DiGiacomo
Well-known member
i have been working on the 454, [old 86 bounder] and have it running pretty dang good now, put in new cap rotor. high heat wires and ac rapid fire plugs..........i'm thinking about stripping all of the emissions, as i don't have to pass any tests here, but i'll have to give that a little more thought.......could be the first trip over monarch pass this spring will make up my mind on that decision .....
i had to also install a new clutch fan,......but the thing that made it run better than anything else was the timing, it was way way retarded for some reason????.....i suspect maybe the guy didn't want to buy octane booster and retarded the timing so it wouldn't knock??
it has a new set of tires.......[8r 19.5]......they looked pretty dang skinny to me, specially in the front........so i went to talk with my tire man, he showed my the next wider 19.5 that he had, but when he put it up against an 8n, it was about 2 inches shorter......
so i guess i'l just stick with the skinnys.............i'l have to be careful when i set up on the shoreline so that they don't sink
i know that most everyone here has newer and brighter.....but maybe someone can remember when........ and answer this question....
i removed a thick rubber shroud that was fitted in over the radiator, so as to give the engine a little more air, for cooling and aspiration..........is this going to cause an unforeseen problem???
thanks again
Don
i had to also install a new clutch fan,......but the thing that made it run better than anything else was the timing, it was way way retarded for some reason????.....i suspect maybe the guy didn't want to buy octane booster and retarded the timing so it wouldn't knock??
it has a new set of tires.......[8r 19.5]......they looked pretty dang skinny to me, specially in the front........so i went to talk with my tire man, he showed my the next wider 19.5 that he had, but when he put it up against an 8n, it was about 2 inches shorter......
so i guess i'l just stick with the skinnys.............i'l have to be careful when i set up on the shoreline so that they don't sink
i know that most everyone here has newer and brighter.....but maybe someone can remember when........ and answer this question....
i removed a thick rubber shroud that was fitted in over the radiator, so as to give the engine a little more air, for cooling and aspiration..........is this going to cause an unforeseen problem???
thanks again
Don