To all who know the story and have helped me along the way for over a year now, you will be pleased to know that I FINALLY have got my 351 engine running correctly and how it should.

I now have it
1972 block bored .030 over
New Speed pro hypereutectic pistons
New Hastings premium moly rings
New king bi-metal bearings all around
1971 2v open heads
New stainless valves
New valve guides
New COMP valve springs (the problem solver!)
New Elgin 1.73 ratio rocker arms
New pushrods
New lifters
Summit 5200 camshaft (edelbrock copy)
New timing set
New HV oil pump
New reman distributor with pertronix kit
Edelbrock performer intake and 600cfm carb


And it's running strong! (For now) haha

 

So THANK YOU ALL for your ideas and help and support.

I have a much greater understanding now of engines and how each of it's systems operate.

 

CONGRATS 351! Glad to hear all 8 are pumpin'!

 

Yea Jeff, it's a load off my back for sure.

And with the matching carb, intake and cam, she's making good power!

I got her tuned in, and she's holding 18" vac at 700rpm idle. The cam is only listed to make 14" so I'm doing good!

I've been driving it around, and I haven't even got into the secondary's yet because it just moves! And the cam gives it a GNARLY exhaust tone around 2200+ rpm I swear there's a thunder storm out back! haha

 

CONGRATS ! I bet it feels real good to have her right

 

You have no idea! I was beginning to think there was something terminally wrong.

 

Just an update, engine still runs great. Lots of power. Gets about 12mpg around town.

 

Glad to hear it's working good for you!

 

Well guess you earned the name The Come back Kid!
And lived to talk about it..

Where as McCain did not make it happen..

Orich

 

Well guess you earned the name The Come back Kid!
And lived to talk about it..

Where as McCain did not make it happen..

Orich