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by evil16v
Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:38 pm
Forum: General BS
Topic: who has a flow bench in eastern ks or w missouri?
Replies: 8
Views: 5510

Re: who has a flow bench in eastern ks or w missouri?

Anyone have any idea what the rates are? hourly...by the job?

what i really want is to see how close the the ports are individuallly and where they are at period.
by evil16v
Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:29 pm
Forum: General BS
Topic: who has a flow bench in eastern ks or w missouri?
Replies: 8
Views: 5510

who has a flow bench in eastern ks or w missouri?

what about this guy.... In MEXICO, MO claims to know Buicks (great for me if so) I pulled the motor thinking i had a weird sounding rod knock..... found the flex plate was loose :gundown: while I'm at it... i'm going to check bearings, build a better pan, and fix a rear main leak, and see if i can f...
by evil16v
Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:12 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Horsepower from 1/8 topspeed??
Replies: 7
Views: 5998

Re: Horsepower from 1/8 topspeed??

my half ton 4wd suburban weighs a little over 5600
by evil16v
Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:46 am
Forum: Engine
Topic: New paint for the big block! What color is your's? Lets see.
Replies: 17
Views: 11571

Re: New paint for the big block! What color is your's? Lets see.

POR black on the heads and ceramic gunmetal gray on the block. silver pan... I'm not much for color i guess :D can't hardly see it anyway... I left all the goodies in. after all....it is a street car :twisted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx6WyMC-fz4
by evil16v
Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:36 am
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Ok, so I need some opinions...
Replies: 45
Views: 29288

Re: Ok, so I need some opinions...

Btw.. so you bracket race any or are serious about it? That is a the weakness of the switch pitch, consistency of the switching of the pitch may throw you a few hundredths ether way. Naw, I'm too wimpy to bracket race. I just collect time slips and brag :mrgreen: than it's the perfect set up for yo...
by evil16v
Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:36 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Ok, so I need some opinions...
Replies: 45
Views: 29288

Re: Ok, so I need some opinions...

Btw.. so you bracket race any or are serious about it?

That is a the weakness of the switch pitch, consistency of the
switching of the pitch may throw you a few hundredths ether way.
by evil16v
Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:20 am
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Ok, so I need some opinions...
Replies: 45
Views: 29288

Re: Ok, so I need some opinions...

Ever thought of a switch pitch? That sounds kinda perverted. You don't think he does that kind of stuff do you? :shock:[/quote] Yeah, that was my first thought too, but he doesn't drive a Nova, so he's prolly not that twisted. :mrgreen:[/quote] actually a buddy and i in our younger days... used to ...
by evil16v
Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:10 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Ok, so I need some opinions...
Replies: 45
Views: 29288

Re: Ok, so I need some opinions...

http://www.paeenterprises.com/paeframe.html The above is a link to PAE where i got my SP converter. They were a version of the 400 that the early BIG Buicks Used. There was a switch on the gas pedal that change pressure to the converter, and changed the the stall from like 1100 to something in the ...
by evil16v
Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:01 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Ok, so I need some opinions...
Replies: 45
Views: 29288

Re: Ok, so I need some opinions...

Now thats funny! :lol: I think your set-up will be ok. It doesn't look that bad :smt119 I do like your car! It's clean not a bunch of over the top junk the you don't need. Watched your video's and it seams to run good. I think I would go up on the gear though. It seams to labor some. Maybe loosen t...
by evil16v
Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:59 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Ok, so I need some opinions...
Replies: 45
Views: 29288

Re: Ok, so I need some opinions...

I thought it looked fine either way... The only thing i could think of ,to make it any different..... would be to throw on 90* an to npt on the carb bowls and make your own fuel logs from nice chunk of aluminum, thread the npt in the logs.... but then you forgo the whole purpose of the four port reg...
by evil16v
Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:51 pm
Forum: General BS
Topic: She's running again!
Replies: 63
Views: 33735

Re: She's running again!

John_Heard wrote:Thanks guys..

It's just got stock spindles in it, I'm sure it's gonna be a pain to load and unload.
HMMM... wern't you looking at some ramp extenders :smt003
by evil16v
Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:42 pm
Forum: Chassis and Suspension
Topic: Guidance Needed- ladder bars
Replies: 4
Views: 4120

Re: Guidance Needed- ladder bars

thanks for the link... I forgot to post...
by evil16v
Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:30 pm
Forum: Chassis and Suspension
Topic: Guidance Needed- ladder bars
Replies: 4
Views: 4120

Re: Guidance Needed- ladder bars

Due yourself a favor, just tack weld everything. Get it all together and double check everything prior to fully welding items. It may take more time, but it may save you allot more time and work later. That's what We came to terms with... too many unknowns. We decided to to tack the ladder bar brac...