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Originally Posted by buddiiee
........ Try dynoing ........
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Try posting like an adult.
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........ a '69 427 tri-power corvette ........
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That would be the L71, which used three Holley 2 barrels. In the day, it was commonly called a “435 horse 427”.
No manufacturer (except Pontiac) ever used the name “Tri-Power”.
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Originally Posted by buddiiee
........ were going to try and prevent that a 2nd time. With billet mains all the way down ........
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I will make it more clear this time. How will “billet mains” keep the rods from “falling out”?
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Originally Posted by buddiiee
........ He's an engineer, and go figure, he 'over engineered' the build, and it got too far outta hand. He threw too many parts at it, and the QC went out the window apparently lol. He had it started, and was warming it up. While he did that, he was under the hood revving it with the throttle, and bam! thunk thunk thunk ........
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And you do not know the cause of the problem?
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........ 72 blocks are adequate for a mild rebuild. And that most of the factory heads flow enough. Is this correct?
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Yes.
Norm