Gearhead Thread

[Tomahawk]

Before


1st Rebuild


Final-ish

[smeags]

get her on a dyno yet ? how many horses is she putting out ?

[PhillyPhreak54]

What size is that?

[Diomedes]

This is getting sexy.

[smeags]

What size is that?

yeah is that the 430 or 455 ?

[MDS]

so im moving back to philly and am uhauling back

does anyone a sensible way to go about getting a hitch for the trailer and installing it. i have access to cheap immigrant labor if that helps.

[Tomahawk]

No dyno and don't really plan on it...based on stock hp, I'm guessing I now have about 400 at the wheels. 1970 and later full size buicks should all have a 455...this is bored twenty over so technically it's a 460 cid

[Seabiscuit36]

Looks sweet Tomahawk. 

MDS, I had no idea you were a Coyote hauling immigrants around.  Impressive side job. 

http://www.etrailer.com/fitguide.htm if youre looking to put one on your vehicle.  If you want to tow something with the uhaul, you can get a hit from pepboys or walmart provided the Uhaul has a receiver.

[Tomahawk]

Thanks....I recently begrudgingly replaced the qjet with a holley and it runs approximately a gazillion times better. Even though I rebuilt it three times now (1.cleaning, 2. high flow needle & seat, marine epoxy fuel wells etc, 3. boring out the idle channels and idle down tubes .05" each), I have faith I can get it running correctly...next up is installing bushings in the throttle shaft and check the baseplate's flatness. As great as the holley runs, nothing beats the sound of when the secondaries open up on a quadrajet.

[smeags]

No dyno and don't really plan on it...based on stock hp, I'm guessing I now have about 400 at the wheels. 1970 and later full size buicks should all have a 455...this is bored twenty over so technically it's a 460 cid

gotcha - for some reason i was thinking you had achoice in '70. shtein 400hp at the wheels plus the torque those things put out should have you flying.

[Diomedes]

Gasoline is such a miracle.

Over the weekend I attended the annual Steam and Gas show at Tuckahoe, in Easton MD....hit and miss engines of all sizes, steam powered tractors (at least 15 of 'em), etc.

There were motors there that weigh a thousand pounds and produce one half horsepower, and when they were first produced, they were a godsend to farmers and other real workers.  It was the difference between dry and wet, between one day and ten days....it was a massive change in life.

To think that you've got 400 horse to the wheels, and what...400 ft. lb. torque as well?  That's just insane, really.

[Dillen]

Remote keyless entry system stopped working. Went and bought a new battery, replaced it, still nothing. Figured it's the receiver or whatever... but then went through the manual settings and re-sync'd the system all together. There was a ping, which recognized that the car and the keys sync'd together. Except it still doesn't work. Fffffff

[Rome]

http://jalopnik.com/the-707-hp-dodge-charger-srt-hellcat-the-worlds-most-p-1620758434

Raging bonerz.

[Diomedes]

707 hp
650 lb ft

from the factory.

that's sick. 

[Sgt PSN]

I've already been thinking about trading in for a new Charger, so maybe I'll wait for this one to hit the market.  Guesses on sticker price, anyone?   I'm thinking at least $75k.