jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 20250503_182752.mp4 28 minutes ago, 420ponies said: A 2,800 stall converter will live happy with that cam and gear ratio. It probably has very little vacuum too. Your power disc brakes will need a vacuum pump to operate correctly. Leeds Brakes has what you need. Rumpity,Rumpity goes that cam! Back in the day we built a SBC for a Vega (similar to your set-up).Lunati cam .500" lift ,300deg. duration, Turbo 350,4:10 12 bolt Posi (used complete Don Hardy kit in car). That was blast to drive. I have a ssb kit already installed its temporarily on the fender will eventually be mounted on frame rail. So cant notice it....also tci recommends 3400 stall hughes recommends between 2900 and 3200. I was either gonna go b&m 2900 to 3200 stall or hughes 3000 stall. Bith have great reviews...any thoughts or wich maker i should choose? Dont have $$ for custom. Also can i use reg 168 flex plate or do i need a reccommended manufacturer one in thinkin thy just want yu drop 400 bucks on a flex plate.. 1 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 5 minutes ago, jbird72 said: 20250503_182752.mp4 I have a ssb kit already installed its temporarily on the fender will eventually be mounted on frame rail. So cant notice it....also tci recommends 3400 stall hughes recommends between 2900 and 3200. I was either gonna go b&m 2900 to 3200 stall or hughes 3000 stall. Bith have great reviews...any thoughts or wich maker i should choose? Dont have $$ for custom. Also can i use reg 168 flex plate or do i need a reccommended manufacturer one in thinkin thy just want yu drop 400 bucks on a flex plate.. Think vegas stock converter was a pretty high stall also Quote
Scott S. Posted June 9 Posted June 9 16 hours ago, jbird72 said: Whoo hooo found cam specs. Written or scribled like s%ht. But still. Ye haw...advertised duration 308/318...lift 488/510.......built th400..3.73 gears..and i sent yu head specs. But this is just the cam Did you stick with the standard length rockers, or did you go with the longer ones ?? 1 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 1 minute ago, Scott S. said: Did you stick with the standard length rockers, or did you go with the longer ones ?? Longer. And true rollers 1.6 2 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 Just now, jbird72 said: Longer. And true rollers 1.6 Hughes said at least 3000...tci said 3300...and aac said 2800 to 3200 so i went with acc. Guy seamed more knowledgeable 2 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 7 minutes ago, jbird72 said: Hughes said at least 3000...tci said 3300...and aac said 2800 to 3200 so i went with acc. Guy seamed more knowledgeable You know theres great reveiws and then theres these horror stories. ...companys dont stay in business for over 40 yrs for makin garbage...most of these have to be from people not installing correctly or getting trans coolers. Ect...i would think 2 Quote
Scott S. Posted June 9 Posted June 9 Assuming you're going with the 168 tooth plate, there are several vendors that make what you're looking for. The summit one has good reviews, and it's not overly expensive. Personally I'd stay away from the 153 tooth plate... As explained in another thread, I had issues with the offset starter. Anything with higher compression with be hard on the plate. Speedway Motors has a chart that explains the differences. You might get some better insights into what you'll need from it. 1 Quote
Scott S. Posted June 9 Posted June 9 15 minutes ago, jbird72 said: Longer. And true rollers 1.6 That'll add to the torque needed to turn the engine over. 1 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 1 minute ago, Scott S. said: Assuming you're going with the 168 tooth plate, there are several vendors that make what you're looking for. The summit one has good reviews, and it's not overly expensive. Personally I'd stay away from the 153 tooth plate... As explained in another thread, I had issues with the offset starter. Anything with higher compression with be hard on the plate. Speedway Motors has a chart that explains the differences. You might get some better insights into what you'll need from it. I ordered new 168 dual bolt flex plate. From summit arp bolts and went with a boss hoss 2800 to 3200 converter. Hughes seamed maybe lil better quality but didnt have anything like that. Thy had a 22 to 25. And a 25 to 3000...the next was 3 to 3500. I thought maybe a lil high. I can always send back to summit if i change my mind 2 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 7 minutes ago, Scott S. said: That'll add to the torque needed to turn the engine over. Pretty sure cam specs needed 1.6...been years 1 Quote
Scott S. Posted June 9 Posted June 9 That sounds like a good choice for "stoplight to stoplight" driving..... Which is what you're aiming for with the combination you're building. 1 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 1 minute ago, Scott S. said: That sounds like a good choice for "stoplight to stoplight" driving..... Which is what you're aiming for with the combination you're building. Weekend warrior...still drivable i think for longer cruises too ...occasional track . I live in country. My town has 1 stop light a bar and 2 churches...lol...next towns are excactly 15 miles away 2 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 Just now, jbird72 said: Weekend warrior...still drivable i think for longer cruises too ...occasional track . I live in country. My town has 1 stop light a bar and 2 churches...lol...next towns are excactly 15 miles away Lotta roads to blow cobwebs off 2 Quote
Scott S. Posted June 9 Posted June 9 3 minutes ago, jbird72 said: Pretty sure cam specs needed 1.6...been years I'm thinking that any cam with that king of lift/duration uses the 1.6-1 rockers. Montelishi has them, the builder went with the Edelbrock kit (cam, intake, carb, etc.) when he built it. 1 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 1 minute ago, Scott S. said: I'm thinking that any cam with that king of lift/duration uses the 1.6-1 rockers. Montelishi has them, the builder went with the Edelbrock kit (cam, intake, carb, etc.) when he built it. I hear ya. If now a days if didnt have that cam prolly would of done. Maybe a little different cam. But i think its ginna work out with my set up pretty nice 2 Quote
Scott S. Posted June 9 Posted June 9 Yeah... I went the other way with Montelishi. The 350 is pretty much an LT-1 spec engine, but I chose a 200r4 and 3.31 gears. (still have the 2.73's) Most of my driving is open road, so getting 24 mpg (Can gal) was more appealing. And it's easier on the RPM's. 2 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 5 minutes ago, Scott S. said: I'm thinking that any cam with that king of lift/duration uses the 1.6-1 rockers. Montelishi has them, the builder went with the Edelbrock kit (cam, intake, carb, etc.) when he built it. Whos montelishi. Sorry. a member? Quote
jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 1 minute ago, Scott S. said: Yeah... I went the other way with Montelishi. The 350 is pretty much an LT-1 spec engine, but I chose a 200r4 and 3.31 gears. (still have the 2.73's) Most of my driving is open road, so getting 24 mpg (Can gal) was more appealing. And it's easier on the RPM's. Yeah. I would of done deffinatly a 4 spd if could afford it ...700r4. Nice to have that xtra gear the 400 by the time yu turn a corner seens kike its in 3rd unless manual shift Quote
Scott S. Posted June 9 Posted June 9 Montelishi is my '70.... She's green, and I like Judas Priest. 2 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 2 minutes ago, Scott S. said: Montelishi is my '70.... She's green, and I like Judas Priest. The green montelishi. Get it . ..love it!!! Huge preist fan ...noce! 2 Quote
Scott S. Posted June 9 Posted June 9 Just now, jbird72 said: Yeah. I would of done deffinatly a 4 spd if could afford it ...700r4. Nice to have that xtra gear the 400 by the time yu turn a corner seens kike its in 3rd unless manual shift First summer with the TH350 was a learning experience.... 60 mph @ 2800-2900 RPM's. Figured out why there used to be gas stations every 50 miles. I'd had an '86 T-Type years before and remembered how it used to run, so I just copied the drive train to see if I could get the same results. 1 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 Just now, jbird72 said: The green montelishi. Get it . ..love it!!! Huge preist fan ...noce! Nice lookin monte. Canada gas is higher?.. what is it per liter Quote
Scott S. Posted June 9 Posted June 9 Can is 4.55 liters per gallon. U.S. is only 3.8 liters per gallon. Right now it's about $1.33 per liter, which with the exchange is about a dollar per liter U.S. 1 Quote
Scott S. Posted June 9 Posted June 9 15 minutes ago, jbird72 said: Nice lookin monte. Canada gas is higher?.. what is it per liter Thanks. 1 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 25 minutes ago, Scott S. said: Can is 4.55 liters per gallon. U.S. is only 3.8 liters per gallon. Right now it's about $1.33 per liter, which with the exchange is about a dollar per liter U.S. Is that that garbage here. Same ethanol? Quote
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