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How much do i need to mill my intake manifold? My heads are milled .030". How much do i need to take off and where, the bottom, sides or both and how much? Thanks. I am having a problem with water in my oil and i think thats where its at.

Heres the deal. Put motor together. Brand new block and internals and everything. Used old front cover and rods. Started it up in garage and let it run for 20 minutes. No problems except a small trickle leak around t-stat houseing. Checked oil, no water in oil. Pulled intake manifold and...

I have large amounts of coolant in my oil. However there is no oil in my coolant. There is also no oil or coolant in my combustion chamber. I have tore it down to the bare block and have found no blown gaskets. Is it possible that the block is cracked. What are symtoms of a cracked block.

What should i torque GT40P heads down to using ARP bolts. Compression is in the area of 9.8:1

Before i changed my motor i had normal brakes. After i now have rock hard brakes that are impossible to stop the car. My cam has a lobe separation of around 110*. My new carb and intake dont half the provisions for half the vacume lines. Should i just plug these open lines. Carb has mech...

Im using a holley 650Dp. What throttle cable to use. Can i reuse the stock one. Thanks.

What gap should i run on my spark plugs. What determines it. Comp ratio is about 9.8:1. Just regular autolite plugs for gt40p head. Any thoughts? Thanks

i am switching over from a mechanical fuel pump to a electric fuel pump. My new engine block doesnt have the accomodations for the mech one. I have a holley electric, it has an ingoing and an outgoing side. My question is my stock mechanical pump has an ingoing, outgoing, and a return line, i...

How much will 4 cc difference in the combustion chamber effect compression. For example, a 58cc head will yeild a 9:1 compression ratio, what compression ratio will a 54cc head yeild. Thanks.

I am rebuilding my motor, I have a set of gt40p's milled .030. With stock pistons i would have a compression ratio of 10:1 ish. I will be using the summit rebuild kit. It says hypers have a 9.08:1 wiht a 58.2cc head and forged have a 10.13:1 with a 58.2 cc head. My question is, what piston...

I will be installing the flaming rive manual rack kit with the quick ratio in my 85 stang. Im in the process of doing a HCI swap so ther is not to much in the engine bay but the block and the stock power rack. ANy tricks to getting the old rack out and the new rack in. Does anyone have a...

Anyone running 4.10's with a manual. Will be shooting for optimal track times with combo in sig. Will be running a slick, 26" tall or 28" tall. I will be driving it now and then on the street for kicks and giggles, and hardly drive on the hgihway. Anybody have any experiences with 4.10's in...

I have MSD and a FMS tach. I hooked up the green wire to the neg. side of the coil, I astart the can and the tach doesnt work. I know im getting power to it, when then ignition is one, the shift light comes on for a few seconds But when i run it, it doesnt budge. There is a note on the...

My power steering pump took a crap. I replaced it with a reman one, it leaked. I returned it as a defect and got another one, everything was working good till i broke the return line spout. Long story short i dont feel like replacing pumps. I am thinking of a manual rack. I will have the...

What is the differnce between teh holley DP and the 4150. I want mechanical secondaries and the type of choke doesnt matter. This is a mostly strip car but will drive it on the street. Driveablity isnt an issue. What are the differences and what should i get for my combo. GT40p's milled...

I will be running lakewood 90/10 and 50/50. I will also be running an aftermarket upper and lower control arm like a BBK. DO i need rear quad shocks, or is that overkill. Also, which quad shock should i remeove, or does it not matter.

I have a carbed 85 mustang with a mechanical fuel pump mounted on the engine. I have a holley electrical fuel pump that i would like to used. It mounts near the gas tank (at least thats where the guy who had it before me had it mounted). I was wondering how i hook it up. Is it as simple as...

Right now my stang has 225/60/15 in thr front and 235/60/15 out back all on stock 10 holes.. I am getting new tires and want the same size tire all the way around so i can rotate them. Im not running any serious power, its not a daily driver, and i like to do burnouts. I want to run the wider...

I have had my car running for acouple days now. I would turn the key and it would start. Today i got in to set the timing and it started. Then it stalled out becuase its cold and its carbed. I went to start it again and all i heard was a CRKKK, sound if taht makes any sense. Not a clikcing...

I just installed a used trannty and a ram clutch. I went to start my car and roll it out of the garage, the car bogs down when you let the clutch off. I tried driving back into the garage and the car bogs down. You can feel it hit the friction point, then you gas and go, and it stalls out...