1 week from completion

Big Dave · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:28 pm Post subject:

Barley, but it would be just touching not fully engaged and couldn't be trusted. It would explain why he is getting oil out of only one side as the passenger side oil has to pass around the distributor by way of the groove. If the distributor isn't low enough he is getting only a tiny amount of oil (what leaks).

Most aftermarket high performance manifolds (such as the latest Dart or Victor Super single plane manifolds) are machined with a deep pocket to accept a standard length distributor. The stock manifold and many of the older manifolds found on e-Bay do not.

I prefer a MSD slip collar ignition box ready distributor as that way I know the oil pump drive shaft is fully engaged along with the cam gear being fully meshed and that oil is flowing freely to both sides of the block. (Actually I prefer a crank trigger but that is a different issue).

87IrocTim · Member Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 421 15678.82 points

figured it all out. the distributor had a slip collar that was adjusted for a factory intake on a tall deck block, but i also didnt include the 3/8's worth of intake spacers. adjusted it properlyand broke it in today. made 40psi of oil pressure the whole time and ran like a bear. when i idled it down after it had a little idle surge to it which i thought was cool. i had a smile on the whole time.

and also dave, your right, the crappy oil pump primer i was using didnt have the collar on it to trap the oil at the bottom. my friend brought over his nice primer thats actually made out of a distributor and oil came out of every rocker.

Big Dave · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:01 pm Post subject:

Glad to hear you got it running. That idle surge goes away when you get a set of boost referenced power valves to work with a supper charger.

Big Dave

af2 · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:09 pm Post subject:

Carter's also stop the surge.

It does sound cool though!

Dave, thanks for the info on the tall block dist!

87IrocTim · Member Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 421 15678.82 points

let me know if this link doesnt work. im trying to re post this video to youtube but have no idea how.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=268176929866394

af2 · Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:12 pm Post subject:

NOPE!

Paul P · Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:50 am Post subject:

A youtube link should be on youtube not facebook Rolling Eyes

Jackass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbjvIdGFGIQ

or bungholio?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow4SHYu2ZNE

Fix your signature. It has had that pic removed see sig rules message for years.

af2 · Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 5:15 pm Post subject:

87IrocTim · Member Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 421 15678.82 points

bungolio. whistle tip. camel beak. liver lips. muncie'in around. dumper. lobster bisque.

squeeezer · Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:56 pm Post subject:

long week???????

Paul P · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 1:32 pm Post subject:

2 months to completion maybe more accurate?

SMOKEmUP · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:54 pm Post subject:

My schedule is not in weeks, I'm on years, more like decades!

Paul P · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:45 pm Post subject:

We don't have too many decades left that we'll be able to drive during...

Just have to make sure there is a passenger seat and maybe my kids can hit the pedal for me...

Paul P · Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:29 pm Post subject: