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did you get it figured out??

Ed, i talked with the guys at VB&P for several hours before going with the set-up i currently have. the guys there are very good and easy to work with. the idea behind getting a soft spring is it allows the rear of the car to squat hard and try and tuck under the front. this a similar reason...

have you checked the grounds to guage?? you may want to try a mechanical guage for a bit. a regular air pressure guage and some misc pipe fittings will get a good reading. that will give you an idea if the oil pressure is real or getting screwed up in the electronics. if it's the electronics...

adding to Robin's reply, make sure the motor is on a compression stroke for the #1 cylinder. if you are at 2* every time you roll it around, and it still does not start, then your distributor is probably 180* out. 8* before top dead center should be real close to getting it perfect, but i have...

i used the hammer trick. loosen the retaining nut on the ball joint, but don't take it all the way off. then smack the side of the a-arm near the ball joint. the vibration should rattle the joint loose. note: have the jack about a 1/2 inch under the a-arm. the lower a-arm should pop loose and...

when i pulled mine, i had the entire car up a foot on jack stands. i put a jack under the lower a-arm and broke the upper ball joint loose. the n lowered the a-arm releaving the spring pressure. it fell out after that. no special tool needed. just be extra carefull anytime you have a car...

my 406sb is making the same numbers, but probably a little higher in the rpm band compared to your bb. i went with the Vette Brakes and Products performance plus susupension kit. the dual mount rear spring and especially the new camber rods really helped in the hook-up department. what are you...

criss-cross from the inside out. i have done several manifolds that way and no problems yet. did you use the hard plastic gaskets with rubber o-rings built-in?? Brian

Chas, hot fuel sucks!!! if you heat the fuel, it boils just like water but at a different temp. you car needs liquid gasoline to run, the carb converts it to tiny droplets that burn faster, atomization is the key word here. since fluid under pressure does not boil at the same temp as fluid...

check your plugs, you may be running lean. is it a short hessitation or long chugging-sputtering type problem. is your exhaust run close to your fuel lines?? hot fuel will boil in the float bowl, and make it run like crap. start with the plugs, they are the biggest tattle-tail. Brian

Bud, glad you found the problem. old vac lines are great for causing headaches. sounds like a nice package you have. very streetable and fun. have you tried bumping your timing up to 12*??? most mod small blocks like 36*-38* total timing. i am running 16* initial and 36* final in my 406. it...

Bud, John has a solid method of checking for vac leaks. i would use WD-40 instead of starting fluid in your case. basically any flam-fluid or spray will work, even hair spray. the theory is the leak sucks in the extra fuel and increases the idle speed. your timing may be off from having a...

you said your plugs were "clean", this leads me to think your plugs were white or close to it. if so, you're lean! the power valves don't kick in until there is a load on the motor and intake vacuum drops below the value stamped on the power valve. at 2000 rpm, you are depending heavily on the...

ya, what he said. my DD2K numbers were off less than 10 for the hp and tq with the 406. i was amazed how close it really was. great tool for figuring combos that will work well for your needs. Brian

Gear Vendors does make a unit for your needs. it runs $2300 US with everything. if you wait until June, they are releasing a kit that automatically down-shifts the overdrive when you shift gears. this eliminates the need to electronically down shift when up shifting, more user friendly. Brian

bummer the cam is dead from the get go. when installing the oil plugs in the back of the motor around the cam journal, how far in did you tap and run the plugs??? it is very easy to run the plugs in to far and cut the oil supply to the cam. i would pull the motor and double check this is not the...

with the mods you listed, i would not waste the money on expensive plugs. you will never feel the difference in performance. if you were running a full on mod motor for racing, then by all means go for the better plugs. for tuning, you need a stable and repeatable flame pattern across the...

if you get them both in a package deal, who cares??

white smoke is water, blue is oil, and black is fuel. sometimes if you're running a little rich and the motor is cool, you will create water in the exhaust from the combustion process. this water steams off and you get white smoke. it usually goes away after the exhaust system is up to temp. as...

if the slot is left to right, it might be for the telescoping lock lever.