Open exhaust vs Dynomax Exhaust mufflers sound level difference
Just wanted to share a simple clip I made showing the difference in sound a pair of Dynomax 17748 exhaust mufflers make compared to a dual open tube exhaust system…
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Mopar Engine Size bore and stroke specifications
Description —— Bore — Stroke — Cylinders — Cubic Inches — Litres 170 Slant Six 3.40625 3.125 6 170.86 2.8 198 Slant Six 3.40625 3.64 6 199.02 3.3 225 Slant Six 3.40625 4.125 6 225.54 [more … ]
Mopar valve adjustment chart
The following valve lash/preload adjustment chart is based on the original Mopar Performance valve adjustment chart as found in the Mopar Performance Enginebuild manual(s). Hydraulic camshafts, when used with adjustable rockers, require ‘Preload’. Usually measured [more … ]
440ci BigBlock Mopar enginebuild
In September 1998 I started the rebuild of this 440 engine. 440ci (1966) w/ 0.030″ overbore. ‘915’ heads w/ home port&polish. 2.08 / 1.74 MP valves. KeithBlack Hypereutectic Pistons (237), zero-deckheight. 0.040″ piston/head clearance. 11:1 [more … ]
Mopar Wheel Alignment Specifications
I’ve just added a page for Mopar Wheel Aligment specifications for modern tires in the Tech-area of the site, as this question comes up fairly often from people wanting to know the best alignment settings [more … ]
Megasquirt Mopar distributor benchtesting
Did some more benchtesting with the MegaSquirt 3 and now a locked out Mopar distributor for a ‘trigger-only setup’. The distributor got mounted on the lathe and wired up to the MS3. Surprisingly enough the [more … ]
Crank trigger sensor testing
For testing the crank sensor on my 360ci engine build, I mounted the pulley-assembly on the lathe and spin-tested it, while checking its signal through the MegaSquirt ECU and a laptop; Here’s a little videoclip [more … ]
Mopars @ La Baraque
Today was one of the last meetings of the year. This Mopar-only meeting was held at Party-center La Baraque near the town ‘Zevenhuizen’.
Bigblock Mopar Cambearing tool
Decided to make myself a cambearing tool. I took a round of aluminium and used the lathe to turn sections of it to the proper diameter for the different cambearings that are present in a [more … ]
Mopar Nationals, Herten Germany
With some friends I went to the Mopar Nationals meeting in Herten Germany with my 1960 Chrysler NewYorker on the 31st of July. The meeting was great with lots of cool Mopars around. Later that [more … ]
Mopar camshaft stool
What to do with 4 bigblock Mopar camshafts and a spare flexplate? Well make a stool out of it ofcourse!