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Old 07-13-2005, 01:05 PM   #7
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Re: Re: Re: Run the new engine this weekend...

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Originally Posted by chevytrucks92
Haha. Nahh! Line the dots up on the timing gears, and then set the time revving the engine to about 4 grand and on 40 degrees advance. Adjust the valves on .028 and it makes for one stout engine. We used to have one like that. A 355 with 13.5:1 pistons. It's the engine that ran 6.71 @ 101 mph in the 1/8th mile that I've talked about before.

Now we always run 12.5:1 pistons in the 406s (aside from the one that I blowed up, lol), and that's what I'd like to get back for it. My uncle has a 406 with around 12.5:1 pistons in his Vega and it runs 4.0hs in the 330. That same engine ran a best of 4.26 in my car, so you can see there's a significant weight difference in the two cars (over 2 tenths in the 330, lol, imagine if that was an 1/8th or even a 1/4 mile). And I've got better heads then what's on his 406, so if I build mine back with 12.5:1 pistons, then it should be even stouter (should be, but you know engines don't always do what we think they should, lol).

Thanks IGovert.

Yeah, on the drag car we had dome pistons on 11:1 Compression and we had to advance the timing 10*, and adjust the valves to .024 on exhaust and .022 on intake. And i thought that was crazy, i wanna hear a clip of your engine running, i bet that thing sounds mean.
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