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ok note taken on the heads was just going by what i had read as heads werent ccd. will know next time to cc heads so i know the true cc. have discovered that building a true performance motor is more than someone telling you to buy these pistons and this cam ect not knowing what works ... I...

ok just had a brain storm went out and uncapped the headers and ran engine . found that engine is running normal temp now and have timming set at total 40 degrees with advance hooked up temp seems to stay normal . guess the exhaust system that was to be temporary was restricting the exhaust too...

ok pulled a plug and spun engine over with throttle wide open and engine hot compression gauge shows 125 psi . installed a new temp gauge ran engine and after a few minutes it shows 230. was going to install a new mopar dist but when i compared it to the origional i noticed slot for rotor was in...

the comp is a around 10.6 based on head 79 cc;s for the 452 head . Head cc is really unkown as this wasnt checked. i do know that the heads were surfaced dont think much was taken off .. no i havent tried to rejet the carb yet but i did buy the reprogramer kit for my eddy carb along with a...

dont have the vacum advance hooked up . while piston was at top dead center with marks on timing chain lined up rotated engine till marks lined up again and installed dist with pointer to number one plug wire installed timming cover . I can get timming up to 34 degrees but when i adjust it to...

ok here it is got my 383 put together and can only set total timming at 24deg at 2000 or it wants to run hot . I installed a new mopar performance dist made sure cam was timed dot to dot on crank installed new E3 spark plugs am running 93 octane gas . Build is as follows 383 bored 040 kb 400...

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I wish everyone a safe merry Christmas. im running stock rockers and installed the stock springs today . I also noticed that the pushrods were different in 2 of the 383 engines i have and noticed that when installed they load the lifters at different preloads so i installed the ones that look...

Thanks I just think all this stuff about oils is confusing . I read on the net that rotella doesnt have the zinc content it needs since they have added cat converters to big trucks i also read that some zinc additives have compatibility issues couldnt find out what brands this is happening...

ok here i go im new here so hello to everyone . im currently building the second engine this year for my challenger . Its a 383 bored .040 i installed kb 400 pistons with 452 heads . now my problem is i wiped out the first cam and now rebuilding again as metal distroyed the crank and bearings ...