Recent content by Ricks72Chlgr440

I had a 2021 R/T Scat Pak with the 392. Was fun to drive but I never abused it. Had to be careful of road conditions when accelerating. Traction can be a challenge. On the hiway steady speed it got 25+ MPG. I got it from the original owner with 80 miles on it! Driving home from church I had a...

I had the same issue when I was wiring my American Autowire harness to the front end lighting. I bought two new side marker lights and wired them up. As soon as I clicked the headlight switch on the fuse blew. I isolated it to the side marker lights so did a continuity test and found the wires...

Agree completely! I believe the slap stik is the finest auto shifter ever put into our Mopars!

I my mind I always equated mechanical secondaries with those Holley carbs that had dual squirters. Does not make me correct but that's how I run.

Absolutely. The AVS2 650 is an excellent carb.

I'm currently using a quickfuel 780 VS on my 512. Runs very well. I will likely put on a carb Cheater setup to help with the fine tuning. Put one on my 408 and wondered how I tuned without one!

Yeah the 3.23 is my go to ratio for street driving. Our big blocks don't need much to spin the rear tires! I've run small block 408 strokers in my Dusters with 3.55 gearing.

When the kickdown lever is moved back (as the throttle is opened further) the line pressure is increased. This increase in pressure allows the clutches & bands to grip & apply properly, more pressure being applied as the throttle is opened further. Without this additional pressure the bands &...

What have you done to the car recently? Perhaps a wire got pinched or something was installed that damaged a wire. Like Kat said, disconnect the connector for each light then see if the problem persists. If the fuse does not blow start reconnecting one at a time until the fuse blows. That should...

That is a classic example of the kickdown setup not being adjusted properly. Unless the valve body is setup to be a manual shift only, the kickdown lever provides throttle pressure to the bands/clutches and is vital for the health of your unit. Is the kickdown lever functioning? There are two...

The reason you probably don't like the shift is the kit has you crank up the line pressure. What they say to do makes it way too high. You can back that setting off a couple of turns to correct. The accumulator blocker rod and front servo mods are very good. You want the quick firm shift as it...

I am running one of those Progression Ignition distributors and love it!

The deep pans I've used come with a filter extension & 3 screws. I got the latest one from A&A. Not sure about the Dorman pan though.

My first deep 727 pan came from the Mopar Direct Connection program, so it *was* engineered by those that know. I've put deep pans on all my 727's (lot of cars) since 1978 when I became a Mopar guy. The other thing I added to most of my cars is an external transmission cooler. To me it's cheap...

He's probably talking about the double holes under the tailshaft housing where the vertical bracket bolts on for the console shifter. Trucks did not have that. He can get a different tailshaft housing from another 727 to fix that.