Forum: Shop - Engine

i hope im not out of line with this..... does any body know of any other good places to post a 550 HP.. 5.0 Liter chevy v6.. for sale, i have listed it here on the RDC classifieds for a monthes...even payed for the commercial ad a time or two....and i have had no interest in the v6 race motor...i figured it would have all ready sold...whats the deal.... am i asking way to much ( im asking 18k...

What's the story with the zinc? I've heard people mention using "zinc" when breaking in a cam twice now on this forum but I've never heard of it before now (not that I've installed any new cams before though. . .so I'm not calling BS, I'm just not familiar with it). . . . . .I've got several engine rebuild books and I DVR every episode of PowerBlock TV and Gearz and I don't ever remember...

I had a gear drive in my 350. took it out and put in a regular double roller chain. lined the dots up on the gears and put all of it back to together. it wouldnt start (acting as if the dizzy is 180 out) so i took spark plug out and put my finger over the hole cranked it till it pshhhh air out. i lined up the line on dampner to "0" on the plate on the timing cover, took dizzy cap off and it was...

Is this possible? if running say a ecotech or a subaru engine or someother wtare cooled engine? any one ever done it?

What do you guys think the best setup is for a prerunner? Electric, mechanical with clutch, or a flexalite? I'm leaning toward an engine mounted fan rather than electrical and I like the simplicity of a flex fan, but I've also heard that at slow speed/high rpm that flex fans might not be optimum.

I need to find a ktm shop that can order a power valve system for me. Its for 1998 250 if any one knows that would be great. Also if anyone knows where any good rebuild shops are at that would be better also was wondering if anyone knows where to find a 1991 ktm 560 motor to.

I am hoping somebody can help me. I have a 96 F150 with a 302 it's a 5.0 and I am having trouble figuring out an issue. It started with the truck just running overall bad it would lose power and I would either have to let off the gas for a minute or just hold it to the floor and eventually it would come back up to full power and it has done this off and on for a year now but lately it has gotten...

I put a used 350 SBC into one of my projects. . .it ran before I put it in and all I did was pull the heads, intake and oil pan; then I replaced the hydraulic lifters, intake manifold (Edelbrock Performer), carburetor (Edelbrock Performer), all the gaskets, plugs, and wires. . . I reset the valve lash and installed a TH350 behind it and now it barely cranks over. Is there anything, besides...

Anyone recommend a shop that can do a valve job that includes a bowl cut to trim the seats to match the bowls? In OC preferred. I have been porting these 18 degree heads and the seat is thicker (.020) than the bowl in a couple spots and want to blend them evenly into the bowls...

I am going to be running 6.0 chevy truck motor with L92 heads and 2010 corvette intake in my prerunner. Theres alot of info on the interweb about this setup , but I don't know anyone personaly who has done this and what results they got. Supposedly it gives you well over 500hp at the flywheel. Also what fuel pump do most run? I used an automotive pump on my crawler for over 5 years with no...

Does anyone know where i can find a reasonably priced 8 in to 1 exhaust collector? I've found a couple but they're about $900, is that about what they go for? The headers will be 1 7/8" so if anyone has any suggestions or website i can check out please let me know!!!! Thanx

for hot weather racing. is distilled water and some water wetter better than 50 50 coolent ?????

can you guys recommend a good external inline electric fuel pump for a 4.0 Ranger, the engine is stock and I'm installing a fuel cell, any advise on a pump? brand? maybe even a part number? anything helps, Thanks.

so how many race miles before a tear down is warranted? i know there are quite a few variables involved. how long did your 4.0 last?

Our '79 F-150 4x4 (351M/C6/NP205) has been running like a big pile of CRAP lately and it's just been getting worse and worse. . . . . .I had done everything I could think of and replaced everything that I could think would possibly have to do with the poor performance. Turns out as I was going back over things again and getting rid of unnecessary emissions controls and the plethora of...

my 97 4.0 is overheating majorly up to 250 dgrees on the freeway and luggin, 230 on the street.... i dont understand why because i have replaced everything, radiator, water pump, thermostat, overflow, radiator cap, 16 inch spal fan, and flushed the system twice... what teh hel else could be wrong? its got 207k miles on it with no rebuil and still runs like a champ, but duznt like the heat. help...

does back pressure really generate torque? i have a chevy silverado 5.7 350 and i replaced my exhaust with a magnaflow muffler and it seems that i cant break my tires lose. idk if its the fact that they are BFG ATs or if i lost bottom end torque. if so and i did lose that torque is there any way to get it back? my exhaust is cut right after the muffler. any help?

Back in 2001 I bought a 2000 dark blue 5.4l f150 4x4 and was by far my favorite truck but sadly sold it to help pay for an education. I am currently looking at buying a 2wd F150 of that era and I am finding some killer deals but with very high mileage so I was wondering if you guys could give me some opinions. There are a few wants that I have- 1-EFI 2-I want to run Pemex 3-Auto trans....

I am putting a SBC in my ranger 1450 truck. My question is what degree thermostat would be best for my application? It is a fairly stock 350 with about 300 HP. I have a good Ron Davis radiator and will be using dual electric spal fans. Would a higher temperature themostat be better or lower?

I need some advice. I have a 2332 in a 5 unlimited that has redline 10/40 flowing through a 33mm pump to a external PWR cooler /filter. I also anm running the dog house cooler. No deep sump. Motor has 500 miles on it. The problem is that I loose oil pressuer at the gage when I run the car really hard. It was recomended that I install a booster kit with a Gene Burg pressure relief cover. I...

Does anyone know if the bell housing bolt paterns are the same on these Ford V6's?

Hey, Might be time to get off the quad and back into a cage and have been watching all this Ecotec talk going on. I was wondering if there was a specific year for the 2.4 motor or vehicle model that was preferred? Didn't know if any Ecotec 2.4 will work. Just trying to get a direction. Thanks.

It appears that coolant is leaking from the waterpump housing. It looks like tere's a weep hole and water is draining from there. Even when the car is just sitting in the garage with the engine cool. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hey gang, Some friends of mine gave me a Toyota 22RE engine. Anyone know how to find out what year it is? On the block it has 22R and 1233144... Was told the computer out of my 1988 22RE might not work so I have to figure out what year this engine is. Thanks

i have a chevy 350 5.7 engine out of a 98' K1500. im not sure if its worth building up or just get a new engine for the truck. it has 186k on it. has a new top end and some bolt ons. it runs like a champ and has smoked every truck that i have raced so far. but is it really worth keeping and building up? or should i leave it alone? or get a new engine?