Well, today my dad and I finally got the cleveland that we had been working on for about 3 months in and running. There are just a few problems that we need to work out before it is perfect. I will get to thoes later in the post. Anyway, we took it for a test-drive, and all I can say is WOW!
Man that engine is a BEAST! I have never been in, yet drive a car with so much power. And this is with the small 550 carb! I can't wait till I bolt on the 670 avenger! We couldn't be out for long, because we just have the open headers and it sounds like a dragster
Anyway, here are the problems:
1. the black plate on the side of the transmission (c-4) I forget what it is called, is leaking. It does not look like the rebuilder put in a gasket. He said if there were any leaks that he would fix them, so that problem is covered.
2. For some reason the timing marks do not line up. It wants to run way advanced, and when we try to line them up, it runs bad and dies. Any Ideas on what is wrong?
3. After out short test drive, less than a mile, the temp was almost all the way hot. Is this because it is running advanced? There is not debris cloging the cooling holes. The carb that we are using now was tuned for a 302, so maybe it is too lean? Also we are running split fire plugs. I know thoes run hot, but are they causing this? I took one out and checked it, and it was as clean as when I first put it in. Any ideas?
After thoes problems are fixed and I get an exhaust system, it is ready for the street! Woo Hoo! I am lookig for suggestions on which muffler to go with. I want something that is loud and lets everyone know that I have something under the hood, but I don't want it to be soo loud that I get hasseled by the cops. I was thinking about flowmaster 2 chambers with 2.5 inch pipe. Will this be too loud?
Also, what would the advantages be if I got a "h" pipe put in?
Thanks for the read and please post if you have any info RE: the questions above.
Thanks!
Matt


1. the black plate on the side of the transmission (c-4) I forget what it is called, is leaking. It does not look like the rebuilder put in a gasket. He said if there were any leaks that he would fix them, so that problem is covered.
2. For some reason the timing marks do not line up. It wants to run way advanced, and when we try to line them up, it runs bad and dies. Any Ideas on what is wrong?
3. After out short test drive, less than a mile, the temp was almost all the way hot. Is this because it is running advanced? There is not debris cloging the cooling holes. The carb that we are using now was tuned for a 302, so maybe it is too lean? Also we are running split fire plugs. I know thoes run hot, but are they causing this? I took one out and checked it, and it was as clean as when I first put it in. Any ideas?
After thoes problems are fixed and I get an exhaust system, it is ready for the street! Woo Hoo! I am lookig for suggestions on which muffler to go with. I want something that is loud and lets everyone know that I have something under the hood, but I don't want it to be soo loud that I get hasseled by the cops. I was thinking about flowmaster 2 chambers with 2.5 inch pipe. Will this be too loud?
Also, what would the advantages be if I got a "h" pipe put in?
Thanks for the read and please post if you have any info RE: the questions above.
Thanks!
Matt