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Bigblock Chevy 360cc "FLOTEK" aluminum heads. Good "budget" heads for big inch Chevy. 2.25/1.88s.
Checking out these 2018 360cc "Flotek" bigblock Chevy heads from Competition Products so I can get them ready for use. Been sitting 5-6 yrs. 2.25/1.88 Ferrea valves. ISKY 9000 series 1.560 dia solid roller valvesprings, 245lbs @ 2 inch install height, Manley retainers & 10 degree locks. Using with a LUNATI 731/731 lift, 276/284@.050, 110 lobe separation solid roller. ISKY roller lifters. Gonna mill .018 off deck for 119cc chamber. Bowl blend, ARP studs, Viton seals and run with them. May use on turbocharged bigblock Chevy for jetboat. Could end up in my 84 C-10 also.
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Bigblock Chevy swap 3rd gen F-body? These Hooker Super Competition swap headers will help.
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Just picked up a pair of Hooker Super Competition engine swap headers for a bigblock Chevy into a 3rd gen F-body. About the only reasonable option available unless ya have Lemons money or can afford custom headers. These are well made and a quality product. They are new old stock from 11/4/2000, "date on box". Been in a guys closet for 24yrs. Brand new 24yr old Hooker headers. Made in USA. I pa...
Tuning the custom 750 double pumper & messing with timing on the 357ci SBC.
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Been tuning on this 750 Holley I put together for this engine. Bored and just messing around really. Current carb setup is 74 primary, 84 secondary jets, 4.5 PV primary only. Floats are even with bottom of sight plug. 35 squirters. Distributor locked out at 34 degrees. Dark and raining at 4:45pm. Was gonna work on the Camaros rear brakes.
More changes to the 357ci SBC, Holley valvecovers, Chrome GM 14 air filter, & tips on SBCs.
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Just changed the valvecovers on this 357ci 500 HP SBC. Decided to go with the Holley old school look. Black cast aluminum with polished fins. Paid $200 bucks from Holley in October 2024. Pretty cool looking in my eyes. Nice fit and finish as well. Also switched to a 14x4 Chrome GM style air cleaner. These type valvecovers almost guarantee you will have no oil leaks from valvecovers. I recommend...
Rare 1967 # 670 RAM AIR 1 400 heads from a 360hp Pontiac GTO.
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Straight out of the time machine came a pair of 1967 # 670 Pontiac RAM AIR 1 400 heads from a 360hp GTO. Was used on a 455 drag race engine back decades ago. Been on a shelf for over 30 yrs. 72cc chambers, 2.11/1.77 RAM AIR 4 valves been installed. Only Pontiac head with closed chambers and 14 degree valve angle & 2.11/1.77 valves. Pretty rare chunks of iron. Also have 1980 vintage CRANE gold r...
Crash course on building race 750 Holley double pumper carburetor. For 357ci SBC.
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Showing the basics of building a custom Holley double pumper carburetor & how I set them up for initial fire up. Going on my 357ci SBC.
Testing the 357ci SBC after adjustments.
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Testing the 357ci SBC after going over the valve train. Building another 750 Double pumper for it. Just messing around.
357ci SBC checked out all good. Made a few changes. Gold Moroso valvecovers & air cleaner on now.
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Got my 357ci SBC back together. Everything checked out good. Decided to go with vintage late 70s gold Moroso valvecovers & air cleaner. Also building another double pumper carb for it. 750 HP Holley/Profrom hybrid. I looked into it btw, those "750" carb bodies actually flow 870cfm.
Checking over the 357ci SBC making sure all is good.
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Pulled the intake and valvecovers off the 357sbc for inspection. Look for anything that don't look right. Tighten up all bolts and go back over the valve train. Everything looks good, but my girdles slightly moved down. No worries tho.
84 Z-28 Bolt in QP 9 in Ford disc brake conversion kit.
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Just received my disc brake conversion kit for my QP 9 inch bolt in rearend for my 84 Z-28. Appears to be all good parts, came from Speedway. Around $360 to the door. Pretty good deal. Did not include brake lines for calipers. Must buy separately. 7/16x20 brake hoses about 16 in long will do it. Go for the braided steel versions instead of rubber. My rearend has billet GM 10/12-bolt housing end...
Installing a Quick performance Ford 9in & UMI adjustable torque arm info in 84 Z-28 at 4:00 am.
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I discovered as I installed the Quick Performance 9 inch Ford rearend into my 84 Z-28, the UMI adjustable torque arm bracket was causing the Torque arm to hit the floor. Must modify the bracket as shown and use the outer bolt holes. Other than that, it's a bolt in deal.
Rare 1968 428HO 390hp PONTIAC #16 heads, 2.11/1.77 valves, 72cc chambers.
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Just scored a pair of 1968 #16 428 HO Pontiac heads. 72cc chamber, 2.11/1.77 valves, mild porting and bowl work. Building a 433ci Pontiac old school racing engine for my old 1963 SD421 Catalina. Using Forged ICON pistons, Eagle 4340 H-beam rods, Eagle crankshaft. Big solid roller in 270 @.050 and .650 lift range. Using Super Victor intake, 1050 Holley, Gold Moroso valvecovers. Engine will be 19...
Cold start on the 357ci SBC before it goes in vehicle.
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One last warm up on the 357ci SBC, then it's time to prep it for installation in the vehicle. Going into 1979 Cutlass. Fuel bowls were empty because the last time it ran it ran out of gas. Starts right up with full fuel bowls.
Evaluating a custom 750 Holley Vac Sec carb & warming up the 357ci SBC.
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Swapped this custom, parts box special 750 Holley Vacuum Secondary carb on my 357ci SBC. Ran out of fuel. Engine is thirsty, already burned 20 gallons of fuel thru it. Didn't really want to crack it back to hard anyway, kinda late at night and people are sensitive to this type of activity. Ole carb still works good tho.
"Low Buck" 500+HP 357 testing 3in FLOWMASTER FLOW FX mufflers.
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Testing a pair of 3 inch FLOWMASTER FLOW FX mufflers on my "Low Buck" 500 HP 357 SBC. Pretty nice sounding mufflers. Id recommend a pair, plus they are pretty affordable. Paid about $50 bucks each.
500+HP 357ci SBC getting heat in it.
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500 HP 357ci SBC getting heat in it.
Info on open chamber iron SBC heads. 1973 993s for example.
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Info on open chamber iron SBC heads. 1973 993s for example.
Yukon aluminum case/4-33 gear on spool for 9in Ford going in 84 Z-28.
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Yukon aluminum case/4-33 gear on spool for 9in Ford going in 84 Z-28.
500+HP 357ci SBC lives.
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500 HP 357ci SBC lives.
500+hp 357ci SBC, 3 inch bull horns for turbo headers & radiator for run stand.
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500 hp 357ci SBC, 3 inch bull horns for turbo headers & radiator for run stand.
"Low Buck" 500+hp 357ci SBC ready to thump. 1990 L-98 350.
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"Low Buck" 500 hp 357ci SBC ready to thump. 1990 L-98 350.
364ci solid roller SBC and other project SBCs I have in stock.
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364ci solid roller SBC and other project SBCs I have in stock.
77 403 Olds mock up, 1980s Competition Cams "305 Magnum" cam going in it with 73 455 J-heads.
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77 403 Olds mock up, 1980s Competition Cams "305 Magnum" cam going in it with 73 455 J-heads.
CENTERLINE AUTO DRAGS & M/T Sportsman frontrunners & "Back in the day" story.
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CENTERLINE AUTO DRAGS & M/T Sportsman frontrunners & "Back in the day" story.
BRC Aluminum rods & pistons for 8500+rpm 355ci SBC.
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BRC Aluminum rods & pistons for 8500 rpm 355ci SBC.
Bolt in QP 9 in for 82-92 F-body & running 355ci SBC on dolly.
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Bolt in QP 9 in for 82-92 F-body & running 355ci SBC on dolly.
Should you balance the "Rotating Assembly" for your engine? My thoughts on it.
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Should you balance the "Rotating Assembly" for your engine? My thoughts on it.
DART 200cc "IRON EAGLE" off 358ci "DIRT MODIFIED", 630+hp SBC. Ported, tubed & Milled. Angle plug.
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DART 200cc "IRON EAGLE" off 358ci "DIRT MODIFIED", 630 hp SBC. Ported, tubed & Milled. Angle plug.
BG 850 Holley DP list # "80781", SBC info and a few thoughts on it.
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BG 850 Holley DP list # "80781", SBC info and a few thoughts on it.
1965 L-79 327 SBC. Period correct late 1970s drag race engine.
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1965 L-79 327 SBC. Period correct late 1970s drag race engine.

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  • @toolbox7890
    @toolbox7890 День тому

    Thanks for the video.I has lucky enough to pick up a 1965 327 with a matching powerglide transmission for under $400.00. Has the 461 camel hump heads.I know next to nothing about building engines body man by trade.Was gonna have it bored 0.30 over 280h cam and matching lifters 4 barrel manifold and 650 carburetor have the crank balanced have the heads ported and 2.02 intake 160 exhaust valves with a set of shorty headers.Going to throw it into a 1985 chevy el camino with 3.73 rear gears.with all that said and done do you have a ball park as to what hp I can expect. Thanks

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 День тому

      @@toolbox7890 You could get 400+hp with them parts. Be a good daily driver hotrod. Id go with a 350T trans with it tho. Take off much better with a 2.52 first gear with a 3-73 rear gear behind a 327. Powerglide needs a deep gear and Alot of stall to make it work with a NA SBC.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 День тому

      @@toolbox7890 $400 bucks was a hell of a deal. Good score there. People sell 461 head cores for more than that. Could probably sell the trans for $400 bucks and have a free engine.

  • @richardsmith-qy6vl
    @richardsmith-qy6vl 2 дні тому

    Straub makes the small block heads called mayhem heads they say flow 380cfm out the box and its a top end kit cam pistons i think intake its around 5k but all the ingredients for a 7 or 800 hp small block id love to have that combo on a 421 or even a 434.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 День тому

      @@richardsmith-qy6vl Don Kirn built a 1005 hp 421 SBC NA with a pair of ALL PRO heads that that flowed well over 400+CFM back in the 90s. Don't know if they still sell them, but I've never seen anything better. They were over 5 grand a pair 25yrs ago. Plus ya had to buy the matching intake & pistons that would only fit those heads. Don Kirn did it with a single 4 barrel. It was the most powerful NA SBC ever built at the time. He was one of the best 410 Sprint Car engine builders in the world. Those were making 900+HP back in the 90s with mechanical fuel injection. Those ALL PRO heads had about a 360cc intake runner. 12 degree valve angle. I've heard they can get 450cfm out of them. Ain't seen any in years tho. Maybe Straub bought ALL PRO and renamed them. Those molds still exist somewhere. Looked like a large bigblock Chevy head for a SBC bore spacing. Hard core shit, especially 30yrs ago. Kinda like the Bulldog heads for Oldsmobile engines from back then that are impossible to find now. They were huge, but costed a fortune. I remember seeing a 434ci Oldsmobile DX small block with those Bulldog heads making close to 900hp NA back in the late 90s in a NMCA Super Street 71 Cutlass. They went out of business years ago. They also made a huge Cadillac head that's impossible to find now. There's a outfit in Australia that sells killer SBC and BBC heads, forgot the name, but they are definitely pushing the limits of the design parameters. Better be rich to afford them bastards tho. They make SB2 heads look like shit by comparison. But similar in design. It's not Hammerheads, but something like that. Find them on Comp Eliminator engines that turn over 10 thousand RPM. With enough money, anything is possible. But I was born poor unfortunately. And building engines and working in machine shops all your life won't make ya rich either anytime soon. Actually has the opposite effect. Shits kept me broke for the past 40+yrs. But it has been alot of fun tho.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 День тому

      @@richardsmith-qy6vl I believe those Aussie heads are CNCd out of a solid chunk of billet aluminum. Look like artwork. Cost more than a nice used car.

  • @JohnDoesItAll
    @JohnDoesItAll 3 дні тому

    The power potential of an engine is the heads. I'm a die hard SBC fan but the heads can only flow so much compared just about any big block.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 2 дні тому

      @@JohnDoesItAll I like some killer SBCs too, but past a point, the bigblock makes big power so much easier than about anything. Only GM engine originally designed for racing use first, then passenger car use later. Pretty much a factory racing engine. I like my Oldsmobile and Pontiac engines too, but it's hard to match the big Chevys power per dollar.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 2 дні тому

      @@JohnDoesItAll Canted valve bigblock heads are huge. Pretty obvious why they make a shitload of power. Even the worst peanut heads will support 450-500hp.

    • @JohnDoesItAll
      @JohnDoesItAll 2 дні тому

      @thereluctantgearhead4544 Precisely. The small block can make more than enough power for most people. There's an abundance of aftermarket performance parts that cover the full spectrum and cheap compared to every other V8 platform. There's more room under the hood, which is another plus, but I can't deny the power and torque of a mild big block build. The 1970 Buick GS stage 1 makes over 500 lb ft of torque under 3k RPM. Try doing this with an NA SBC. I don't know how they accomplished that with dished pistons, no quench, and a relatively short stroke. Those are sweet sounding engines.

  • @Spudderr
    @Spudderr 3 дні тому

    I’ve had my eyes on these, but you gotta run a big ass dome piston if you ain’t running a big crank and piston setup. Thinking edelbrock oval ports with the tight chamber would do better for my 427 tall deck build, just wanting a mean street engine that’ll rev to 7k

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 2 дні тому

      @@Spudderr Yep, need a big ass dome to get the compression up. Cut .018 off the deck and they check out at 119cc chamber. I'm using a 48cc dome ICON piston.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 2 дні тому

      @@Spudderr Comes out to 12.23-1 compression on my engine. 439ci.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 2 дні тому

      @@Spudderr I'm using a 276/282@.050, 714/714 lift, 106 lobe separation Bullet Solid roller in my TD 427. Also using 317cc BPE rectangle port heads with 119cc chambers on it with a Bowtie single plane & a BG 1050 Dominator. These 360cc units are going on a 526ci bottom end I'm collecting parts for. It'll be running a 731/731 lift Lunati solid roller with these 360cc heads and a Super Victor intake, 1150 Dominator on it. Also building a 496 and a 454. All rowdy drag race engines.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 2 дні тому

      @@Spudderr The 526ci unit gonna be about 14.75-1 compression. 50cc domes, zero deck, .038 gasket, 119cc chambers. It'll be drag strip only use. Pretty much all of them are. But I'll probably drive the 496 & 439 on the street occasionally. The 454 probably going in my jetboat possibly with twin turbos, or a tunnelram with a couple big ass Holleys on it. It's a 1971 Mantra 17 ft. Throws a 1000ft rooster tail. Hauls serious ass. Most fun in a river ya can have. Scary motherfucker really.

    • @Spudderr
      @Spudderr День тому

      @@thereluctantgearhead4544 that boat sounds scary lol. Not real sure where I wanna be with a cam just yet for my 427, not as well versed in the specs like I am on a small block, again probably nothing wild just flat tappet with good lifters oughta do what I want. Really dig your videos sir

  • @johnzuggster375
    @johnzuggster375 4 дні тому

    Happy Thanksgiving Sam!

  • @thereluctantgearhead4544
    @thereluctantgearhead4544 4 дні тому

    275 11/27/24

  • @NorthNorth80sBaby
    @NorthNorth80sBaby 6 днів тому

    What part number on the studs? They’ll be here Friday!

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 3 дні тому

      @@NorthNorth80sBaby I can't remember off the top of my head, but it ends with a 6 and not a 3. Regular length end with a 3 in the part number. Look up the bolt recommendations for AFR Enforcer heads. They are the same heads.

    • @NorthNorth80sBaby
      @NorthNorth80sBaby 3 дні тому

      @ perfect. Thank you! They just showed up today! Did leak down. No valves leaked out. I’m gonna use new springs, retainers, and locks and enjoy these things! Glad I watched your channel! Thanks again! Can’t wait to see the next vid man!

  • @awfulcoffelsonecargarage8215
    @awfulcoffelsonecargarage8215 6 днів тому

    Bling bling

    • @awfulcoffelsonecargarage8215
      @awfulcoffelsonecargarage8215 5 днів тому

      Really dig the model collection I got one for you I had a big rig model back when I was about 10 about like the size of the ones you have crazy amount of parts it had numbers on the directions but not on the parts if I remember right I got the motor all done by just copying the directions there was a few things that I figured out on my own but I finally lost interest in it and gave up what about that same time I had a 7879 Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am well we thought it was fun blowing them up with firecrackers so I stuck one inside and blew the roof off of it I was like I made a convertible so I got bored and I thought I would take the semi truck and create a Trans Am diesel truck stuck the motor in it straight front axle look pretty cool and added the semi Duallys on the back it was the coolest looking Trans Am you ever seen got older moved out of the house Mom sold it in a yard sale what's a bunch of other toys I had you must have had two paper routes to pay for all those models love the collection later bye

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 5 днів тому

      ​@@awfulcoffelsonecargarage8215It's about a 50+yr collection. I keep everything. Still have my hot wheels from when I was a kid. Shit used to be cheap, model kits cost about $2.00 bucks when I was a kid. All my shits old. Ain't messed with them in 10yrs.

  • @kylechapman710
    @kylechapman710 6 днів тому

    Just got home from loggin. Thought I would check in. Nice heads. Love the valve covers. And wow I thought I use to build a lot of models when I was young. You destroyed me there. lol. Love your collection. 👌🤘

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 5 днів тому

      I have a couple thousand model cars, and a few thousand Hot Wheels. Most are boxed up. Have tons of parts too. Pretty relaxing hobby.

    • @kylechapman710
      @kylechapman710 5 днів тому

      That’s really cool. Makes me wana start buildin them Again. lol.

    • @coreybutler4002
      @coreybutler4002 2 дні тому

      Wow! Sam I tellya...you are the DA MAN! I hope you have a son to leave all of your incredible knowledge and skills and your take analysis on hot rodding and bad ass performance engine building to. Just awesome man!

  • @robertangell7926
    @robertangell7926 6 днів тому

    Wow Sam emt was the bomb ! The piranha dragster is my favorite because what it accomplished and the crazy open cockpit driver 🙏!180+ passes out in the breeze iconic ! Thanks for sharing collection built 55 emt shoe box biscayne detailed out w/my girlfriends name on the door 40+yrs ago lol

  • @pauldhiman8369
    @pauldhiman8369 6 днів тому

    Chevy Lord😊💪🏽

  • @colinjohnson7663
    @colinjohnson7663 6 днів тому

    You ever drive with a cam like this on the street?

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 3 дні тому

      @@colinjohnson7663 Yep, but I usually didn't have to go far. I've always had at least 10-30 vehicle's at one time. But I have drove shit like that to work everyday. Helps when your job is 5 miles away too. My daily driver now is pretty rowdy by most people's standards.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 3 дні тому

      @@colinjohnson7663 Probably wouldn't try to put 100,000 miles on this kind of shit tho. Usually need to rebuild pretty regularly. I drove a 481 bigblock everyday with a 775 lift solid roller in it, replaced the valvesprings monthly. Kind of a expensive hassle. Drank the hell out of fuel too.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 3 дні тому

      @@colinjohnson7663 I'm building a .060 427 big block Chevy now with a 714/714 lift, 276/284@.050, 106 lobe separation solid roller. 13.8-1 compression, 1150 Dominator carb, Bowtie intake, BPE heads, all forged bottom end with H-beams, gonna turn it 8000rpm. Gonna drop it in my daily driver truck just for the hell of it. I drive a gutted 84 C-10 with a 82 grill. It'll run on E-85.

  • @pauldhiman8369
    @pauldhiman8369 6 днів тому

    Ohhhhhh love it❤️💪🏽

  • @chimpfoos65
    @chimpfoos65 6 днів тому

    Have you ever use water injection on any of your engines

  • @chimpfoos65
    @chimpfoos65 6 днів тому

    You're f****** badass dude can't wait to watch this bill then all your other s***

  • @f.chrisliuzzo7889
    @f.chrisliuzzo7889 6 днів тому

    Awesome channel your an encyclopedia of knowledge? I built a sbc for the first time ever building an engine. I put a comp hydro cam in it. The lifters started to collapse so I swapped in solids. I was just wondering if you could guide me in the direction of lash amount? I’m running 0.016 and it’s a little loud like the lash is too big? What would be a decent lash? Cam card doesn’t give an option for solid lifter lash? I’d appreciate any help? Otherwise I’ll prob keep lashing tighter until I start hanging valves which isn’t ideal..

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 6 днів тому

      @@f.chrisliuzzo7889 Thanks man. I wouldn't go any tighter than .010 lash. Less than that your asking for problems.

  • @ronknowles-wm9pz
    @ronknowles-wm9pz 7 днів тому

    Sam..unbelievable ...I lost 2 good friends in 78.. after I made a bunch of power out of their Catalina....they also hit a tree at about 110... big car.. could hold the turn...fucked me up for a month...stopped working on by other buddy's car for a long time!

  • @ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm
    @ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm 8 днів тому

    i might check the turbo oil drain back piping level - you want it all down hill ? just saying ! looks super great and the way to the future is - FORCED INDUCTION ! thank you.

  • @speedygonzalez6454
    @speedygonzalez6454 9 днів тому

    What a shit video

  • @NorthNorth80sBaby
    @NorthNorth80sBaby 10 днів тому

    Is there any way I can send you some of my specs for my motor? I want to know what you think of what I’m doing with these. I bought them because I have two motors. A genVI I plan on using them on now and a TD stroker I’m planning on using them for in the future to drop in my chevelle. Thanks in advance!

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 9 днів тому

      @@NorthNorth80sBaby What ya got going on?

    • @NorthNorth80sBaby
      @NorthNorth80sBaby 9 днів тому

      @ I have a gen VI standard bore I want to throw them on using e85. Pulling out flat tops and throwing in old LS7 pistons with bushed dimple rods. Should be right around 11.68:1 static. Solid roller .652” comp 308AR cam. Hoping to get some decent hp out of it. Just wanted to know your thoughts. Too big of heads? I know they’ll be fine for my tall deck build but that’s a year or so down the line. I want to have some fun this spring.

  • @alanmeyers3957
    @alanmeyers3957 10 днів тому

    They’re good heads however, the combustion chamber sucks, that’s the main reason reason that the Vortec heads are better

    • @alanmeyers3957
      @alanmeyers3957 10 днів тому

      Another problem with the camel hump heads is that it’s hard to find an unmolested set, everyone is a porter.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 10 днів тому

      @@alanmeyers3957 Aftermarket is the way to go these days. Plenty of budget aluminum heads that smoke any production head. Machine shops are expensive and by the time ya buy good valves & shit, cheaper to just buy aftermarket. More power too, less weight. Old production heads still have their place tho. Best to leave them to the restoration crowd.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 10 днів тому

      @@alanmeyers3957 I have a pair of GMPP Vortec heads modified as hell set up for a huge solid roller. Capable of 600+HP. Came off a Asphalt modified oval track car. Used a .675/.650 lift solid roller, 13.5-1 compression, Ported Super Victor intake.

    • @alanmeyers3957
      @alanmeyers3957 10 днів тому

      @ holy smokes, that’s a big cam, I bet it rips!

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 10 днів тому

      @@alanmeyers3957 Yep, definitely rowdy. Whole lot of work too. Heads were done by Randy Brezinski.

  • @NorthNorth80sBaby
    @NorthNorth80sBaby 10 днів тому

    Great video. Getting the assault racing ones

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 10 днів тому

      @@NorthNorth80sBaby I have a pair. Pretty good quality for the money.

    • @NorthNorth80sBaby
      @NorthNorth80sBaby 10 днів тому

      @ just ordered mine! Excited to get them. They don’t sell the 345s anymore. Just have 330s. I’m good with that though because I don’t have enough motor for them any fuckin way! 🤣 gonna run LS7 pistons with them and see how they do with my solid roller comp 308AR

  • @claytonstoolbox
    @claytonstoolbox 11 днів тому

    I just bought a Bullet for my 425 Olds. Solid roller. Not as aggressive as your though. .621 lift 108 LSA 254 and 261 @ .050

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 10 днів тому

      @@claytonstoolbox Should work real good in a Olds 425. Damn good engine. Have a 66 Toro 425 tucked away myself.

  • @ronknowles-wm9pz
    @ronknowles-wm9pz 12 днів тому

    Any ideas would be great....love to hear your comment...please keep up the content.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 10 днів тому

      @@ronknowles-wm9pz With a blower, you should run a wider lobe separation and a cam in the .750 lift range. No more than 9.5-1 to 10-1 compression, rectangle port heads with 320-335cc range runners. Use 6.535 long H-beam rods and pistons for a 9.8 deck 427. Gonna need some serious valvesprings too. 300lbs closed, 800lbs open. Use the thickest pushrods you can get, like those by Manton or Smith bros. Scorpion blue rocker arms will hold 950lbs spring pressure. Use the fattest primary tube header ya can get too.

    • @ronknowles-wm9pz
      @ronknowles-wm9pz 7 днів тому

      @@thereluctantgearhead4544 Mr Sam.. thankyou..now Iam pointed in the rite direction! This bitch will make some power!

  • @davidreed6070
    @davidreed6070 12 днів тому

    You van go to Eric weingartners u tube channel,he is a head porter and just lately jad a pair and flowed them.

  • @davidreed6070
    @davidreed6070 12 днів тому

    Those were the predecessor to the 034 head. Both were good heads in the day. I had a set of Pontiac heads, casted by brodix, they were iron they made power. Next I bought a pair of brownfield 215 aluminum heads, they ported out and moved some air. The old days.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 5 днів тому

      Had a pair of hogged out Brownfield heads back decades ago. Ran low 10s in the 1/4 with them. Pretty good old heads.

    • @thereluctantgearhead4544
      @thereluctantgearhead4544 5 днів тому

      Had some Phase 2 Bowtie heads ported to the max also. They worked pretty good.

  • @thereluctantgearhead4544
    @thereluctantgearhead4544 16 днів тому

    431 11/15/24