I would use the intake gasket set for the year of the heads. The only difference is the shape of the exhaust crossover passages between the heads and intake. What I see is a 1970 Buick 350 engine. ...
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I would use the intake gasket set for the year of the heads. The only difference is the shape of the exhaust crossover passages between the heads and intake. What I see is a 1970 Buick 350 engine. ...
Tom,
How exactly do you do that? Do you use a later carburetor swap. The PCV is basically a controlled vacuum leak. Doesn't the carburetor need to be calibrated for that? If you simply...
Let's try again.:hurray:
I am trying to upload a picture of my centerlink but the upload is failing. The jpeg is not too big, I don't understand. I'll try again later.
No, you have something else going on there. There should be way more clearance between the cradle and your centerlink. It is binding, that is why it is hard to turn the wheel.
Any power...
Bruce Roe makes an electronic control box for the switch pitch. You can contact him at bcroe@juno.com The switch pitch function is very simple. There are two flat connectors on the left side of...
The pitman arm looks OK to me. Might it be the center link?
These are the stock cam bearings for the 215-300-340 engines,
http://www.taperformance.com/proddetail.asp?prod=TA%5F1564
The starter gets it's power directly from the + battery cable. When you twist the key, the solenoid connection (S) gets 12 volts to crank the starter motor. The wire supplying the + side of the...
I have never built an engine myself, but the engine that came with my car was a 9.4:1 SCR running a KB118 cam. It had a low DCR (7.1), stock Stage1 heads, stock intake, MT headers. It ran through...
Factory HP ratings were total B.S. in most cases. Chevrolet rated their LS6 454 in 1970 at 450 HP. So how come a 1970 Buick GS 455 stage 1 has virtually the same track performance?
Anyone looking to pick a camshaft should familiarize themselves with Dynamic Compression Ratio. Read this article,
http://www.empirenet.com/pkelley2/DynamicCR.html
At the end is a calculator...
The incidence of valve train failure may be more common when parts (camshaft/lifters) are replaced. A cam that has been broken in properly and in the engine for many years may be just fine and using...
You are wasting your money doing anything to 75-76 cylinder heads, they are open chamber. You are better off getting a pair of earlier heads, or as suggested, buy the aluminum heads. The aluminum...
It doesn't get any better than this,
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-Buick-Chassis-Service-Manual-All-Series/262919025039?hash=item3d3731f18f:g:xB4AAOSwMVdYGMIj&vxp=mtr
That is a screaming deal...
Stay small. The TA212 cam is what I would try.
http://www.taperformance.com/proddetail.asp?prod=TA%5F212%2D455
Before you start looking at cams, familiarize yourself with Dynamic Compression Ratio (DCR). It's the reason that you see a static compression recommendation in the cam description. There is a...
No engine will run 180* out, the spark would occur on the exhaust stroke instead of the compression stroke. If the engine coughs back through the carburetor, that indicates it is lean. Check for...
I would look at stock disc brakes available on other year A body Buicks, or other GM A bodies. Plenty of kits available,
http://www.ss396.com/catalog/chevelle/parts/chevelle_brakes.pdf
Not all 14" wheels will work with the factory disc brakes. See the Rallye Wheel chart on V8buick.
http://www.v8buick.com/index.php?threads/official-guide-to-rally-wheels-chart.196455/
The lift has nothing to do with it, it's the duration. What I mentioned before about the dynamic compression is important because the 1971 engine has between 8.0 and 8.5:1 static compression. You...
Hmnn, my first goal would be a running engine. That looks like a mess.
No, take another look. There are two hose nipples coming off the timing cover. The one nearest the distributor is the bypass hose that goes to the thermostat housing. The other one is for the 3/4"...
Using diesel oil was an early solution, but today we have oils made just for older engines. Diesels are lower RPM engines with soot that the oil has to deal with. Diesel oil has a lot more...
The most important thing to state when asking for a cam recommendation is to describe EXACTLY what you expect from the car, and what you are willing to live with. The biggest mistake most guys make...