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Adam H P15 D30

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  1. Adam H P15 D30
    I've used these before with good results....
  2. Adam H P15 D30
    Near the bottom of the page http://p15-d24.com/page/p15d24/tech/tech_tips.html/
  3. Adam H P15 D30
    Fatman sells or used to sell Chevy Cavalier rack kits for your car. There are better options with certain steering boxes but I don't have the links handy. Also, there is a recent thread on the car main page talking about some of these options. None of the potential doner vehicles you mention are rack&pinion, in fact they are front steer cars so the boxes would not work in your application.
  4. Adam H P15 D30
    Can you use your old bell, clutch set up and flywheel? Just compare the crank flange protrusion from the back of the block with your old engine. Don C knows this scenario well....
  5. Adam H P15 D30
    I use large cable ties when I install Vintage Air systems. Tape always seems to come off and a worm clamp might be hard to access??
  6. Adam H P15 D30
    If you do any "upgrades" make sure the new "upgraded" parts are available at regular parts stores. Specialty stuff like Pertronix or MSD are out.... I would recommend 12v so you can easily find light bulbs, headlamps, alternator....on the road if needed.
  7. Adam H P15 D30
    That's part of the "charm" ?
  8. Adam H P15 D30
    Just sucks a little oil on long decels. After reading through all these it might just be a flaw in my design but the draft tube rarely dripped oil, who knows. Also the breather on the drivers side seems to be doing more “breathing” during a long freeway drive at speed. ~70 mph. Never did this before the PCV mod. Compression is good, fairly fresh rebuild.
  9. Adam H P15 D30
    That's how I chose my PCV valve and my guess was wrong.
  10. Adam H P15 D30
    Ken, Exactly right! I guessed on my PCV valve and the results are less than spectacular... When you guess like I did, you get mixed results. Maybe the cost of the PCV James mentioned isn't so bad, can tune for any scenario?
  11. Adam H P15 D30
    Whoa, $130.00 for a PCV valve? Interesting concept but not sure I would spend that on a PCV. FWIW, my coolant heated PCV valve on my V10 Excursion is less
  12. Adam H P15 D30
    Unless your condenser is bad, I would not replace it with a modern one, points are hit-and-miss with modern garbage... Even though I went to electronic, I still scour the swap meets for NOS or older replacement ignition parts. No flathead 6 parts anymore though....
  13. Adam H P15 D30
    PCV is basically a "controlled" vacuum leak with backfire protection. It requires manifold vacuum to operate properly. This brings up another topic, with the low HP of these engines, what is the average vacuum reading at freeway speeds, 55-70 MPH? I have never checked but if it's low especially pulling a long grade, might be better off with the draft tube??? Engine will have low vacuum when there is the most blow by where the draft tube will be functioning well because of the road speed. Cruising around town probably wouldn't be an issue. Adam
  14. Adam H P15 D30
    Modern cars use the air conditioning to dry the air in defrost mode. Without AC, your blowing either outside humid air or inside humid air on the windshield. I also drive my 49 a lot including rainy days so like Greg says, keep a rag handy to wipe the windshield. FWIW, my heater works very well and very warm with a 160 thermostat, engine runs at 170, electric fan kicks on at 185 and off at 170 so hot days it sits around 180. Adam
  15. Adam H P15 D30
    Sorry if I am taking this off topic.... James - Do you have a picture of your PCV set up? I found mine sucks a little oil on long decels. My engine is fairly fresh with good compression, I am probably going back to the draft tube....
  16. Adam H P15 D30
    You did well....
  17. Adam H P15 D30
    These houses generally start at 1,000,000 or thereabouts, 10-12% increase YOY is the norm....
  18. Adam H P15 D30
    Welcome to the rat race or the Bay Area, glad you got in. Taxes are tough here in CA. I live a little north of you in San Bruno but I work in Santa Clara so I'm in the general area 3-5 days per week. Maybe we'll bump into each other at a local show? BTW there is a MOPAR only show coming up in Cupertino at De Anza College June 9th. Adam
  19. Adam H P15 D30
    Some numbers I’ve seen before but there also is a lot of variables like engine RPM, vehicle speed, and torque converter used. I seen these same numbers over the years but who knows??? GM PG 18 hp TH-350 36 hp TH-400 44 hp FORD C 6 55-60 hp C 4 28 hp FMX 25 hp Chrysler A904 25 hp 727 45 hp Last time I went through a Chrysler TF A518, I’d say the internal moving parts weighed about 50-60 lbs. This is a guesstimate done by me carrying the bucket of parts to the washer. Adam
  20. Adam H P15 D30
    It’s the rubber disc looking thing encased in a metal holder closest to the nut on the back of the master. If that’s the one you removed, you should get a pedal even if you end up needing the valves. The next day after sitting, if your first pump goes to the floor and the brakes feel normal after, you need residual pressure valves. I found them on amazon. Adam
  21. Adam H P15 D30
    Many factory tri-power set ups had the fuel lines split right at the front carb.
  22. Adam H P15 D30
    Don’t forget the venerable 8” Ford. Early 65-66 mustang or 64 and up Falcon. Mavericks too but those get a little pricy. Sometimes you’re better off looking for modern drum brake rear axles, add discs to the front and it keeps the pedal effort down without a booster verses all discs.
  23. Adam H P15 D30
    Anyone near the Bay Area going Sunday?
  24. Adam H P15 D30
    When I changed over to Rustyhope’s disc brakes in front and Ford 10” drums in the rear, I noticed some drag on the front brakes. I removed the factory check valve in the master fully expecting to have to install external residual pressure valves but I tried it with none. Been running with no valves for a few years now with no issues. Stock master, disc fronts, modern 10” drums in rear. If an issue ever arises, I’ll install 2lb front and 10lb rear residual pressure valves.
  25. Adam H P15 D30
    I’ve mentioned this before on other posts, but since you are going through the expense of custom pistons and you want to squeeze every bit of power reliably, I would look at using a longer rod out of a shorter stroke engine. There are a lot of benefits to doing so and the cost of the pistons should be the same. FWIW Adam
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