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Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
04-19-2022, 04:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 993
Posted By Big Block Dave

I run a 74 bbc car.. same hood. I mocked up...

I run a 74 bbc car.. same hood.

I mocked up a performer rpm and a performer both with a Holley, LT1 drop base air cleaner, and neither fit under the stock hood with a 3” element.

ended up with...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
11-14-2021, 12:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 460
Posted By Big Block Dave

Ive been using that one, but this time around, Im...

Ive been using that one, but this time around, Im going to recheck all of my measurements, and may go with an adjustable if I have to.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
11-14-2021, 10:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 460
Posted By Big Block Dave

My clutch started to slip, so considering that I...

My clutch started to slip, so considering that I knew the Ram was kinda thin in the first place, and it was already cut once before, I wanted to try something different. Ive consistently had chatter...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
11-13-2021, 08:18 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,146
Posted By Big Block Dave

Same here

Same here
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
11-13-2021, 06:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 460
Posted By Big Block Dave

Stick car peeps... 454 flywheel public service announcement.

Im going to be changing my clutch again, and ordered a new flywheel.

Previously I was running a Ram 1521.
I measured the thickness of one today, from mounting flange to friction surface.
I get...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-08-2021, 12:18 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,091
Posted By Big Block Dave

[/color] There will be differences in the...

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There will be differences in the readings. These are two fundamentally different indicators. They work differently.[/QUOTE]

the two dial back lights gave different readings from each...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
02-03-2021, 10:17 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,344
Posted By Big Block Dave

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/prf-30111?seid=...

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/prf-30111?seid=srese1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMImPiIjYHO7gIVDY6zCh3hlAfIEAQYAiABEgL-O_D_BwE
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
02-03-2021, 09:15 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,344
Posted By Big Block Dave

interesting! Thanks

interesting! Thanks
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
02-03-2021, 07:55 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,344
Posted By Big Block Dave

My understanding is that with these single wire...

My understanding is that with these single wire switches, if you use (excess) Teflon tape for a sealant it won’t ground properly.

I bought a two wire switch to avoid any grounding issues
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
02-02-2021, 09:06 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,721
Posted By Big Block Dave

just trying to help out one of the best guys on...

just trying to help out one of the best guys on the forum...

the “super” street pro is the model with a ceramic side that faces the flywheel.

the street pro is organic on both sides.

I’ve...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
02-01-2021, 07:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 810
Posted By Big Block Dave

When I blew up my clutch on my first night out,...

When I blew up my clutch on my first night out, back in 2010, my buddy and I did the job in his garage.

he recommended doing a concentric test, and the factory bell housing was out of spec. We...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
02-01-2021, 03:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 581
Posted By Big Block Dave

we really know nothing right now... it could be a...

we really know nothing right now... it could be a 305. It could be a 400. The heads could be fancy aftermarket heads. Anything really is speculation.

For the owners sake I hope it’s at least a...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
02-01-2021, 01:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 581
Posted By Big Block Dave

Roller cam doesn’t appear until 1987 in sbc ...

Roller cam doesn’t appear until 1987 in sbc


Unless someone swapped in a retro fit hydraulic roller, or put a set of 86 and older heads on a later block, I’m going to say unlikely that this has a...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
02-01-2021, 12:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 581
Posted By Big Block Dave

Manifold is not a corvette manifold. if the...

Manifold is not a corvette manifold.

if the manifold was born with that motor, a non center bolt valve cover motor, the latest car it can be out of is a 1986. Could be a tpi or crossfire motor...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
02-01-2021, 07:15 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 767
Posted By Big Block Dave

Go straight to post 18. ...

Go straight to post 18.

https://www.chevelles.com/threads/bbc-oval-intake-on-rec-bbc-heads.222880/

thread indicates that a dart oval intake may work but otherwise that picture at post 18 tells...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
02-01-2021, 07:04 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 767
Posted By Big Block Dave

Because 55 years of information says so. No...

Because 55 years of information says so. No disrespect to any of the other posters, but I think somewhere they read too quick snd got it backwards.

There is no way an oval intake will fit a...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
01-31-2021, 08:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 767
Posted By Big Block Dave

Absolutely not. rectangle port intake is ok...

Absolutely not.

rectangle port intake is ok on oval head.

oval intake will not work on rectangle head
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
01-31-2021, 08:56 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,729
Posted By Big Block Dave

I have the same base but just on a carb... I...

I have the same base but just on a carb... I removed the tube and a friend welded it shut.

Perhaps that might work here
Forum: C3 General
01-17-2021, 01:50 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 17,050
Posted By Big Block Dave

I’ve had several big blocks and they are awesome....

I’ve had several big blocks and they are awesome. Even a stock low compression big block still has authority that you know it’s a big block.

I have a bbc in mine, but if I had a non bbc corvette...
Forum: C3 General
01-17-2021, 01:02 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,811
Posted By Big Block Dave

If you still want to know what a STOCK LS4 sounds...

If you still want to know what a STOCK LS4 sounds like with side pipes, this is a video from probably 6-7 years ago with my stock 74 Ls4, q jet and all....
...
Forum: C3 Parts for Sale/Wanted
01-15-2021, 08:05 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,301
Posted By Big Block Dave

Yep we are all wrong. Your engine and...

Yep we are all wrong. Your engine and transmission, with numbers that prove they are a matching set (which btw you didn’t show the matching numbers) , will be exactly the selling point that is going...
Forum: C3 General
01-15-2021, 06:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,094
Posted By Big Block Dave

I belong to two. This forum is a better place for...

I belong to two. This forum is a better place for info in my opinion, but this is where I hang my social media hat for c3 stuff.

c3 corvettes-community
corvette c3 buy sell trade chat
Forum: C3 Parts for Sale/Wanted
01-15-2021, 04:37 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,301
Posted By Big Block Dave

They have value as an engine and transmission...

They have value as an engine and transmission that work. and are a pretty good deal on that level.

dates.. maybe


Numbers matching not unless they go back to the car they belong to.

not...
Forum: C3 Parts for Sale/Wanted
01-15-2021, 07:54 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,301
Posted By Big Block Dave

The “numbers matching “ aspect of this sale is...

The “numbers matching “
aspect of this sale is of no value to anyone except your friend, whom owns the car that the “numbers” match to.... unless of course they are not original to his car and came...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
01-01-2021, 03:23 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,130
Posted By Big Block Dave

yes I understand all of that... it’s merely an...

yes I understand all of that... it’s merely an observation that goes hand in hand with another comment about the 165 hp seeming underrated based on sheer logic.
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