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Hi All, I have an 8ba block that is in need of 1 sleeve to fix a pitting issue on #4 cylinder after water seeped into the cylinder during a period of extended inactivity (head gasket or previous pin repair didn't hold). The block is pretty fresh and is at 3.3125 now. All the rotating assembly...

Trying to get my new tri-power set up running and pulled the tops off to have a look. Who can see an issue with one of the secondary carbs? This is a Big97 Primary/Secondary setup.

Just tried starting new rebuild and could not develop any oil pressure. I previously forced oil in the rear tap a couple weeks ago to prime the pump, but has been two weeks ago. The motor started, saw the oil pressure gauge flutter a little bit and then settled on 0. I thought it should have...

I am running wide belt pulleys, 8RT water pumps, and just want to drive the two pumps off the crank with no generator. All pulley grooves are in alignment so I can do it with the one belt. Does anyone know a belt length size?

I purchased a cam for my 8BA from a well respected company that rhymes with spider, and have started to degree it. I am trying to find the intake CL and compare it against the cam card. It is supposed to be installed at 110 intake CL. From what I measured I keep getting 123* CL. My method is as...

I have an 8BA block that has had previous exhaust bowl crack repair by pinning. I performed a pressure test on the water jackets and bubble checked for leaks. I found some small weepage leaks at the sites of the pin jobs in cylinders 6 & 7. I tried to read all the posts on crack repair here and...

So, I am in the planning stages of wanting to build a drag race only engine for 1/8th mi. I have an 8ba block, 1115 Edelbrock heads, a good set of stock rods, 3.75 crank, and a 3x2 intake. I am fully open to any and all ideas as far as cam, displacement, compression, different rods, etc. What...

I have an 8BA cam that I degreed and came up with the following specs: Does anyone know what it is or how it would behave? Intake open BTDC: 19 Intake close ABDC: 53 Exhaust open BBDC: 62 Exhaust close ATDC: 17 Intake 0.05 Dur: 252 Exhaust 0.05 dur: 259 Intake Center: 107 Exhaust center: 112...