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Forum: Performance Parts For Sale/Wanted 04-05-2024, 11:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,729
Posted By chiphead
FWD drum and input shaft, clutches, band, other...

FWD drum and input shaft, clutches, band, other parts sold. Thanks PY!

Still have the

4L60E style bolt-in center support. $80

Double bushed sun gear with heavy wall sun shell $50
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Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-03-2024, 03:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 629
Posted By chiphead
Another vote for Pro-Race for a quality unit that...

Another vote for Pro-Race for a quality unit that fits the stock pulleys, crank snout and 11 bolt timing cover properly.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-30-2024, 10:07 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 486
Posted By chiphead
Here's an example: When I bought my red car, it...

Here's an example: When I bought my red car, it had 2.56 gears. It was set up to hold first gear out a little longer, and then stay in second until about 50 MPH at light throttle. The car felt...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-30-2024, 09:56 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 486
Posted By chiphead
I've done a LOT of governor tuning with TH350s...

I've done a LOT of governor tuning with TH350s and 400s. What you do is, get the shift points close with the weights and then select springs to set shift spacing and fine tune the shift points. ...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-27-2024, 12:39 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 533
Posted By chiphead
I wouldn't install it in a car without a rebuild....

I wouldn't install it in a car without a rebuild. But just for grins, I once took a spare chevy inline 6 that was sitting on the ground, chocked it up with wood blocks and started it. I let it idle...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-25-2024, 02:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 681
Posted By chiphead
I was planning on doing a shift kit and swapping...

I was planning on doing a shift kit and swapping the loose converter for a 10" continental Jim Hand I have. I could put the stock pressure regulator spring back in it. But I'm now concerned about...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-22-2024, 05:13 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 681
Posted By chiphead
Detent wire isn't hooked up at all. I've fixed...

Detent wire isn't hooked up at all. I've fixed the wiring, but haven't hooked it up yet. The modulator is an aftermarket red stripe. I removed the modulator and checked it and the adjustment. I...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-22-2024, 03:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 349
Posted By chiphead
I've got that setup with a flat lemans hood now. ...

I've got that setup with a flat lemans hood now. RPM and QF 4150. I can't run taller than a 2" element with a drop base 14" aircleaner. Needed to shave the wing nut so it would clear the hood. It...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-22-2024, 12:44 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 681
Posted By chiphead
Thanks for the charts! I let the engine warm...

Thanks for the charts!

I let the engine warm up for a few minutes then checked line pressure. Here are my TH400 pressures as it sits, before I change anything.

With vacuum modulator...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-22-2024, 10:21 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 681
Posted By chiphead
Does anybody have a line pressure chart for a...

Does anybody have a line pressure chart for a stock TH400, along with test method?

Can you believe I've drug the internet for a few days and cannot find a stock test procedure and chart? It's...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-22-2024, 09:35 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 385
Posted By chiphead
A harsh shift shocks the internal parts and can...

A harsh shift shocks the internal parts and can cause breakage. The main line pressure, accumulators, orifice sizes in the separator plate, check balls, waved apply plates, clutch pack clearance,...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-19-2024, 11:48 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 8,629
Posted By chiphead
If you don't want to build a Q-jet, and you're...

If you don't want to build a Q-jet, and you're not running a spreadbore only intake, a 750cfm vacuum secondary 4150 is likely the way to go. Set some proform metering blocks up like a classic...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-18-2024, 05:34 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,018
Posted By chiphead
This right hurrr ^ is why to use the 3 wire. ...

This right hurrr ^ is why to use the 3 wire. Remote voltage sensing and clean regulation across the load/RPM range is why you want the 3 wire. Retaining the idiot light is neat too.

I use the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-18-2024, 12:45 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 681
Posted By chiphead
I hear you, I'll freshen it when this motor comes...

I hear you, I'll freshen it when this motor comes out in the next year or two. But I'd like to open it up, change the filter and see if its healthy. If not, I'll need to do the motor swap sooner...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-17-2024, 07:33 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,018
Posted By chiphead
A 3 wire alternator, properly installed. ...

A 3 wire alternator, properly installed.

Seriously, the only alternator I've ever had trouble with, in 40 years of working on cars, was the aftermarket, poorly designed, poorly implemented,...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-15-2024, 11:25 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 681
Posted By chiphead
TH400 shift kit modifications?

So I want to put a Transgo shift kit in my TH400. I don't know the year of the trans or what's been done to it. It does shift like it's had some work done to it. The shifts are firm, but...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-13-2024, 10:46 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 633
Posted By chiphead
Depends on what you can buy it for. I wouldn't...

Depends on what you can buy it for. I wouldn't pay over 1K, since I'd gut it like a fish and start over. If you're willing to run those cast pistons and slap a set of high compression heads, maybe...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-12-2024, 09:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 264
Posted By chiphead
Typically when a TH350 has a hard part failure,...

Typically when a TH350 has a hard part failure, it's often the intermediate sprag race. The direct drum is spinning at like 2/3 engine speed in first gear. The sprag stops the direct drum during...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-11-2024, 02:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 698
Posted By chiphead
How much plug coloring is realistic with E10...

How much plug coloring is realistic with E10 fuel?

With the carb changes I made (.031 upper emulsion, one step larger jets, up on the fuel level, increase IFR), the AFR gauge is showing 0.5 to 1...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-10-2024, 12:37 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,719
Posted By chiphead
Depends on a lot of factors. Cheap walmart tires...

Depends on a lot of factors. Cheap walmart tires in Arizona, 3-4 years tops. Michelins in a mild climate and maintained well, likely 8 years if they don't wear out first. Usually I wear out a set...
Forum: SOLD Parts 03-10-2024, 11:47 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,154
Posted By chiphead
Fans sold, Thanks PY!

Fans sold, Thanks PY!
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-08-2024, 01:59 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 698
Posted By chiphead
With the Proform metering blocks, the primary...

With the Proform metering blocks, the primary boosters have been slow to come on. At cruise as I add throttle, the AFR goes to 15.5s before it drops down into the 13s at about 2600 RPM. It doesn't...
Forum: SOLD Parts 03-08-2024, 12:51 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,154
Posted By chiphead
PMs replied, thanks!

PMs replied, thanks!
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-08-2024, 12:30 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 698
Posted By chiphead
I chopped the #3 plug, as it looked the leanest. ...

I chopped the #3 plug, as it looked the leanest. There is no fuel ring at the bottom, the whole insulator looks as white as the pictures. So it's lean and plug range is hot. I guess leaner is...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-07-2024, 12:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 698
Posted By chiphead
I did just change to the NGK XR5, which is...

I did just change to the NGK XR5, which is supposed to be equivalent to the R44S plug, one heat range cooler than the R45S. The 389 plug heat range thread got me thinking about plug heat ranges, so...
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