and...
If you are only looking for 400 HP, 450 tq and stroker will get that as easy as falling out of a tree.
You could do that with a 400 and iron heads.
Stroker and aluminum, you would have to try and...
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Pontiac - Street
05-23-2024, 02:50 PM
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22
Safe level of horsepower in a 1977 XA 400 block build?
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836
Posted By
Dragncar
Well, I seen one bracket raced at the track. ...
Well, I seen one bracket raced at the track.
RAIV cam, forged rods and pistons, ported 62s. Ran 11.10
It ended up cracking main bulkheads, all of them.
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