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Forum: Brakes
08-20-2008, 05:37 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 709
Posted By Pony Killer

Re: Good PBR Cal. rebuild kits

our local napa, advanced, pep boys and auto value, all only list reman calipers not the kits. not even with the special orders.. usually i'd chalk it up to lazy parts guys not wanting to special...
Forum: Brakes
08-17-2008, 05:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 709
Posted By Pony Killer

Good PBR Cal. rebuild kits

Looking for a good kit for 92' rear calipers, any suggestions, if you've found, a good kit where did you get it. Having trouble sourcing one locally.

Thanks PK
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
02-29-2008, 08:08 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,611
Posted By Pony Killer

Re: Vortec Heads

Best thing you could do is find a machine shop in your area. if there is a good one near you. they may already have a set of vortecs there, they are popular, and modifying a set of factory heads for...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-29-2006, 12:31 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 864
Posted By Pony Killer

set your timing to the factory spec, if your O2...

set your timing to the factory spec, if your O2 sens. is old replace it.

Your hc is telling you, there's an ignition problem, the CO is telling you, the mixture is off, and the nox is telling you...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-29-2006, 09:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 390
Posted By Pony Killer

check your plug wires. first thing first you've...

check your plug wires. first thing first you've got backfiring doesn't want to idle and had it all apart, put a distributor in it... check to see you have the firing order correctly again. never...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-11-2006, 09:07 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 719
Posted By Pony Killer

before you go any further with it. i'd check some...

before you go any further with it. i'd check some basics. check fuel volume at the carb. pull the hose off it, let it go into cup should be, between a pint and a quart in 15seconds of being on. you...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
04-30-2006, 08:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 424
Posted By Pony Killer

i was down there spectating till a friends car...

i was down there spectating till a friends car went south in the staging lanes, and played mechanic to get her home.

gassing up at the shell station on jackson and 73 eh?
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
04-30-2006, 08:12 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 32,882
Posted By Pony Killer

the old motor in my Z went 14.608@92.5 it was a...

the old motor in my Z went 14.608@92.5 it was a wore out 305 with a2400 stall converter, 3.42 gears, Qjet, and 26x9.50x15. had a summit 204/214 cam, stock heads with a valve job. and some pocket...
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
02-09-2006, 10:26 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 9,350
Posted By Pony Killer

until i have a failure with the Comp XE 274 cam...

until i have a failure with the Comp XE 274 cam i'll stick with it :)
Forum: Carburetors
02-03-2006, 09:26 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,463
Posted By Pony Killer

performer RPM is always a good choice.

performer RPM is always a good choice.
Forum: Carburetors
02-03-2006, 09:21 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 72,634
Posted By Pony Killer

I took my old lg4, had some bowl work done to...

I took my old lg4, had some bowl work done to the heads, and a valve job, summit 204/214 cam. performer intake, 3.42 gears, 2400 stall converter, rebuilt the carb, ck rods, G hanger, stock chip, the...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-31-2006, 12:05 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,767
Posted By Pony Killer

if that doesn't work give the tank a thump with...

if that doesn't work give the tank a thump with the handle end of a hammer to try to give it a jolt
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-31-2006, 12:01 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 762
Posted By Pony Killer

yeah what he said. castings 062 or 906 on an...

yeah what he said. castings 062 or 906 on an "L31"350
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-31-2006, 12:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 587
Posted By Pony Killer

yup sounds like a fuel pump going bad.

yup sounds like a fuel pump going bad.
Forum: Engine Swap
01-28-2006, 09:59 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 393
Posted By Pony Killer

Yes you do.

Yes you do.
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
02-18-2005, 09:05 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 703
Posted By Pony Killer

my car would plant you in the seat and keep you...

my car would plant you in the seat and keep you there. on the track.

if you tried to really get with it on street tires it was rather uncomfortable for the passenger who usually was looking for...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-18-2005, 08:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,244
Posted By Pony Killer

yeah bare uncracked heads it's worth it. ...

yeah bare uncracked heads it's worth it.

odds are you won't need the bigger vavles in the heads, if your content to use the vortec heads the 1.94-1.5 will work fine for ya.

if your gonna be...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-18-2005, 08:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 723
Posted By Pony Killer

i'll usually take some white lithium greas and...

i'll usually take some white lithium greas and slather the pump rod with it, so it'll slide in easy, you may wanna bump the motor around a lil bit. it may be all the way up on the eccentric on the...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-13-2005, 07:16 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 10,043
Posted By Pony Killer

not bad... especially if they do good work. it's...

not bad... especially if they do good work. it's much better to pay a few more bucks to a good machinist than to skimp and be sorry later.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-13-2005, 07:05 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,082
Posted By Pony Killer

even if it was the intake gaskets leaking i doubt...

even if it was the intake gaskets leaking i doubt that it would be on all 8 cylinders.

if you've got oil pooling in the heads, the intake valves could be sucking it in. i glanced at the specs...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-13-2005, 06:42 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,021
Posted By Pony Killer

I would certainly go the whole nine yards and...

I would certainly go the whole nine yards and replace the whole deally, either with a bone yard unit, or a new one if possible... at the least.. a bone yard unit.

The butcher who did that should...
Forum: TPI
01-04-2005, 09:40 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 364
Posted By Pony Killer

yeah it'll clear everything. it's kinda tucked in...

yeah it'll clear everything. it's kinda tucked in there. just make sure to use the timing indicator for it.. the lil mark stamped on the cover isn't going to cut it. your going to need one of the...
Forum: Carburetors
12-09-2004, 07:51 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,743
Posted By Pony Killer

11.96 @ 113.5 355 10.7 compression, comp...

11.96 @ 113.5

355 10.7 compression, comp Xe274 cam, vortec heads valve job, and bowl work, edelbrock performer rpm intake, 3130 vac sec holley. 700r4, 3300 stall, 3.73 10 bolt, 28x10.5x15
Forum: TBI
12-03-2004, 09:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,733
Posted By Pony Killer

hmm i woulda guessed a bad tune up, when you...

hmm i woulda guessed a bad tune up, when you see the HC off that far it's usually crappy tune up. Co is usually a mixture problem

when you get em both off.. usually it's a tune up problem that...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
12-03-2004, 08:20 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,813
Posted By Pony Killer

sounds like the shop had a butcher work on the...

sounds like the shop had a butcher work on the car and didn't care what happened to it.. that is an ultimate butchery and if there was a mechanic police, a hanging would be order.
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
12-03-2004, 08:08 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 22,145
Posted By Pony Killer

i've only read the first half of the post here....

i've only read the first half of the post here.

Being a mechanic.. and having two cams wipe out in the same block in the last two years. leads me to belive there's an oiling problem in the block...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
11-30-2004, 09:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 947
Posted By Pony Killer

i certainly like having the rollbar in there.....

i certainly like having the rollbar in there.. makes me feel a lot better about driving next to some tool.
Forum: Carburetors
11-17-2004, 09:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 779
Posted By Pony Killer

edelbrock performer rpm or the performer rpm...

edelbrock performer rpm or the performer rpm airgap
Forum: Carburetors
11-17-2004, 09:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 779
Posted By Pony Killer

i'd go with the performer rpm intake.. i really...

i'd go with the performer rpm intake.. i really love mine. i dunno if the air gap is any better or just more stylish... .. i doubt it's worse off.... i'd stick with one of them, no spacer, and a...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
11-17-2004, 09:23 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,343
Posted By Pony Killer

they are cooper cobra's Pep boys seems to...

they are cooper cobra's

Pep boys seems to be changing over over to the made in korea hankook junky tires.. stay away from the ventus tires.. they are noisey and have terrible traction in the...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-11-2004, 07:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 519
Posted By Pony Killer

let the machinest tell you.. it depends on what...

let the machinest tell you.. it depends on what he machines it to.

clevite bearings are good... going with what he recomends is a good choice.
Forum: Carburetors
10-11-2004, 07:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,133
Posted By Pony Killer

i'v built a few of em and help friends build a...

i'v built a few of em and help friends build a few of em. all or em that ar running are in the 12's or in the very low 13's and getting closer.

i'd do it this way.
heads.. get a valve job on...
Forum: TPI
10-06-2004, 08:49 PM
Replies: 265
Views: 24,540
Posted By Pony Killer

i still say.. as i said at the very beginning of...

i still say.. as i said at the very beginning of this post.. your wasting your time and effort for something that is really kinda worthless...

if you want 12.9's.. build it that way.. instead of...
Forum: Carburetors
10-05-2004, 07:06 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 798
Posted By Pony Killer

the needles are stuck.. do a rebuild on it.

the needles are stuck.. do a rebuild on it.
Forum: Engine Swap
10-04-2004, 08:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,274
Posted By Pony Killer

i'd definitely go with the spohn units.. a...

i'd definitely go with the spohn units..

a biased happy customer here.
Forum: Carburetors
10-04-2004, 08:35 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,335
Posted By Pony Killer

here's how i'd do it with your restraints.. ...

here's how i'd do it with your restraints..

leave the heads stock, other than a set of Z28 springs.
a performer rpm intake, a comp cams XE 256 cam. a 2200-2400 stall converter. 1.5 rockers....
Forum: Carburetors
10-04-2004, 08:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 798
Posted By Pony Killer

you don't have a power vavle leaking do ya. ...

you don't have a power vavle leaking do ya. check for leaks... if you suspecs the needles are stuck get a kit and rebuild it.. and set the bowls dry then in the car.

4-5 psi is plenty

make...
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
10-04-2004, 08:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 727
Posted By Pony Killer

some sort of air cleaner like suggested.. I'd...

some sort of air cleaner like suggested..
I'd also recomend an edelbrock performer intake.. i've had them on three LG4's now..(acutally the same intake got passed around) and it' was a vast...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
09-21-2004, 09:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 672
Posted By Pony Killer

nice!

nice!
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
09-21-2004, 08:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,554
Posted By Pony Killer

I like my lakewood 90/10 drag struts, for the...

I like my lakewood 90/10 drag struts, for the front, and i like the adjustable rears shock's i've got.. i belive they are liquid shocks not the gas charged.. .. the car's got boxed lca's, subframe...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
09-21-2004, 08:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 610
Posted By Pony Killer

sounds like there's some varnish in there.. and...

sounds like there's some varnish in there.. and the govenor's getting stuck. i'd put some "trans X" or some other type of stabilizer stuff in there. i'd put that in there and give it a go.. sounds...
Forum: Engine Swap
09-21-2004, 07:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 624
Posted By Pony Killer

i'd stick with 350's the parts are cheap and...

i'd stick with 350's the parts are cheap and plentiful.
383's are a bit of a hybrid, but they have an aweful lot of options headwise now... unless your making a truck motor i'd stay away from 400's
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
09-21-2004, 07:27 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,528
Posted By Pony Killer

The reasons i suggest a factory type fuel...

The reasons i suggest a factory type fuel injection for a daily driver are these.
Emmissions.. you will not pass any sort of visual inspection on an 88 or up car as a daily driver with a carb.
...
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
09-16-2004, 10:02 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,528
Posted By Pony Killer

unless it's a daily driver i'd go carbed with it....

unless it's a daily driver i'd go carbed with it.

get the right stuff with it.. and it'll treat ya well.. be very simple, less headaches, and have fun with it.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-10-2004, 08:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,781
Posted By Pony Killer

yup i ran 11.96 @ 113.51 with my vortecs. that...

yup i ran 11.96 @ 113.51 with my vortecs. that run.. as well as the last few runs with a crackec in half 700R that was struggling and purging fluid out the top of the case.

i've got a bunch of...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-10-2004, 07:21 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 14,904
Posted By Pony Killer

your best bet is to run flattop pistons, with the...

your best bet is to run flattop pistons, with the heads, deck them to flat and zero deck the block. should get you in the range of 10.25 or better.. i'm about 10.7:1 with that setup.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-02-2004, 10:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 618
Posted By Pony Killer

ahhh i got it... i thought the intake was still...

ahhh i got it... i thought the intake was still on.

pb blaster... soak it.. soak it good... tap the head around the bolt with a small hammer. and try to get em on out. if the bolt is sticking...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-02-2004, 08:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 618
Posted By Pony Killer

soak it with pb blaster.. let it sit... tap...

soak it with pb blaster..
let it sit... tap the intake with a hammer.. soak it some more
if it's on the very end you can typically take the intake and wiggle it back and forth.. kinda off the...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-29-2004, 10:04 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 479
Posted By Pony Killer

what does the fluid look like.. brown burnt,...

what does the fluid look like.. brown burnt, chunky, smelly, metal flakes... or normal looking?
Forum: Engine Swap
07-29-2004, 09:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 771
Posted By Pony Killer

i use the stock vortec gaskets.. they work just...

i use the stock vortec gaskets.. they work just fine, the ports are teh right shape, the right size, the holes for the bolts are in the right spots. they have the right thickness so the intake...
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