Tim: Would .003" to .0035" clearance remain your recommendation on a sleeved engine if pistons with coated skirts were used? Would a ceramic coating on the top...
Art: Yes, the proliferation of posts is pleasant to ponder. <grin> But it does cause me a small problem. Tips and Tricks II is already well over 400 pages!...
Mark The dome top pistons you have are 3.533" diameter JE Recomends a .0030" clearance measured .500" from the bottom of the skirt. FYI these pistons have a...
Tim: I was struck by the difference in piston skirt clearance recommendations for standard bores and sleeved bores. I thought about it for only a minute and...
I assume that with each rod length change, the pin location in the piston must move a similar dimension. What were the 12.5:1s designed for? Jim ... ...
Jim The Factory High Compression pistons were set up for the standard 5.7" Connecting Rod. Although I have a set which were apparently custom made for Bob...
Hey All I CC'ed a stock piston today. It's dish configuration displaces a positive 20 CC. This yields a 8.36 to 1 Compression Ratio using a thin head gasket...
Are the Arias 12.5:1 dimensionally the same as the factory hipo pistons? Jim ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail...
Jim We need to be more specific with this conversation. You are inquiring about the 12.5+ to 1 VEGA High Compression custom made Arias Pistons and I have been...
I noticed the other day that my voltimeter was not reading any volts. I checked for power and had 12V going into the meter. I then tested the volitmeter...
If anyone's interested, I've got a complete Vega (non-Cos) engine listed on Ebay. It came out of my 77 and ran fine. It was replaced with a much faster bored...
I've heard a lot of people complaining about rusty battery trays, so I thought I'd let everyone know there is one on Ebay. Item # 2402187358. That's a...
Hi Tom, I checked my database and I didn't see any info on 2603. If you get a chance, could you email me at cswrth1@... with the exterior and interior...
Chris Brian Wetrich and I are trying to repop the 76 trays. They are of a simpler design than the 75's, and they move the battery slightly closer to the...
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Hi, any of you might know what vehicle I should mention when ordering a bearing kit for the rear end of the CV? CV was never sold in Canada and there is no...
AL Try a 76 to 80 Monza with 7.5" Ring Gear (which should be all Monza's). Hey are you going to be at the Round Up? You could bring your CV down and maybe find...
I start getting some fuel pump whining at something below 3/4s tank. My recollection is that it's the hi-pressure pump and searching the archives one...
Norm: Tips and Tricks has a list of available pumps on page 134. But the best price appears to be for a rebuilt pump from Brett Instrument. They are listed in...
When my tank gets below 1/4 tank it lets me know, by gettin noisy. Is it safe to say that any electric pump would do the job short of the in & out fittings.,...
I'm thinking of cars too much today, when I should be working. Does anyone know if the intake & exhaust cams are different profiles? Just thinking that, with...
Steve: The answer is, ahem, also in Tips and Tricks. Unfortunately I'm not handy to my copy now. Also, and I'm not trying to be smart, every electric (and I...
All: Modesty MAY keep Mark Rock from mentioning that you can review the table of contents and order the Tips and Tricks book over the Internet. Go to...
... while ... Gerry also add that I have and have accesss to new hood pad retaining clips the cost will be $6.00 plus shipping for 15 clips thats the count I...
You are right. 20 years ago, when I was building my engine for autocrossing, the builder talked me into using the stock exhaust cam with a 3/4 track intake...
The inlet and exhaust lobes on the production cams appear to be identical. Because the CV exhaust port flows about 90 percent of the inlet port, it can use a...
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