Search results

  1. rich weyand

    I need a good engine recipe

    Use an HEI distributor. Use an AR23 or VC1853 or equivalent vacuum advance can for the proper curve. I see these listed as equivalent: AIRTEX 4V1054 CARQUEST 57-7563 WELLS DV1853 GM 19138053 GM 1973482 ACDelco D1321A
  2. rich weyand

    I need a good engine recipe

    GM #10067353 crate 350 Edelbrock 2101 spread-bore intake manifold Quadrajet #335002 from Sean Murphy Induction Comp Cams 12-235-2 cam (289hp, 415lbft) or 12-230-2 (288hp, 421lbft) Hooker 2453 headers and 2.25" duals with an H-pipe under the transfer case tail cone. Within your price range...
  3. rich weyand

    1975 K10 Engine Replacement ??????

    Pretty easy to get 300hp and 400ftlbs out of a stock Goodwrench 350/260 with a cam change to a Comp Cams 12-235-2 or 12-231-2 cam. And that will be compatible (just) with your current drivetrain. You go 350-400 hp through the stock drivetrain and suspension and you will tear it apart. And you...
  4. rich weyand

    350 rebuild with a little more power

    That's a lot of horses from a stock 350. Not "a little more power". More like double. You can get 400+ foot pounds of torque and 300-ish horsepower out of a cam change to the Comp Cams 12-231-2 or 12-235-2. To get up to where you are talking, go to something like a Comp Cams 12-238-2 and a...
  5. rich weyand

    HEI Distributor Issue

    Or you could just use an AR23/VC1856 or equivalent, and not screw around with adjustments.
  6. rich weyand

    Exhaust video on youtube

    Everything's in the youtube comments. 2-1/4, Hookers, Flowmaster 40s.
  7. rich weyand

    Exhaust video on youtube

    Somebody on another forum wanted to know how the smooth idle from a 12-300-4 cam sounded. So here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8w-DPV5_Xw&feature=youtu.be
  8. rich weyand

    Hot starting issues

    Did you change the ground cable from the alternator bracket to the battery? They're only good for about ten years. Then they get temperature sensitive.
  9. rich weyand

    Time for a new engine

    The 10067353 engine is the way to go. New, 3-year warranty, cammed for nice torque, and you can get 260 hp out of it if you put a dual-plane manifold and headers on it. This is the cheaper Summit engine. The Jegs engine you list is the same one with extra parts; Jegs also sells the engine...
  10. rich weyand

    Engine Recipe Needed_ '83 350 Work Truck

    The stock cam isn't bad for that. If you want more torque for pulling that trailer, put in the Comp Cams 12-300-4. Very high torque at low rpm (420+ ftlbs @ 2500 rpm) and stock lift, for longer valve train life than higher lift cams. Replace the lifters and springs if you change out the cam...
  11. rich weyand

    My red line is... 3k?

    Or the Choke interlock could be bolluxed.
  12. rich weyand

    My red line is... 3k?

    It's running out of air. Sounds like your secondaries aren't opening.
  13. rich weyand

    Spark plug wire recommendation

    When I searched the net about wires, I found a lot of questions like: Taylors are expensive; if I'm not going to use Taylor, what would be second best? So I got the Taylors. They aren't that expensive. When I went to a car show after I put them on, a guy came buy who works at one of the many...
  14. rich weyand

    Crate Engine help!!!!

    You could just re-cam it. Put something like a Comp 12-256-4 in it. New lifters and springs. You'll get 300 hp and about 410 lbft of torque if you have headers and a decent manifold on it.
  15. rich weyand

    Crate Engine help!!!!

    The stock cam isn't bad when you clean up the breathing with a decent intake and headers, as you say. I had that first. Replaced the (130,000 mile) stock engine with the 350/290, and it was a brick until you got it wound up. It was a terror in second between 50 and 90 on the two-lanes...
  16. rich weyand

    Crate Engine help!!!!

    First, you are concentrating on the wrong thing. Worry about torque, not horsepower. Torque is what you feel when driving. 300 hp is fine, but 400+ ftlb of torque is fun. The 350/290hp motor is a mish-mash, with the cam from a 1960s high-compression engine with low-compression heads. It has...
  17. rich weyand

    Off idle flat spot

    You got your vacuum advance on ported vacuum? Move it to manifold vacuum. Another potential cause: insufficient accelerator pump shot for high-vacuum engine.
  18. rich weyand

    Stupid valve cover gaskets

    I used these: http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performance+Products/555/21100/10002/-1 And these: http://www.jegs.com/i/Proform/778/66292BKC/10002/-1 And this: http://www.skygeek.com/gunk-t25-66-1lb-gunk-t2566-tite-seal-gasket-joint-sealing-compound-medium-weight-1-lb-tin.html
  19. rich weyand

    My Engines Not Overheating...Right?

    This is probably what you want. http://jnjvette.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=632
  20. rich weyand

    My Engines Not Overheating...Right?

    You may have the wrong sensor. The temp sensors were matched to the gauges, but many original temp sensors are no longer available. The replacements listed in parts store books are not exact matches, and in many cases are bad matches. Read the first five posts in this thread on another forum...
  21. rich weyand

    Direct header swap

    Use header bolts with inside hexes. Much easier. These are the right ones: http://www.jegs.com/i/Mr.+Gasket/720/3420G/10002/-1
  22. rich weyand

    8.5 mpg

    Oh, since it's a pollution-era truck, change out the vacuum advance can for an AR23/VC1853. http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=ECHVC1853_0168367499 The pollution-era vacuum cans are not correct for a non-emissions crate engine.
  23. rich weyand

    8.5 mpg

    Keep the Qjet, but make sure the well plugs aren't leaking gas and the throttle plate pivots aren't leaking air. Time the distributor correctly, connect the vacuum advance to manifold vacuum, run good 8mm solid-conductor wires (like Taylor 74206), run ACDelco R45TS or Autolite 24 plugs with...
  24. rich weyand

    Direct header swap

    Hooker 2452 for 2WD, Hooker 2453 for 4WD.
  25. rich weyand

    Napa doesn't understand spark plugs.

    ACDelco R45TS or Autolite 24. .045" gap. This for non-emissions small block with HEI.

Latest posts

Forum statistics

Threads
48,667
Posts
1,074,231
Members
43,339
Latest member
Jeremy89
Top