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Forum: Power Adders
07-20-2010, 02:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 862
Posted By Guss_B

Re: Superharger... HELP ME!

It looks to me like a 4-71 blower that has had the lower mounting flange chopped off. The 3rd pic shows marks in the metal where the wider base used to protrude. For some reason there's a second...
Forum: Power Adders
02-24-2010, 07:28 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,094
Posted By Guss_B

Re: Roots blower mounted to carb intake?

There was a wipple kit that bolted to a stock tbi intake, and then the tbi mounted to the back of the blower.
I think most whipples have a small exit port at the front on the bottom of the case, it...
Forum: Power Adders
01-02-2009, 12:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,328
Posted By Guss_B

Re: Home building a setup like the Martin Turbo Systems?

There's no reason it shouldn't work, it would be very easy to adapt a torker 2 type intake, using carb spacer for the carb to turbo take off. If you were to eliminate the turbo bypass, there's no...
Forum: Carburetors
04-19-2008, 08:19 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 584
Posted By Guss_B

Re: My Redone 750 DP

Looks good. Now it'll probably flow more like an 800 while still keeping the low speed performance of the 750
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
04-05-2008, 08:15 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 25,536
Posted By Guss_B

Re: Edelbrock Pro-Flo XT?

It seems to be like Edelbrock are gonna want to make the price point of the manifold alone competitive so they can pinch some of Holleys stealth ram customers
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
04-05-2008, 08:12 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,240
Posted By Guss_B

Re: hsr ,no rear coolant crossover?

Most later factory manifolds seem to have it (TPI, TBI etc). I don't think they'd have gone to the trouble of added it if it wasn't beneficial. I think the crossfire intake had one too, and I believe...
Forum: Power Adders
03-16-2008, 07:08 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 16,758
Posted By Guss_B

Re: Got the Magna Charger now.....

Can you post some more pics of the blower? I'd be interested to see how it differs from those designed for fuel injected engines. Specifically how the rear bearings are different to handle fuel...
Forum: History / Originality
01-20-2008, 07:45 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,087
Posted By Guss_B

Iroc race cars

Not really sure this is the right section for this, but here goes..
Does anyone have information about the iroc racing cars used in the series in the 80's?
I used to have an article from the web of...
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
01-12-2008, 09:36 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 25,536
Posted By Guss_B

Edelbrock Pro-Flo XT?

Does anyone know anything about the new edelbrock pro-flow XT tunnel ram-esque intake? I just saw it in their new for '08 catalogue (it induced a semi if I'm brutally honest) but it's the first I've...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
10-03-2007, 01:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 578
Posted By Guss_B

Re: ST10 shifter?

One of those might do in a pinch, but it looks like it might disappear in the console. The car was origionally a 5 speed, but I figure the whole in the floor and console are probably the same as the...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
10-03-2007, 08:49 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 578
Posted By Guss_B

ST10 shifter?

I'm looking at putting an ST10 4 speed in my 84. Does anyone have a pic of the shifters used on the saginaws or st10s in early 3rd gens? I have the trans but need to find a shifter with a stick...
Forum: Power Adders
09-07-2007, 10:58 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 42,795
Posted By Guss_B

Re: Eaton M90 carb setup?

Its nice to see a custom set up like that up and running. People seem to think that there's so much work involved that it's easier to just drop a few grand on a kit.
If the rear bearings do last (at...
Forum: Fabrication
09-04-2007, 08:02 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,663
Posted By Guss_B

Re: Mid-engine IROC-GT concept

I've long since wanted to do someting mid engined, and I thought about a fiero, but the fact is they never handled particually well to begin with, and are excessively heavy. I'm saving for a lotus...
Forum: Power Adders
08-20-2007, 04:35 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 42,795
Posted By Guss_B

Re: Eaton M90 carb setup?

I think the problem with a setup like that is that the rear rotor bearings in the eaton aren't sealed and the gas passing through the blower will dissolve the grease in no time. Having said that,...
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
08-02-2007, 10:18 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,091
Posted By Guss_B

Re: wilson manifolds has a composite(plastic) sbc intake

I'd love to have the upper spider section to go with the holley lower manifold i have. I bet it costs a fortune though :(
Forum: Fabrication
06-09-2007, 07:00 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 12,082
Posted By Guss_B

Re: Body Kit Idea - Nascar Replica

I've always wanted to make my camaro look like a true iroc racing car ever since I had a model of one as a little kid.
I think just adding the fat black or chrome steel wheels and tires and lowering...
Forum: Fabrication
06-09-2007, 05:48 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 8,484
Posted By Guss_B

Re: what do you think of my twin-M62 super charger project?

This is how aston martin handle twin superchargers, but m90's in this case.
Being slightly Monking and obsessed with symmetry, I'm sure sure I can bring myself to mount just my single m112, unless...
Forum: Alternative Port EFI Intakes
05-14-2007, 12:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,191
Posted By Guss_B

Re: Edelbrock Lt1/Lt4 intake

You'd think edelbrock would release a modified version of this intake for gen 1 engines. Doesn't seem like it would be hard to do and the market is certainly there. Peep!
Forum: Body
08-14-2006, 09:48 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,623
Posted By Guss_B

Looks better than the wood on my 84 Z28, which I...

Looks better than the wood on my 84 Z28, which I think was a dealer installed option
84Z speedo picture - Webshots (http://community.webshots.com/photo/143187627/1143190295048053291GogVgu)
Forum: Engine Swap
08-02-2006, 08:41 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,241
Posted By Guss_B

I'm sure many people will tell you to put a 383...

I'm sure many people will tell you to put a 383 in there but I think you should go with the 302. I've always loved the idea of a 3rd gen Z28 with the engine character of a first gen, and with a t56...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-28-2006, 09:01 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 902
Posted By Guss_B

I'm pretty sure you can get those triple disc...

I'm pretty sure you can get those triple disc (7.25 inch?) discs for all the popular input sizes. When I was looking on ebay i saw 1 1/8 10 spline and 26 spline, plus the 1 1/16 10 spline ford stuff...
Forum: European Region
06-30-2006, 01:38 PM
Replies: 146
Important/Useful : For Sale/ Wanted
Views: 24,869
Posted By Guss_B

Wanted

I'm after a manual gearbox that'll bolt up to an sbc. 3, 4 or 5 speed, anything that'll get my car moving!

Thanks
Forum: Problems / Help / Suggestions / Comments
03-20-2006, 06:33 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,500
Posted By Guss_B

I was wondering why I couldn't find it. How will...

I was wondering why I couldn't find it. How will people respond to evey post with "do a search" now? :)
Forum: Engine Swap
02-15-2006, 11:53 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 989
Posted By Guss_B

I don't understand why everyone is so terrified...

I don't understand why everyone is so terrified of old heads without the accessory bolt holes. There are plenty of brackets available to hang all the accessories you want off an engine without using...
Forum: Engine Swap
02-05-2006, 07:32 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 8,079
Posted By Guss_B

This is something I'm also looking into. I have a...

This is something I'm also looking into. I have a big block 73 camaro and I want my 84 Z28 to have totally different character. I thought it would be interesting to make a third gen with the engine...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
12-31-2005, 10:00 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 474
Posted By Guss_B

Siamesing intake port in head (a bit)

I was looking at intake manifolds on ebay and I saw some old 4x2 intakes where each runner pair was opened up into one larger runner. Seems to me that the mixture is just gonna slam into the port...
Forum: Fabrication
11-01-2005, 05:51 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 32,754
Posted By Guss_B

That first illustration is priceless! Its not a...

That first illustration is priceless! Its not a bad Idea if you could get one the right diameter, stailess steel pans can be very cheap and they are nice and thick. Some of the cheap "carb hats"...
Forum: Power Adders
10-23-2005, 07:24 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 816
Posted By Guss_B

KKK K27 turbo

Does anybody know anything about KKK K27 turbos? A pair are available to me at a good price, I don't know what they are from, and I can't seem to turn up much info but I found this link...
Forum: Fabrication
10-23-2005, 06:37 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,032
Posted By Guss_B

Back to the converting a turbo to a s/c issue,...

Back to the converting a turbo to a s/c issue, wouldn't side loading of the shaft be lessoned if a lower tension gilmer belt was used? I think I even saw an albrex supercharger that was driven my two...
Forum: Carburetors
10-15-2005, 06:34 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,042
Posted By Guss_B

The 4x2 bbls weber IR setups are known to produce...

The 4x2 bbls weber IR setups are known to produce huge gains in low speed torque over single shared carbs. They also offer a greater tolerance of long duration cams and tend to give better fuel...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
07-17-2005, 04:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,096
Posted By Guss_B

I saw on ebay once an sbc bellhousing with what...

I saw on ebay once an sbc bellhousing with what looked very much like the ford t5 pattern, if it was any different the naked eye couldn't tell. I should also say that it was from a production car,...
Forum: Fabrication
07-06-2005, 07:04 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 4,484
Posted By Guss_B

Speaking or morons.....

Speaking or morons.....
Forum: Power Adders
06-10-2005, 05:30 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 4,858
Posted By Guss_B

Albrex supercharger

Is anyone familiar with albrex centrifugal superchargers? I have the chance to get one at a good price and I was wondering about its suitability for a junkyard setup on a carbed 283.

The company...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-08-2005, 02:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,361
Posted By Guss_B

Its perfectly possible to do this swap for little...

Its perfectly possible to do this swap for little more money than the cost of the heads. I am just about finishing a similar setup, and I'd say that the cost on top of the heads was about $40
...
Forum: Fabrication
04-11-2005, 02:25 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,350
Posted By Guss_B

This is something I'd really like to know, as I...

This is something I'd really like to know, as I had a custom manifold all planed out, but making the base is what put me off going through with the build. I almost bought an old cracked edelbrock...
Forum: Fabrication
03-30-2005, 05:56 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,791
Posted By Guss_B

Surface area has everything to do with it. If it...

Surface area has everything to do with it. If it were only down to pressure the brake pad would be the size of a penny to maximise pressure.

I have seen dual caliper set ups for other vehicles so...
Forum: History / Originality
03-28-2005, 02:37 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,657
Posted By Guss_B

That car has T-tops so it can't be an 82 (right?)...

That car has T-tops so it can't be an 82 (right?) well somebody was bound to say it so I thought may as well be me...
Forum: Fabrication
03-24-2005, 04:49 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 7,283
Posted By Guss_B

Thats just what I need to do to the front end of...

Thats just what I need to do to the front end of my car, thanks for the pics!
Forum: Engine Swap
03-14-2005, 01:57 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,133
Posted By Guss_B

Torker 2 vs weiand 7547

The weiand 7547 single plane intake seems to be popular in this forum yet the edelbrock torker 2 gets a lot of bad press. To me the design of the two intakes appears almost identical in terms of...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
03-10-2005, 02:29 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,675
Posted By Guss_B

Holley Carb refinishing

I own a few old holley carbs that while mechanically sound, look hideous. Its not that they are dirty, but the plating or whatever is worn and they're just plain ugly. My question is, what can I do...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-19-2005, 01:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 658
Posted By Guss_B

I have seen a pic and I'm sure its a small block...

I have seen a pic and I'm sure its a small block chevy, a roller block, seller says

"1988 short block chevy this is a yamaha marine high performance engine (240Hp) crank and rods and pistons made...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
01-19-2005, 04:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 658
Posted By Guss_B

Yamaha marine 305?

Has anyone heard of a "Yamaha marine high performance" 305? I saw one for sale and seller said it made for sustained high rpm usage. I know its still only a 305 but I was wondering if it is likely...
Forum: Carburetors
01-03-2005, 07:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 533
Posted By Guss_B

I was fortunate enough to find 3 holley 4412's...

I was fortunate enough to find 3 holley 4412's for peanuts. I'm putting them on the 425 olds in another car (even having to make my own intake) but nothing beats the look of multiple carburetors
Forum: Power Adders
12-08-2004, 03:25 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,058
Posted By Guss_B

The olds small block is a great engine, but the...

The olds small block is a great engine, but the bottom end is weak. The diesel block gets around this problem (though is heavier). There are a lot of very fast sbo's out there, running ported stock...
Forum: Body
11-30-2004, 09:00 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 3,378
Posted By Guss_B

Before looking at you pic I'd have said...

Before looking at you pic I'd have said absolutely not. But it really looks great, and I'd love to see it done
Forum: Tech / General Engine
11-22-2004, 07:55 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 933
Posted By Guss_B

Aluminium l98 vette heads would be good. Or...

Aluminium l98 vette heads would be good. Or modified late model LT1 heads (if you can get the holes in the deck welded up cheap its possible to modify a regular intake and sort out the cooling...
Forum: Fabrication
11-13-2004, 12:37 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,071
Posted By Guss_B

All the colours of the rainbow :)

All the colours of the rainbow :)
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-26-2004, 09:14 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 892
Posted By Guss_B

I just thought I should point out, in relation to...

I just thought I should point out, in relation to my earlier post, that there were two corvette recalls during '96 due to rocker arm failures on lt4 cars. However this was due to the roller tips...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-25-2004, 07:24 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 892
Posted By Guss_B

The LT4 had aluminium roller rockers from the...

The LT4 had aluminium roller rockers from the factory, didn't it? They wuldn't have put them on there if they would cause problems.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-23-2004, 02:54 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,029
Posted By Guss_B

Notched cylinder walls for valve clearance

I recently read the article linked below: (someone on here must build one of these for a firebird!)

http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/98359/

In the engine build up they notch the top of the...
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