General Engine Performance Forum

canpontiac57 · canpontiac57

I had the engine rebuilt in my 57 Laurentian about 4 years ago. It's a 327 that I had it bored it .030 over, 11-1 forged pistons, retrofit hydraulic roller cam, aluminium 23 degree heads. I has a new, out of the box brand name aluminum intake and a 500 cfm carb topping it off. The engine burned oil from da...

cdnpont · cdnpont

Just received an order from Jegs, and in the flyer that came with the order was a listing for a Spectre dual inlet ram air box. Obviously offshore, but all for $167 USD it looks to be an economical ram air system. Paint the housing black and it would look pretty good. Even includes a reusable filter. They m...

Cutlass S · Cutlass S

Hello everybody, I have some Swiss plaques in my collection that come from Canadian Chevrolets. However, these have a motor number that is nowhere to be found. An example: - Bel-Air from 1965, engine number 805543022 - Chevelle from 1965, engine number 205467438 - Chevelle from 1965, engine num...

SGS Welding · SGS Welding

I want to know if anyone here has an idea what horsepower and torque my engine and parts combo would yield? Here are the details 1970 350 sbc guess it has 50000miles uses a bit of oil not bad though. Vortec heads with a little pocket porting 15 thou shim head gasket 2 1/2 rams horn manifolds (slight porti...

ROSIES CAR · ROSIES CAR

I picked this up with a bunch of other stuff the other day. The previous owner was not sure of it originality other than it was from a mid sixties car. I could not find a date # or anything that can tell me what it is. I am asking anyone out there that can ID this carb. Thanks

65Camino · 65Camino

Im trying to find out the size of the bolts that hold on the inspection cover ? They are missing on my 700R4 -- Edited by 65Camino on Thursday 11th of October 2018 10:11:10 AM

cdnpont · cdnpont

Began to notice a rattling/knocking sound at idle. Loudest in gear, and really clanky when switching into reverse from drive. Worse when engine cold. Sound went away at road speed. So I figured it was time to have a look. Got it up, dropped the trans pan to start. Great news...there was no metal in the pa...

MoboMac · MoboMac

Working on a friends car......Brand X......cast iron block with NEW aluminum rad.... I've flushed the cooling system numerous times.......and keep getting rusty water out...after running for 10 minutes.... Any recommendations....for a rust inhibiter/cleaner....that won't harm the alumi...

hawkeye5766 · hawkeye5766

My father in law phoned me the other day. His 55 Meteor was crapping out a couple miles from his house and ended up dying in his driveway. Went and checked fuel pump...no pressure. Pump is only a couple of years old with maybe 500 miles on it. Took it off and pulled it apart at home. Ever seen this? Check valv...

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

Is Eastwood the only company that sells black radiator paint? I don't want to spray my nice new aluminum rad with regular paint because I've been told that's a great way to reduce it's efficiency. Anyone seen any other place to buy specific radiator paint?

SGS Welding · SGS Welding

I have what I believe is a 1970 300hp 350ci sbc and I cant seem to find any info on the suffix? 2HN Casting number 3932388 Any thoughts??

gennaro · gennaro

Need to brake in a freshly built 350 and my question is would it be a problem to do the brake -in procedure with out the tranny being hooked up ? , basically with just the ring gear and no load on the engine. thx in advance

427carl · 427carl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkpsydS8JXI

pontorquer · pontorquer

Looking to get my Quadrajet carb rebuilt

SGS Welding · SGS Welding

Hi has anyone on the site made their own pie shaped exhaust piping? If so any pics???

Lad820 · Lad820

During this hot summer the engine ran hot because the rad was low. I topped it up with about 2 litres of distilled water. and intended to flush the system later in the year. Problem I have is to find a coolant compatible with the original engine and radiator. looking on line, Recommendations are to stay a...

pontorquer · pontorquer

Since there is no more hot tanking and not too many machine shops around Winnipeg, if any that shot peen. What is the best way to clean off the rust on my rare 1971 455 HO and also a rustier 1967 Pontiac 400 engine block that I have in my precious collection ?

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

Something different. Have you seen this? http://v12ls.com

horder · horder

327 .040" over, forged crank and rods flat tops with small valve reliefs 59-60 cc double humps, 2.02/1.6" 461 heads .040" quench with .016" in the hole and .024" composite head gasket 10.3 static and 8.0 - 8.1 dynamic compression 280 comp cam, 230 @ .050". .480" lift 110 lsa L79 intake and dual snorke...

hawkeye5766 · hawkeye5766

Ran a vacuum gauge in my 57 for years,then took it out. Always ran one in the past (boats and cars). Had one in my 26' boat and would play with the trim tabs until I got the highest vacuum, figured it saved me close to a gallon a hr. Going to reinstall this one in my 57,but how does the outer ring (MPG) work? It's...

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	Sucking oil from lifter valley past the intake gasket (Preview) I had the engine rebuilt in my 57 Laurentian about 4 years ago. It's a 327 that I had it bored it .030 over, 11-1 forged pistons, retrofit hydraulic roller cam, aluminium 23 degree heads. I has a new, out of the box brand name aluminum intake and a 500 cfm carb topping it off. The engine burned oil from da...	canpontiac57	5	211	May 27th by canpontiac57
	Jegs economical ram air system, (Preview) Just received an order from Jegs, and in the flyer that came with the order was a listing for a Spectre dual inlet ram air box. Obviously offshore, but all for $167 USD it looks to be an economical ram air system. Paint the housing black and it would look pretty good. Even includes a reusable filter. They m...	cdnpont	0	233	February 5th by cdnpont
	Canadian engine code (Preview) Hello everybody, I have some Swiss plaques in my collection that come from Canadian Chevrolets. However, these have a motor number that is nowhere to be found. An example: - Bel-Air from 1965, engine number 805543022 - Chevelle from 1965, engine number 205467438 - Chevelle from 1965, engine num...	Cutlass S	0	335	Nov 20, 2018 by Cutlass S
	350 engine hp estimate (Preview) I want to know if anyone here has an idea what horsepower and torque my engine and parts combo would yield? Here are the details 1970 350 sbc guess it has 50000miles uses a bit of oil not bad though. Vortec heads with a little pocket porting 15 thou shim head gasket 2 1/2 rams horn manifolds (slight porti...	SGS Welding	4	431	Nov 10, 2018 by 73SC
	Quadrajet question (Preview) I picked this up with a bunch of other stuff the other day. The previous owner was not sure of it originality other than it was from a mid sixties car. I could not find a date # or anything that can tell me what it is. I am asking anyone out there that can ID this carb. Thanks	ROSIES CAR	11	535	Nov 7, 2018 by DonSSDD
	700R4 inspection cover problems (Preview) Im trying to find out the size of the bolts that hold on the inspection cover ? They are missing on my 700R4 -- Edited by 65Camino on Thursday 11th of October 2018 10:11:10 AM	65Camino	5	449	Nov 6, 2018 by pontiax
	Disaster averted. (Preview) Began to notice a rattling/knocking sound at idle. Loudest in gear, and really clanky when switching into reverse from drive. Worse when engine cold. Sound went away at road speed. So I figured it was time to have a look. Got it up, dropped the trans pan to start. Great news...there was no metal in the pa...	cdnpont	5	509	Oct 12, 2018 by 68 Grande

	Cooling system cleaner/rust inhibiter (Preview) Working on a friends car......Brand X......cast iron block with NEW aluminum rad.... I've flushed the cooling system numerous times.......and keep getting rusty water out...after running for 10 minutes.... Any recommendations....for a rust inhibiter/cleaner....that won't harm the alumi...	MoboMac	7	406	Oct 10, 2018 by Poconova
	Fuel pump problem. Seen this before? (Preview) My father in law phoned me the other day. His 55 Meteor was crapping out a couple miles from his house and ended up dying in his driveway. Went and checked fuel pump...no pressure. Pump is only a couple of years old with maybe 500 miles on it. Took it off and pulled it apart at home. Ever seen this? Check valv...	hawkeye5766	1	701	Aug 5, 2018 by DonSSDD
	Black radiator paint (Preview) Is Eastwood the only company that sells black radiator paint? I don't want to spray my nice new aluminum rad with regular paint because I've been told that's a great way to reduce it's efficiency. Anyone seen any other place to buy specific radiator paint?	4SPEED427	10	1421	Jun 27, 2018 by bensonr
	Need help with Sbc engine suffix (Preview) I have what I believe is a 1970 300hp 350ci sbc and I cant seem to find any info on the suffix? 2HN Casting number 3932388 Any thoughts??	SGS Welding	2	612	Jun 20, 2018 by 73SC
	350 sbc brake in question (Preview) Need to brake in a freshly built 350 and my question is would it be a problem to do the brake -in procedure with out the tranny being hooked up ? , basically with just the ring gear and no load on the engine. thx in advance	gennaro	5	1021	Feb 16, 2018 by gennaro
	Make sure you stick with original snorkle air cleaners (just for fun) (Preview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkpsydS8JXI	427carl	13	1310	Feb 7, 2018 by ABC123
	Any reputable Qjet carb rebuilder in Winnipeg MB ? (Preview) Looking to get my Quadrajet carb rebuilt	pontorquer	11	2840	Feb 1, 2018 by 427carl

	Pie cut exhaust (Preview) Hi has anyone on the site made their own pie shaped exhaust piping? If so any pics???	SGS Welding	0	1135	Dec 3, 2017 by SGS Welding
	Looking for a compatible coolant (Preview) During this hot summer the engine ran hot because the rad was low. I topped it up with about 2 litres of distilled water. and intended to flush the system later in the year. Problem I have is to find a coolant compatible with the original engine and radiator. looking on line, Recommendations are to stay a...	Lad820	19	3068	Nov 18, 2017 by 427carl
	What is the best way to clean off rust off the engines ? (Preview) Since there is no more hot tanking and not too many machine shops around Winnipeg, if any that shot peen. What is the best way to clean off the rust on my rare 1971 455 HO and also a rustier 1967 Pontiac 400 engine block that I have in my precious collection ?	pontorquer	12	1761	Nov 10, 2017 by dcneric
	For you LS fans (Preview) Something different. Have you seen this? http://v12ls.com	4SPEED427	7	1737	Oct 2, 2017 by 57 Pathfinder
	327 Engine - what should my idle vacuum be? (Preview) 327 .040" over, forged crank and rods flat tops with small valve reliefs 59-60 cc double humps, 2.02/1.6" 461 heads .040" quench with .016" in the hole and .024" composite head gasket 10.3 static and 8.0 - 8.1 dynamic compression 280 comp cam, 230 @ .050". .480" lift 110 lsa L79 intake and dual snorke...	horder	10	2000	Sep 12, 2017 by horder
	Gas saver vacuum gauge (hows it work) (Preview) Ran a vacuum gauge in my 57 for years,then took it out. Always ran one in the past (boats and cars). Had one in my 26' boat and would play with the trim tabs until I got the highest vacuum, figured it saved me close to a gallon a hr. Going to reinstall this one in my 57,but how does the outer ring (MPG) work? It's...	hawkeye5766	13	1994	Jun 24, 2017 by hawkeye5766
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