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$500, but you can try to talk me down. I like to haggle :) You'll need to add an exhaust hanger to hold the second pipe where it goes through the crossmember. Joe

That's the beauty of the Q-Jet design. It has small primaries, so you keep your throttle response at the low end, and the large secondaries give you all the air you could ask for, up at the top. Best of both worlds :) Joe

Probably 750 cfm. With a little tinkering, the Q-Jet is good for 800 or so. Joe

I'd give the '79 a slight nod for the better seats, but that's about it. Joe

He's referring to the sensor that reads the pressure, to display in on the dash guage. Sensors in cars are generally called "senders." Joe

You might also want to take a look at the radiator, to see if there are a couple stubby pipes sticking out on the right-side tank. If not, it's possible that a previous owner replaced the radiator with a radiator that was intended for a manual-transmission car, and had to add the external...

Excess oil pressure can and does wash out bearings. Increased bearing wear is a common thing on engines built by people who think that more pressure is automatically better. You need the correct amount of pressure at the bearings, not too much or too little. Joe

The factory automatic transmission cooler is installed in the right-side radiator end tank. Metal lines run from the transmission to just in front of the engine crossmember. Rubber lines go from there to the nipples on the radiator. If you have a cooler that is external to the radiator, it is...

The oil pump forces pressurized oil through the oil galleys, which distribute it to the various bearings. The moving parts of your engine actually ride on a thin film of oil, not direct metal-to-metal contact. If the pressure is too low, that film will not be strong enough to withstand the...

The MAD kit is just the pipes, flanges, clamps, and assorted hardware. I also have Dynomax Stainless Ultra-Flow mufflers. I believe MAD also sells those, so they should have pictures in their catalog. I've noticed that the guy who did the installation tack-welded the middle joint. I don't...

For what it's worth... When I took my springs out, I wasn't sure if orientation mattered, so I checked for an orientation mark. The bottom coil had a small notch ground into it, maybe an inch or so from the end. I put it back in the same way. Joe

Back to the top... Any interest? Joe

Optional sizes were 225/70R15 and 255/60R15 80vette_ca: the first thing you need to look at is the last number. If it isn't 15, then the tire won't fit your 15" wheel. The next thing is the width and height. The first number in the group is the width, in millimeters. The second number is...

Hmm... I wonder what would happen if you mounted a nozzle in each of the four tubes? Probably best to use something else (electric or belt-driven), though, with sidepipes. Joe

Re: carb solution I don't know why you would have a 650 Q-Jet, but if oyu do, you should ditch it for one of the better-flowing Q-Jets. A proper performance Q-Jet flows 800-850 cfm, but the small primaries help to keep the low-end power and driveability. The Q-Jet has a hybrid...

Here's an odd question about the exhaust-powered crankcase evac systems: do the connections have to be mounted after the collector, or can they be mounted in the individual tubes? On setups with very long primaries (like sidemount headers, for instance), mounting in or after the collector could...

Tony: I emailed you, but the message came back with an error. It said that you might have still got it, so let me know. Joe

Thanks, guys. The pipes that I'm looking at are the black ones. They are supposed to be brand new, and include the headers and the pipes, but not the mufflers. Does that narrow down the price range? Joe

I think I mentioned it in another thread, but I'm going to try and set up cowl induction without modifying the hood. I want to get an airbox, and use flex-pipe to duct it directly to vents cut into the cowl. I think that will work better than trying to build an airbox onto the bottom of the...

Does "without having to change anything" include using the stock alternator bracket? Also, does anyone know what a good price range is for good used sidepipes? Joe