Total Advance Timing Question 383 Stroker
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Drifting
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From: Port McNicoll Ontario
How is this one?
It is Pioneer, SFI and reasonably priced.
Drifting
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From: League City TX
It shows an easy way to limit your advance curve on an HEI distributor.
With a single screw, and a little bit of grinding, you can shorten your curve as mush as you need.
I'm currently using that method and it works great.
It also shows how to lock an HEI out just as easily, but I'm not advocating that you do that.
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Drifting
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From: Port McNicoll Ontario
Take a look at this thread http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=253368 if you decide to try limiting the advance.
It shows an easy way to limit your advance curve on an HEI distributor.
With a single screw, and a little bit of grinding, you can shorten your curve as mush as you need.
I'm currently using that method and it works great.
It also shows how to lock an HEI out just as easily, but I'm not advocating that you do that.
It shows an easy way to limit your advance curve on an HEI distributor.
With a single screw, and a little bit of grinding, you can shorten your curve as mush as you need.
I'm currently using that method and it works great.
It also shows how to lock an HEI out just as easily, but I'm not advocating that you do that.
That looks quite simple.
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Drifting
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From: Port McNicoll Ontario
Pulled the old balancer off tonight and compared it to the new one. Nothing was wrong with the old one.
I put the new one on anyway but I'm back to the drawing board.
distributor?
timing light?
Bah!!
I put the new one on anyway but I'm back to the drawing board.
distributor?
timing light?
Bah!!
Racer
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From: vancouver washington
Engine specs:
355ci
stock rods and crank
12cc dish pistons
pro topline pro action iron heads 180cc runners, 64cc chambers
60103 Luanti cam
edle performer intake
600 edle carb
long tube 1 5/8 headers to magnaflow dual exhaust
9.48 to 1 compression
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Drifting
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From: Port McNicoll Ontario
Does anyone know what happens when a balancer shifts?
Does it shift permanently or does it only shift when running and go back to normal when not being used?
Spikebot, nice looking engine. Hope you get lots of life out of it.
Does it shift permanently or does it only shift when running and go back to normal when not being used?
Spikebot, nice looking engine. Hope you get lots of life out of it.
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Drifting
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From: Port McNicoll Ontario
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Sorry don't mean to hijack.....I am looking at doing a 355 with my stocker. Similar to your setup but with aluminum heads. But my question is, what head gasket size did you go with and what type of pistons? I gues flat top pistons would have put your compression past where you wanted it? With those heads and cam, where does it look like your best power band will be? I am still looking at different options. I like the 355 and it will be cheaper than a 383 since I won't need to buy a crank and rods. Thanks![/QUOTE]
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Sorry don't mean to hijack.....I am looking at doing a 355 with my stocker. Similar to your setup but with aluminum heads. But my question is, what head gasket size did you go with and what type of pistons? I gues flat top pistons would have put your compression past where you wanted it? With those heads and cam, where does it look like your best power band will be? I am still looking at different options. I like the 355 and it will be cheaper than a 383 since I won't need to buy a crank and rods. Thanks![/QUOTE]
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If you have a question for everyone, start a thread.
Drifting
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From: Enid Oklahoma
Sorry I forgot which forum I was on, people here get riled up about that more than any other forum I frequent. Sorry I deleted it....
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Le Mans Master
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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!
I just want to make sure we are all on the same sheet of music here. Are you saying that when you first installed the dampener, you checked it against TDC, and it lined up, but now it's 9 degrees off?
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
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Drifting
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From: Port McNicoll Ontario
That's what I was saying but I need to recheck my TDC more accurately to be sure. My method of checking TDC was with a pencil in the plug hole. LOL.
Le Mans Master
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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!
Check with Lars, he has a paper on how to check for TDC that describes a relatively easy, accurate method that is slicker than snake snot. It involves a bolt in the spark plug hole. Turn the crank until the piston touches the bolt, make a mark on the dampener. Turn the crank the opposite direction until the piston touches the bolt again, and make another mark. TDC is directly between these two marks. Until you accurately determine TDC in relation to your timing mark, it's all just guesswork. Good luck!
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!