Ok, gear heads... I would like some input. We've run this truck for several years now, and you really can beat the old beast for being reliable.... It isn't exactly gonna break any land speed records tho.
Last year it got like really slow. and there was some excessive popping in the exhaust. THe old beast is tired.
Pulled the engine and rebuilt it. Bored .060 over (Clint said that is a "hard" block) it's back together, and running.
For those whom are curious, it is a six cylinder. 1967 Dodge with a slant six in it... Jeez... what were they thinkin?
Ok, now put on your thinkin' caps. I stuck a very mild cam into this thing. Nothing outragious, but thinking that the old beast is geared like a locomotive and the engine could use more HP up high. I am wondering if that was sensible now. I am thinking I had more seat of the pants power before (atleast until the valves burned out).
I think I have the timing set to about 10 or 11 now, I might crank it to 14 and see if that helps some. I'm at 8000 ft the extra advance isnt going to blow it up, trust me...
Thots? Ideas?
Last year it got like really slow. and there was some excessive popping in the exhaust. THe old beast is tired.
Pulled the engine and rebuilt it. Bored .060 over (Clint said that is a "hard" block) it's back together, and running.
For those whom are curious, it is a six cylinder. 1967 Dodge with a slant six in it... Jeez... what were they thinkin?
Ok, now put on your thinkin' caps. I stuck a very mild cam into this thing. Nothing outragious, but thinking that the old beast is geared like a locomotive and the engine could use more HP up high. I am wondering if that was sensible now. I am thinking I had more seat of the pants power before (atleast until the valves burned out).
I think I have the timing set to about 10 or 11 now, I might crank it to 14 and see if that helps some. I'm at 8000 ft the extra advance isnt going to blow it up, trust me...
Thots? Ideas?