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mart, I understand what you are saying. I guess what I want may not be obtainable with the 2-4 set up, but yeah, I do love the WOW factor with that set up :) . I want the WOW factor and driveability, which I reckon is wishful thinking. I know about the 'old fart' thing. I have been wanting a hot ro...

I'm running the weiand 2X4 intake with two 600 Eldebrock carbs and using progressive linkage on my 392. The cam has advertised duration of 292* , 2400 stall convertor, 3.7 gear , turbo 400 trans, compression is 10.35:1. Also I use the 1 inch spacer underthe carbs. I have been running this way since ...

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I have a fan and shroud. Today I had the car out on Woodward for the dream cruise and noticed while I cruised at about 50 mph the temp would rise steadily to 210+ degrees but at lower speeds it would lower the temp to around 185 to 190 degrees. Even in stop and go traffic it was around 190. This is ...

I'm running without a hood right now. The radiator is as large as I can get in the car it is a new griffin aluminum two row with the large tubes. I was running about 200 most of the time but being less than 200 miles on a new engine I was thinking it maybe would drop some with breakin miles of aroun...

I've got a 392 in my 40 ford and it is newly rebuilt top to bottom running 10:1 compression, 292 duration cam, BBC water pump, and a griffen aluminum rad with a 16 inch 2700 cfm electric fan, and a 160 degree thermostat. The temp seems to hit 180 degrees within minutes and then hover between 190 and...

There is good advise here on what to think about before you take the plunge and buy the 331. I would first find a shop that can do a good job with your hemi. Go over what you are looking to get out of the engine performance wise and find out the cost for the rebuild for your requirements (out the do...

Danny, welcome aboard. I have purchased most of my parts for my rebuild from Bob Walker, also got alot of good advice as well. This site has many knowledgeable people and from your background it looks like it will be even a better source of info for the old hemis.

Gerry

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Well I thought I would update this so what I found when I pulled the engine apart is unbelieveable. First was the engine was not cleaned internally, second, was the number two cam bearing was in number three position(reason I was not getting oil to left bank), third oil passages had crud in them and...

I'd think that would be enough! I recently picked up a rebuilt 331. The seller had someone build it, pro mechanical type I'd assume, but evidently not a Hemi guy, as the dowel was missing. George, You hit the nail on the head. Pro built does not mean perfect. One part in wrong and you have what I h...

Unrelated, but, did you make sure the hollow locating dowl is around the oil pump shaft between the block & rear cap? George, I bought the engine as part of a project it was assembled with heads and block with oil pan on. I finished the externals spun up the oil pump and had oil pressure so I f...

When installing number 2 and 4 cam bearings, note that each has 3 oil holes in it. Often, one is larger than the other two. If so, the big hole goes toward the main bearing and one of the other holes will line up with the oil passage to the top of the block when the bearing is installed properly. T...

I thought about drilling the cam bearing but I realized that could just lead to more problems with shavings going where they are not suppose to go. I have to pull the engine to replace the cam bearings anyway so I figure there might be something else that was missed during assembly and I want to rec...

1) yes. 2) NO. 3) it's possible to install the #2 bearing in a position where the cam gets oil...but the rockers don't. What procedure is required to pull the bearings and install them from the front? What tool is needed? I've always had a machine shop install the cam bearings so I'm not sure on th...

To check the head gasket placement remove the rocker assembly & run a piece of stiff wire, maybe welding rod, down the hole. Should be easy to tell if it bottoms out @ the gasket. Don't think you could tell if it is clear all the way to the cam, debris or spun cam bearing, w/o pulling the cam s...

I used the PAW unit on mine with a B&M turbo 400 trans. Bolted right in with no problem. Not a 4spd trans but will handle 500 hp with no problem. You might want to check with TR Waters or Wilcap about other options.

To check the head gasket placement remove the rocker assembly & run a piece of stiff wire, maybe welding rod, down the hole. Should be easy to tell if it bottoms out @ the gasket. Don't think you could tell if it is clear all the way to the cam, debris or spun cam bearing, w/o pulling the cam s...

Where you might not have been getting oil in the first place, did you make sure the rocker stand with the oil passage is in the right place? Yes, I verified the stand was in the right position over the hole for oil. After some discussion about the oil galley plug it was thought that my oil pressure...

At the back of the block is the cam plug. On the left side, lined up with the dist.,is a oil plug, behind that is the intermediate cam gear. With the int. shaft pulled, you can see the plug he's talking about. If it wasn't in place I'd be suprised if you had any oil pressure :o One common trick is ...

Oil comes through a small oil hole in a rocker stand, one in from the end, depending on what side it's on, looks different from the others. If you had oil, & now you don't, there is a good chance something clogged up the passage. I talked with Bob Walker at hotheads and he says there is a possi...

Oil comes through a small oil hole in a rocker stand, one in from the end, depending on what side it's on, looks different from the others. If you had oil, & now you don't, there is a good chance something clogged up the passage. George, is there a way to blow air through the passage on the eng...

I have a 392 which has what I thought was lifter noise, but when I pulled the left side valve cover there was metal shavings and one push rod was chewed up as well as a few rockers and the head surface was bone dry not even a hint of oil. I know i ruined a set of rockers, shafts and push rods. The e...

I had the same problem with mine using studs. If you already bottom tapped the mounting holes then you need to cut the studs down or get the hotheads covers they have plenty of clearence for the studs but you lose the original look when doing so. Make sure you have a mearsurement from the valve cove...

I am running one now and it performs well. I'm using two 600 cfm eldebrock carbs with progressive linkage. It has good response from idle up.