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    Really strange compression problem

    arp studs have different torque specs but theyre not too far from stock....did you make sure both surfaces were clean when you put on the gasket?
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    What would it take to beat a..

    they are a pretty decent head, personally i lke afr 185's but either will work
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    What would it take to beat a..

    if you dont wanna spray it save up for gears and a good set of heads for your next investment
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    What would it take to beat a..

    sticky tires and dont shift like a lesbian
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    who has swapped efi to carb and are you happy you did?

    dont matter if its 40 year old technology, i know plenty of people who drive carbureted cars year round no problems....easy to tune, relativley cheap and cleaner engine bay
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    427 stroker swap

    i wouldnt bother with a tremec, they tend to shift like shit after launching with slicks and dont like missed shifts.... go with a g force t5
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    turning a hatch into a notch

    before you cut apart your car do some reasearch on it.... as i said theres alot more to the conversion than just slapping a set of notch 1/4s on it..
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    turning a hatch into a notch

    foxbodys are a dime a dozen theyre not worth hanging new quarters on them.... maybe if you have a goog amount of money into cage/chassis work other than that no.. theres alot more work than just putting on notch quarters.
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    What direction to go?

    i wouldnt bother boring/rebuilding the bottom end if your gonna spray it, if a 302 block is gonna pop from spray its gonna pop, better off getting a set of nice heads (trick flow, edelbrock or afr) and a good cam, stay away from alphabet cams they suck....i dont see you making anywhere near 300...
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    What batt to go with?

    optimas are junk, diehard or interstate
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    fi to carb

    I dont remember off hand, but i had it in my old notch carbed with an intank pump.. check out summit you should find it
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    fi to carb

    carburetors dont have upper and lower intakes, you can find a good used carb intake for like $150..
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    fi to carb

    aeromotive makes a bypass regulator you can use with the stock intank pump
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    Tires rub

    get new shocks...
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    This belt squeel is killing me!!!!!!!!!

    i mean pull it off and spin all the pullys by hand to make sure its not them squeeling.
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    This belt squeel is killing me!!!!!!!!!

    pull the belt off and check all of the pulleys first
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    New Drivetrain Ideas 68 Coupe

    do up a lil 302 based 342 with a toploader... easy 10 second piece relativley cheap
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    two birds with one stone

    ive never done them on an aod car, but on all the 5 speed cars ive done all i had to do was unbolt the motormounts and pick up each side to slide the header in
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    1972 Unrestored Z/28 Camaro

    :drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool: i think i just had a stroke...... i want it