Recent content by 440_Magnum

What are these "Chrysler" calipers of which you speak? :) Chrysler never made calipers, they bought Kelsey-Hayes, Bendix, and Budd (the early C-body 4-piston disks that are rare as hen's teeth) brake systems. In the 90s and 00's they used Teves and Akebono calipers, and of course now Chrysler...

Was it a fairly warm day? Winter blend gas + a hot day = lots of fuel boiling in the carb, possibly even "percolating" into the intake manifold and flooding the engine. I hate winter-blend fuel... they deliberately put a lot of more volatile petroleum fractions in it so it vaporizes more...

The cost difference has at least as much to do with the fact that about 3 LSx are built for every Hemi built, as with comparative demand for replacements. The demand for modern Hemis for street rods and resto-mods on muscle cars is pretty strong too, so that drives the price up. 70BBDodge is...

Rumors fragility are a bit exaggerated, a modern Hemi is comparable to a modern GM LSx in reliability. A friend is pushing 200k miles on his Magnum R/T, and the only extra precaution he took was to change the timing chain and tensioner to the upgraded version at about 100k miles. Lots of trucks...

Probably not, I haven't seen any for a long time. My '99 XJ has crank windows, no power locks, and no cruise control. But it has power brakes and steering, both really unnecessary for such a light vehicle. The PS does come in handy when crawling, though. I actually converted both my '66 Polara...

Even so, it would have power brakes (mandated by law now...) and steering. The whole idea that vehicles are legally mandated to have power assisted anything annoys me...

I thought you were referring to John Deere 2-lungers. :-)

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Well, I could do that on my old Jeep XJ and on my old '73 Satellite... but only because the keys and locks were worn out so badly. :-p

Hmmm... My 08 Ram has an 'acc' position, just like the old days. My 12 Challenger and my wife's 11 JGC both have pushbutton start, but they will go into an "acc" mode (indicated on the dash) by pushing the button twice without your foot on the brake or clutch (having your foot on the brake or...

OK, as promised these arrived and I installed them in the house, moving the Euri 4000k tubes out to the workshop. The color temp is a lot better for indoors- pretty much an incandescent color, just a little whiter. A lot like the 'designer' or 'soft white' T8 tubes on the market. Output-wise...

Well, "big" may not be the best word, but it will result in marginal cylinder pressures at low RPM, so it will kinda "want" a looser convertor and higher numerical rear-end gear. And its certainly a better pick than one of the MP single-pattern grinds like a .484 or .509. A more modern grind...

No, you don't really have to raise the CR.... but if you're re-boring the block for new pistons due to wear, you might as well since it costs $0.00 additional. Don't make a hard-and-fast decision until you know what the block needs. Low-compression builds can make a great driver, but it really...

Here you go, costs a buck more than the 4000k Euri tubes. I have a couple of these that should be delivered today which I'm planning to use in the kitchen, I'll post back on how I like them. 4 ft. LED Tube - 18 Watt - 3500K - LifeBulb LBP8F2035A

FYI, here's a diagram of how you re-wire to bypass the ballasts. Make sure the two pins of your lampholder aren't shunted together before you do this: http://www.clsaled.com.au/assets/u_file/images/13_09_19/ccf9bd3704.jpg