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Hi everyone, Some of you may know Thunderhead289 on YouTube. He has been making Timing and Carb tuning videos for years. Well him and a friend have developed what they call the Carb Cheater. I was able to get a beta of the system and install it on my 73 Newport. Its basically a metered...

Hello everyone, I wanted to run this by everyone who is smarter then I. My engineer rebuilder who is setting up my heads right now and installing my springs called me. Keep in mind that I got everything from Hughes for this build, the cam, springs and lifters. My engine rebuilder is...

Hi again everyone. I am continuing tearing down my 400BB engine. I just pulled my first piston. I removed the top ring and popped back in the hole to measure the gap. Its around .042in. Not sure if that is ok or not. I also can see brass in the bearings, so those need to be replaced...

First off, I want to thank a lot of you for answering all of my noob questions without making feel dumb, I do that enough myself... LOL My question is simple enough I guess. My heads do need a valve job at the least. At what point should I look at getting new heads? These are 452 Iron Heads...

Hello, I finally was able to pull the cam out of my Newport. Engine is from 77'. Only info I can find on the cam itself is D11 and looks like maybe Chrysler logos? Any ideas?

Hello, I am currently pulling the engine from my 73 Newport. The engine itself is a 1977 400 Big Block with 452 heads. I already did the intake, carb, headers and dual exhaust. I am looking to do Cam, Lifters and Timing Chain/Gear. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on which...

Hello, I am changing out my high raise M1 intake for a normal size 4bl intake (link below). My issue is that the owner before me that installed the M1 cut and welded the kickdown lever to fit this new height. I can weld a little and might be able to get it back straight, but I would rather...

Hello, I have a 1973 Newport with a 400BB in it. I am changing out the Intake for a new one and I ordered a new gasket set as well. It came with 4 gaskets and 1 valley pan. Fel-Pro 1214 Fel-Pro Performance Valley Pan Gasket Sets | Summit Racing The question is, I see there are people to say...