Forum: Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 11:11 PM
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 11:01 PM
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EVERY "exhaust shop" can do custom bending.
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EVERY "exhaust shop" can do custom bending.
99% of them are doing crush-bends. Very few have the capacity to do mandrel bends. Crush-bends are a waste of potential on any performance-oriented...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-25-2024, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,371
Several errors and outright omissions in that...
Several errors and outright omissions in that video, none of which really matter. Kinda torques my jowls, though.
Also some good tips--using a spark tester in addition to an ohmmeter to test...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-24-2024, 03:53 AM
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Replies: 21
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First Guess: Both of you need to put the Severe...
First Guess: Both of you need to put the Severe Duty fan clutch in the recycle bin, and get a fan clutch actually recommended for your vehicles...which is almost certainly the standard-duty clutch. ...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-22-2024, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 335
High line pressure WITHOUT ballooning the...
High line pressure WITHOUT ballooning the converter is also hard on the engine thrust bearing.
Often due to a restriction in the trans cooler plumbing, or in the cooler itself.
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
03-20-2024, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,902
https://www.speedofair.com/
Mostly...
https://www.speedofair.com/
Mostly Diesel-intensive, but supposedly "proven" on gasoline, CNG, swamp gas, etc.
Any piston that UEM makes can be dimpled, if your credit card is Nomex.
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-18-2024, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,336
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-17-2024, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,371
Worthwhile.
Good news.
Not...
Worthwhile.
Good news.
Not unusual.
I have the sense that you won't feel right until you inspect the lifters and cam lobes. I suggest you remove and disassemble them one at a time for...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-13-2024, 07:01 PM
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-13-2024, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 543
Open-circuit voltage at the battery terminals...
Open-circuit voltage at the battery terminals should be 12.6--12.8 depending on the battery construction. I guess Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) batteries tend to be on the higher end of that scale.
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-13-2024, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 543
Starter gets hot, won't crank the engine,...
Starter gets hot, won't crank the engine, solenoid doesn't even click.
COMMON AS DIRT.
The typical problem is that there's enough corrosion on the wire harness, ignition switch, neutral safety...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-11-2024, 03:23 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 799
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-10-2024, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 757
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-10-2024, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 2,357
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-10-2024, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,778
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-09-2024, 01:20 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 906
Sure. Warm or cold, doesn't make a lot of...
Sure. Warm or cold, doesn't make a lot of difference. Cold tends to produce slightly lower pressures. Yes, absolutely disconnect power from the HEI for the reasons described previously.
Some...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-08-2024, 02:40 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 757
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-06-2024, 04:02 AM
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Views: 757
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-04-2024, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,800
That tube is the cold-air inlet side of the...
That tube is the cold-air inlet side of the hot-air choke system. Filtered air is drawn down that tube, heated by the exhaust crossover passage in the manifold, and then pulled into the hot-air...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-04-2024, 02:39 AM
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-04-2024, 02:36 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 793
Theoretically, you don't need to leave the...
Theoretically, you don't need to leave the solenoid off to pull the drive into engagement with the ring gear. The starter housing has a slot on the underside that you cram a pick or thin screwdriver...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-04-2024, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,371
Ideally you would NOT pull plug wires off the...
Ideally you would NOT pull plug wires off the plugs with the engine running. This is very hard on the insulation of the secondary side of the ignition system, including the windings inside the...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-03-2024, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,800
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-03-2024, 05:04 AM
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Views: 733
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-03-2024, 04:50 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 733
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