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Alright everyone so I am redoing my original 350, and my brother is pushing my to turn it into a 383. What do you guys think about that? I have found a guy in the area that is very good with q-jets so that is what I will be using for a carb. Also I am looking at getting headers for my car. Which ones to you think is the best value? Also, will I have any problems with clearance (sparkplugs and such?) Thanks for your comments!! Wayne

Yeah, but at least yours runs.......

Thanks Mike, Thats what I wanted to know. By the way, we have the same car (red with black top) looks good

Yes, I had the passenger side valve cover off and the 4 in the back dont move as much as the 4 in the front.

that what happend last spring. two of the rocker arms came lose, and I changed the nuts and it was ok until now..... My friends use that Harvest King oil from the L & M fleet store because it is full of zinc. What oil do you use???

I did a compression test it was: #1 cylinder 160 PSI #2 170 PSI #3 160 PSI #4 175 PSI #5 160 PSI #6 150 PSI #7 160 PSI #8 160 PSI My dad also said that the cam went flat hmmmmmmm.....good he be right?? Have no clue on the gears it's all original I would change them if it means better gas mileage.

Let me rephrase the question. I would love fuel injection, but that is way out of my price range. I am thinking more along the line of boring it over, cam, carb, change to a small stall converter, headers, intake and so on. Thanks, Wayne

So I have tried new plugs, cap, wires, changed the carb and it still has a miss.....I am going to pull the engine and see what is going on. It’s got to be something internal. It has needed a rebuild for sometime might as well do it while I have the money. My question to all you out there is what suggestions to you have to get the car to be the most fuel efficient? I am not concerned with power I would rather have the best fuel economy possible. It is a 350.

I have put a can of seafoam and 2 bottles of heat and that did not help. Changed plugs and wires and that was also a no go. The car ran fine shut if off, a while later started it up, had a bad miss, when I put in in gear it idles very low ( around 300 RPM and the car just skakes. Whan I get it out on the highway it runs ok but smokes like crazy as soon as a slow down the miss comes back.

The smoke is blue and black......no white smoke

All right so my Monte has developed a horrible miss, rough idle, and the gas mileage has dropped to about 7 miles to a gallon and it smokes like crazy , (stock 350). it has a quadrajet on it. I did a compression test there as follows: #1 cylinder 160 PSI #2 170 PSI #3 160 PSI #4 175 PSI #5 160 PSI #6 150 PSI #7 160 PSI #8 160 PSI So, is it my engine or carb? If it is my carb, should I go with a Holley or Edelbrock? All comments will be will be helpful! Thanks, Wayne