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I also see some fram users on this site. From what I can tell in the field, Fram would be the last filter I would use. OEM if possible followed by Wix. Nothing else unless you want to pay for a K&N.

Im probably going to stick with M1. I see Pennzoil was on here with a platinum mixture, have they finally gotten a good oil going again? I remember in the 90's and 00's Penn vehicles had enormous amounts of sludge but the customers werent taking good care of their vehicles either...

My mom was a huge Camaro girl when I was growing up in the 80's. She had two 85's and a 90. I am partial to them for this reason.

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Earlier you said you use M1 for your classics? Are you not using Zinc additives? Just curious.

That is incorrect. The engine has to come up for the oil pan to be removed on these cars. Not only that but I don't "whip in and out" of my vehicle when I do something. I take my time, prep the body and ensure no incidental damage occurs.

Yes. T tops are great for some date nights.. they absolutely suck for everything else in Texas

My cars get finished.

I’m going to bore scope the cylinders first and turn the engine over to BDC for each cylinder for inspection. I have a multi camera angle Snap On bore scope. If all the cylinders look well I’ll go ahead with the HCI plans. If not I’ll have to change my plans.

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Exactly what I was planning. I hope everything turns out well considering last car that I purchased like this ended up needing a new engine due to bad cylinder bore scoring. It was horrible. I ended up putting a Blueprint crate engine in that car and driving it for a time. I am a staunch...

Yes, all drivability issues or concerns will be addressed before the engine is modified. I was thinking there may be some sort of conditioner that may change the ph levels in coolant and possibly neutralize any corrosion in the oil system. It has been driven here and there so its not a barn find...

This is a very nice 350 car. It has been meticulously maintained by a wealthy previous owner. I have no idea why he decided to get rid of it but I am glad he did. Yes, I have lot of pictures and videos of the new purchase. :) Its absolutely show room beautiful. I have a climate controlled...

I recently acquired a nice 1987 IROC with 27k miles, all original. The valve stem seals are leaking which is normal for an older vehicle and I want to replace the heads, intake gaskets, rear main seal and valve cover gaskets. My question pertains to the bearings in the engine. Since we cannot...

No I didnt miss the big block mopar fact. lol Truth is there were some bad cam cores sold by comp and more than a few "other" manufacturers but im not sure if that spilled over to the big block stuff..

Yep, the 305's dont suffer as much as the 350's do. There's actually another 5-600 RPM stock there for obvious reasons. The base is going to have a minor port job, and the plenum is going to be ported fully, then both matched to TPiS runners. I am not looking for a fast car, just to give it some...

Originally Posted By: 440Magnum Originally Posted By: TunedPortZ28 EDIT: MAX lift with the 1.6 rocker arms and XFI is .499". The cam that's in both my 440s is nominally .484 lift with 1.5 rockers, so you're not much more stressed, although you have smaller diameter lifters which works against...

Originally Posted By: qdeezie There are ZDDP additives on the market such as zddplus.com. Also, break in additives tend to have higher ZDDP additives as well. Yes sir, I am willing to try those as well.

Good to know info. Thanks guys! I just wanted to make sure I was not venturing in to some mass told [censored] about RP being a good flat tappet cam oil. It doesnt even say its got ZDDP content on the label and, I was told that it has 1300ppm or 13% which I know to be on the high end of whats...

I am usually over at thirdgen.org and there is a pretty popular debate about this. Also a debate about Valvoline Vr1.