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First Engine Dispute this Season.....
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Well it happens every season but at last night's cruise it was the first time this year. A gentleman in his 60's walks up to my car and says "That's a Chevrolet engine." "Yes sir it is an Oshawa car" I say politely. "Well Pontiac had their own engine, why did you change it?&q...
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400 small block confirmed in Oshawa B Body Wagons
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I recently was gifted the "1974 Pontiac (350 & 400 V8 Orange Engines) Chassis Shop Manual Supplement" This manual verifies the use of the 400 sbc in Pontiac B Body Wagons made in Oshawa. This has been a question about the use of the 400 small block in the B body line that we have not been ab...
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Man...Did the lobes of my cam go flat
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What I thought was a lumpy cam in my goat, turned out to be a cam that ground itself down. Some farmer that likes Fords put this car together. I got rid of the ford wiper washer bottle,Ford speakers,rubber from a converyer belt to hold the rad in and now 1/2 of the blue Ford paint on the engine. Here's a few p...
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1979 Trans AM Tranny
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Anyone know if the TH400 from a 79 Trans AM would have the BOP pattern? Sat behind a 400ci. Found one on the net but the guy has no clue of bellhousing bolt pattern.
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Where is the oil sending unit ?
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So I have this cool factory gauge cluster to install, I have a new temperature sending unit and a new oil pressure sending unit. I am good with the temp unit but where is the oil sender on my 1973 Canadian Pontiac 350 ? I have not really looked yet but I assume it is located behind the distributor. -- Edite...
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Got my Mouse a Rat........
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Lookie here boys, got me a Big Block Air Cleaner! I hope I'm not breaking any rules putting it on top of my mouse.
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73 455 SD
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Did they make the 73 Lemans or GTO with the 455 SD?
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Finally replaced my cracked manifold
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I have been dreading this job but the other night 65 Camino came over and we tackled the cracked drivers side exhaust manifold on my LeMans. I had purchased 2 pre-smog manifolds for $10 at a swap meet. The 73 sbc had an AIR system and I had plugged the manifold ports but it never sealed well. I never knew ho...
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700R4 rebuild
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Does anyone know of a good trans rebuilder in the Barrie, ON area? I've stuffed a 454 in my 71' Ventura and need the 700R4 rebuilt. Trying to make a street/strip bracket racer. Thanks Dave
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A Good Engine Chart
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Chevrolet Small-Block V8 engineManufacturer:General MotorsProduction:1955 to 2002Successors:GM LT engine, GM LS engineType:small-block V8265Production:1954 to 1956Displacement:265 in³ (4.3 L)Power:162 - 240 hp (121179 kW)Bore and Stroke:3.750" x 3.00"283Productio...
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Exhausting advice
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Here's my problem. 73 LeMans, Chevy 350 with cracked drivers side exhaust manifold. Sounds bad until warmed up. I use the car to go to weekly cruises and usually once a week in summer take it on a good highway run, of about an hour or so. Goes 500 to 1,000 miles per year. Presently runs with a Bowtie ZZ4 int...
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What I am using now
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My current intake, bought on e-bay for $45 US, $500 piece at the dealer. Fella in NY was going fuel injection on his ZZ4 crate and it was just removed and sold, never run.This manifold is used on all ZZ series 350 HO engines and also can be used on all small-block Chevrolet's thr...
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