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Posted by Tom in Indiana [32.140.179.213] on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 00:30:44 :
In Reply to: Only thing I can say is that drive trains supposed eat 10-15%... posted by chriscase [75.36.32.237] on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 21:43:43 :
When I milled my 230 head .060, installed a two-barrel carb, built the electronic ignition distributor for it and went electric fuel pump and fan, it made a DEFINITE seat-of-the-pants improvement in my '50. The two-barrel made the biggest difference in performance, by far. The electronic fan swap helped some, and the Frankenstein'ed distributor kept it running as smooth as silk, compared to the occasional-miss points setup. The electric fuel pump died prematurely, which was no surprise. Mr. Gasket pumps are a joke, anymore. When I go to the 360/NP435 setup this year, the 230 and crashbox are going into my engine-less '54 parts truck. It'll last forever in there, and even after a month of sitting now and then, it still starts in just a few seconds, every time.