The 1970 Pro Stock Boss 429 Mavericks and Comets never tied the frames. They put in a simple roll bar and they hooked pretty hard. SPark
Are you using a mechanical fuel pump? Most roller blocks were injected and don't have any pump drive on them or the boss for the pump machined. SPark
Bigger carbs will work on small engines. It's usually not the best answer but they will work. As for the idle issue, that's carb tuning needed....
Learn to tune. Changing parts won't ever get you where you need to be. White smoke is steam. The smoke you are looking for when tuning a carb is...
The lifter bosses are taller on a roller block. Some newer blocks had the taller lifter bores without the roller cam setup. What year is your...
Cam phasing will effect bottom end vs top end, it wouldn't cause a bog. A bog is a fuel shot issue, period. That said, you have to put a solid...
Throttle bog is fuel related. It's not a flow issue if the floats are set correctly, so rule out the fuel pump for this problem. It's either a...
How is your accelerator pump arm set? With the engine shut off, I pull the throttle open and hold the pump arm down with the tip of a screwdriver...
Have somebody watch the exhaust when you do this. If black smoke comes out the exhaust, your initial pump shot is rich and you need to slow it...
FelPro makes a thicker valve cover gasket with a metal core. They have worked for me a few times for a little clearance. SPark
The rods are your weak link. Save yourself some trouble and change to a better rod before you start to drag race it. The stock crank will take a...
FelPro 1250 intake gaskets for the smaller 289 ports. The 1262 are for bigger ports. I always use black silicone around the un-gasketed areas at...
I would shim to between 1/4 and 1/2 turn. SPark
I've been running Stewart water pumps on engines for years. A little more up front but have balanced flow, better castings (old Boss 302 casting...
Push rod length sets geometry only. You don't change push rod length to adjust valve lash. With the mix/match of parts after a rebuild, I can...
I use a '13 Super Crew Eco Boost and an aluminum H&H trailer with torsion suspension. The Eco makes more HP and Torque than my F250 V10 did and...
Reading the dimensions on that link really messes things up. They show "core size" as 17 tall x 26.25 wide and "total size" as 21.13 tall x 23.13...
Easy to tell a 302/5.0 from a 351W. The little flat machined horizontal pad just behind the water pump/timing cover with the long bolt that goes...
It can be done, it was in 1970. You have to widen the entire engine bay by moving the shock towers out on each side and modifying the lower...
Good move. I tend to do Vacuum on the street and double pumpers for race only. Yes, people seem to get away with a double pumper on the street...
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