Recent content by ed hess

Re: Paging Harry Anderson or Tom Ferrick call me 856 546 8439

Re: rear main seal look for a rear main sleeve. Its made to fix this problem. The rear seal creates a subtle groove in the crank. The sleeve will compensate for this. Easy to install with the tool it will come with.

Re: Ty stock long block times stock block times? Was running 9.80's on it. was in there when doing my license runs.

sent you papal money july 22, what happened to the steering shaft. any delivery company would have delivered by now? Ed

do you know if these steering shafts will work on a 93 full size chevy pickup. I'm rebuilding an old truck to become a nice tow vehicle. If it fits I would like one of these shafts. Please let me know Thanks Ed Hess 856 761 5879 call or pm here.

Re: 4l80 4x4 transmission cheap south jersey Not sure if it has a 2wd end piece or if the output shaft is different 2wd vs 4wd. If it can be used for 2wd and has a tailpiece I would take it. Lmk Ed 856 761 5879 putting together a v6 tow vehicle and the 4l60e has 196k on it. lol

Re: Engine Vibration Internally balancing is done with adding the metal thru the crank counter weights. In my case a simple die grinder at the tack welds holding the weight to the flexplate was all that was need.

Re: Engine Vibration Pretty sure or exactly sure makes a difference. Ask the machine shop or previous owner.

Re: Engine Vibration my first motor had been internally balanced. Had the same issue. So i got this bright idea to remove the weight on the B&M flexplate I put on it. Guess what. No more vibration. Just a thought.

Re: header gasket for raiser port headers bill, providing the flanges are thick and straight just use some hi heat silicone and metal to metal. all I ever used and zero issues. Ed

Re: Pontiac 449 23 degree heads header/exhaust gaskets? Bill, With good flanges just a little copper silicone, put em on and tighten em up. You're damn right thats all i ever did. No shit, really! ed

Re: Will not start Don, Did you ever wonder why people don't just follow the directions and make things easy? I read through these threads at times and just shake my head as I hear them go Ka ching ka ching over and over. lol Then again if they followed the directions this section of the...

Re: Braided brake hoses only way to go if you want to have more holding power building boost on the line. firmer pedal also. You can thave to much braking!

Re: OddFire v6 Blow thru e85 Opps I answered the 12-1 question, but hey it still works at 11-1. lol Ed

Re: OddFire v6 Blow thru e85 to answer the original question. speaking from experience... With c16 and dfi I seem to recall about 26psi at that compression. Of course cam, and cam timing and good heads and intake will play a bit of a part. Ed