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    strut tower brace help

    anyone here know of an aftermarket strut tower brace that might fit my combination. i have a 393 installed in a 94. the bbk strut tower brace that i brought is hitting the distributor. its like the dist is about 3 inches to tall. i was wondering if anyone knows of one that has a hump in the bace...
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    Tackling A Swap

    hey since you seen one done what type of strut tower brace did he have because im having problems finding one for my car
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    help with strut tower brace

    anyone here know of an aftermarket strut tower brace that might fit my combination. i have a 393 installed in a 94. the bbk strut tower brace that i brought is hitting the distributor. its like the dist is about 3 inches to tall. i was wondering if anyone knows of one that has a hump in the bace...
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    name this vacline (pic inside)

    urban 96 hit it on the head its the fuel pressure regulator, the green goes to the egr nipple and the pink and white ones are for the smog pump :spot:
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    Car has been grounded! Go to your room and do your 351W homework and no TV!!!!

    ha ha i see im not the only one i just started mine last nite and it cost a 100 dollars. reading your post and thats what i just completed doing. well i have a 393 in a 94. been building the car for about 2 1/2 years and my wife finally smiled today when she seen how happy i was to hear it run...
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    351 headers

    Well i have a 396 set up with afr 205's i called cooks and the headers they sold me ran me 540 and all i had to do was tap the number 8 tube to clear the steering linkage no bid deal. the primaries are 1 7/8 fit was great just have to put them in in the right sequence, and did it with all the...
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    EGR DELETION

    has anyone here deleted the egr or not hooked up the pipe that runs to the exhaust and not had any problems. just finished putting the top end together and the egr pipe is sitting in the middle of the new valve covers. was wondering if i put a cap over it and not have the exhaust pipe running to...
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    For you guys with flowmaster catback

    well when my car was pure stock i gutted the cats, both on each side. 4 all together and went with the american thunder and a k&n filter. everyone use to ask what kind of motor work i had in it. if it ran has good has it sound i wouldn't have pulled the motor out lol but with a stock gutted h...
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    high volume oil pump?

    well you can replace it if you like nothing wrong with that. but dont go high volume with a stock pan because it does just what it says pumps a high volume of oil. all motors love to be drowned in oil for long life but the problem is with a stock pan the oil pump can actually pump all the oil...
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    where to buy cheap u/p

    thats what i did used the stock alt pulley mine would stop charging at idle and i have a good battery, run two and a new 165amp alternator but with the u/d alt pulley when the car went to idle the needle would read 11.8 volts. soon has the gas was touched it went back to about 13.7 and with the...
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    Rod Bearings now ...wtf

    your getting screwed. there is no way that a rod bearing can be non existance. now it could be showing a little copper maybe. me personally if i ever pull a motor down that far i replace all bearing and also rings. but the motor could not have run has good has you make it seem and have bad cam...
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    351 or 306

    naw thats at the rear wheels. 393 stroker, probe forged pistons 11.48:1 computed,afr205s with a pocket port, edelbrock victor intake, custom cam from comp with ed curtis numbers supplies. a bunch of little small things here and there. romac balancer, msd ignition system, the list is long but the...
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    guideplate alignment on AFR165's

    i thought the same thing its and optical illusion with the afr's. just use the guide plates that came with them put a little thread lock on them and torque them down to 60flbs. once you set them on the motor you will see that nothing will rub the head.
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    deadly97snake combo comparison

    i run close to the same combo. i have a 393 stroker. 75mm throttle body, proM 80mm maf, 36lb injectors. i don't see a problem with the axles and would love to thave the trans you are looking at. i do think that throttle body is a little on the large side for na. not really sure on the injectors...
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    94-94 Rear: Differences???

    the slits in the rear lights are different i belive. the 94 doesnt have them or the 95 runs vertical i think. ill check tomorrow because my brother has a 95 and i have a 94 and there is a slight difference in the tail light. he backed into a fire hydrant one day and we went to the junkyard and...
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    What plugs to run with new AFR's?

    i have the afr 205 and it came with a little blue card that tells you what plug, headgasket, and intake gasket to run i suggest reading the card its very informative
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    351 or 306

    i did the swap and it was on the expensive side because i had nothing to work with, plus i built a stroker. the reason i say expensive is because the car was stock when i started. had to get throttle body. maf, injectors, fuel pump, dist, headers, oil pan plus i brought aluminum heads. if you...
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    Solved One problem, but new BIG PROBLEM!!

    make sure the valves are adjust correctly. had a friend of mine had a loose stud in his head. the stud backed out and made the car run has if it had a burnt valve and made a terrible metal grinding noise because it was hitting the valve cover. if it wasnt making that noise til you adjusted the...
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    ANOTHER Valve cover roller rocker clearence question.

    had the same problem and i run afr 205's. stock wont work. i run the edelbrock tall covers and yes the clear and you have room for the intake. just have to move the oil fill to the left side. basically just get a 5 dollar oil cap from advance that slides in the rubber grommet and block the...
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    Help! I dropped lifters through to engine

    i take it the cam must be out anyway i wouldnt feel comfortable with a lifter in my motor even if i was in the pan. large magnets are only about 5 bucks. if the timing cover is off you should drain the oil get a magent and move the lifet to the front where its easily accesible. for good measures...