RealOldsPower.com what do you have to do....

[olds443]

I know a few guys here are over there to so...What do you have to do to sign up over there? I tried to register, read the post that says you have to email the main dude, which I did (4 times over 2 weeks).
It's like they don't want anyone else.

Anyone who is a member there want to put in a good word for me?
I got a few Olds small block build questions.

I tried to sign on as "Turbo442"

 

[Pronto]

What's your question? I had a 403 T/A...

 

[charlief1]

The Olds guys have a bit of an attitude so getting on will require knowing someone in the click.

 

[olds443]

well ok...
Here is what I have...
a 77 403 engine that supposedly only has 75k miles and ran fine but will be rebuilt. It came with the 4a heads. I also picked up a set of #5 Heads (69 350 heads, supposedly best flowing stock heads).
It would go in my 83 Hurst Olds.

Kind of wondering how I should build it up, best way, etc.
I am in California so I need to retain all smog equipment and pass bi-annual smog.

Thinking of using the Hurst intake and carb, #5 heads, probably put headers on and a new cam among all the other stuff like bearings, machine work, etc.

Goal would be a nice street car with more kick in the pants than the 307, nothing too wild to start breaking parts.

 

[ttaowner]

try oldspower.com

 

[Pronto]

That's a good choice of heads. I had #7s. Have them at lest pocket ported. They make compression about 9.3 to 1, what the 403 needed. Stock head compression is like 8 to 1. There's a pretty good selection of flat tappet cams for that. Rollers are alot more money and I don't know if that's what you want. I don't know if someone is still making those "halo" girdles but I would give that a shot with those windowed mains. If you can get an early cam thats nodular (N cast into the crank) they are stronger too, I had one of them. I have some info on cams somewhere. I'll see if I can find it so you can zero in on that. I know mine was on the mild side and split duration. I ran 13.4 @ 104 in a 3600lb T/A with 3.42 gears, easy launch on regular street radials. I kept the rpms at 5600-5700.

 

[alwayscode390]

Screw a site that thinks they are "too good" for anyone else. There are PLENY of olds forums out there ---

 

[Pronto]

I sent some paperwork to you but it your email bounced. If your interested in some cam info I'll need your email to send the file...

 

[olds443]

Hmmm. Don't know why it bounced. Try aturbo442@yahoo. Its an alternate. By the way I appreciate your answers and help. I think 13's would be great for a street car. Knocks abot 4 seconds off stock

 

[Pronto]

OK tried it again with both emails and they bounced. The file size is too large. I'll send the email without the file and send the file via YouSendIt - Send large files - transfer delivery - FTP Replacement. It will be a link that you download. I'll get that out this afternoon.