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Questions regarding my first engine “rebuild”So I’m an at-home mechanic and I’ve recently gone through the process of k swapping my 2000 Honda civic. I found a really good deal on a k20a2 ($600) and was to
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Engine flooding (Help)My carburetor is spaying way too much fuel into the engine and I can't get it to idle, the float bowls aren't overflowing and my Idle mixture screws are set ac
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EFI 351W has a strange misfire that keeps moving from cylinder to cylinder.Currently working on an Old 1993 Ford Bronco 351W that had a 1996 351W swapped in many years ago, the truck sat for around 8 years and I was able to quite easil
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What length pushrods for Milled .040 706 headsI have some 706 heads milled .040 and I’m wondering what length pushrods would work for my lq4 build with ls7 lifters .051 head gasket and sloppy stage 2 cam .5
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Made the mistake of leaving my built block uncoated in a humid garage.Made the fatal mistake of leaving my built block uncoated in a humid garage. Was going to sandblast the exterior and enamel it, but should I have it torn down a
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BindingThis is my first engine rebuild. Engine has 249k miles based off odometer when I bought it and the vehicle hasn't ran in 1-2 years. Why would it be binding here
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Is this normal wear for a Gerotor oil pump?Came out of a supercharged Kawasaki jet ski, is this type of wear normal? Will It still pump oil correctly?
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FE crankshaft / stroker build suggestionsThe plan with this 360 truck block was to swap in a 390 crank, but all that i can find available are stroker cranks. Want to gather some thoughts on which direc
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clearancing block for stroker rods, how much is too muchhello all, I am currently building a 383 stroker for my 1979 Z28 Camaro. I have a full forged rotating assembly and the rod bolts just ever so slightly hit the
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New engine, 1000 miles in and cylinder 1 has fuel or oil all over it. Does this look like ringpack failure? (Brown sparkplugs are from octane booster, turbo engine .030 ring gap)
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Would you guys feel comfortable using old valves as piston valve relief cuttersPic for attention, I’ve ran into a piston to valve clearance issue on my cammed forged 4.6 4v and i already balanced the rotating assembly so i would prefer not
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Rod bearing wear patternWhat type of wear pattern is this? All other bearings looked like normal wear but this one had a hourglass shape to it. This is the bottom half of the #4 rod be
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Having block cleaned, are these pistons potentially reuseable?Truck 6.2, piston skirt coating is worn off but no grooves or marks to catch a finger nail on any of them. Planning to run forged rods and pistons but want to k
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Wanting to pep up a 1966 mustang 289I’ve got a 1966 mustang with a healthy 289 that hasn’t been messed with much. It’s a decent motor for what it is but it’s definitely built more for lower end to
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GM Truck converterBased on my dyno what rpm stall for a 2005 single cab with 4l60..still running stock.
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Based on this image what do you think failed first?BMW m54b30 assembly, I have reused the arp rod bolts three times. Did not use the stretch gauge however I torqued them to spec using their grease each time. My
