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Good advice, Bob.

Hi -4 years ago I bought a complete boat without power and decided to piece together two 454s, I'm not a mechanic but have done more than my share of backyard wrenching, so thought I was well...

Better off to measure the existing, Jim, and save some grief, time, and money.

I have a '76 500, still in the car where I parked it in '91, just in case I could use the damn thing in a boat...

It swept through Toronto earlier this year -it's just a really nasty flu with about the same impact as a mild pnuemonia. I've had both - no, not diagnosed and therefore not in the stats like most of...

Agreed.

I'm more concerned with the quality and strength of the product with this thread, but thanks for the advice. If I was buying rockers today, I would probably go with Comp pro mags...

Building two Gen V's - Eagle stroker kits 11111

I plan to use KE signature rockers with Crane hyd roller 139021 and Comp 953 springs (.635 valve lift and just under 500lbs open pressure), and...

:) What's the first question most blondes ask their doctor upon finding out they are pregnant?

Is it mine?

Cut the thing off flush with the stringer and put an L bracket in there:sifone:

:boxing_smiley:I'm sure Crane did their homework to recommend a certain size and type of pushrod for a given combo, but is that optimum?

:sifone:Hey, I'm a cheapskate and started w 2 early 90's...

Here is my wife's '74 Checkmate w 165hp Alpha - great lifeboat for B 38:boxing_smiley:

Good reasoning for pressure relief valves - I understand head gaskets can't take much over 50. Back to Plumbing Mart:)

I agree larger diameter rods of the same material would be stiffer, but we're really comparing Aluminum to Chrome Moly as well.

A large dia aluminum rod with pressed in ends vs a smaller dia...

Do you use 3 piece hollow or solid pushrods in your builds? The Crane 139021 (741 for a Gen V) info recommends chrome moly solids...but I started reading and thinking - problem #1:)

Exactly - I just changed a set of stock for CompCams solid pushrods on a mild lift solid lifter cam, and the improvment was remarkable - from idle all the way up. It started me thinking about my...

Ok, is there a chart online where a cheapskate can determine optimum wall thickness for different cam and spring setups? For example, .632 ex lift(.352 lobe), hyd rllr, 450lb spring rate - what is...

http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/180/p/1/pt/7/product.asp is $500 and probably the best charger if you're running deep cycle for your stereo/appliances and high cranking amp battery for starting, as it...

Here's my baby - 1989 Checkmate Maxxum 281 - bought w/o power Sep 07 - building engines in my other garage...

Thanks for the opportunity to post her pics:driving:

:sifone: So you're planning another banner season...nice rhythm

A 50 hrs blewey
A 100 hours kaBoom
A 120 hours blewey
A 1xx hours_______. You fill in the blanks :)

Still under warranty?

Fund Razor - what are your oil temps now? I presume you run in the Great Lakes (intuitive, aren't I?) -I run in Lake Ontario and further North and oil temps are reasonable without coolers.

:biggrinjester: They're Ontario Provincial Police, just following the manual written by the Chinese firm that made the product. Simple.

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:rofl:LMFAO..the New York math proficiency exam is perfection.

:seeya: You took longer to get er done on BF..:)