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Pat, Don't want to bother you, but would you be willing to talk with me about this engine? Maybe even take a street rebuild on ? If that would be possible and something you would consider let me know... RS

Its a new engine to your husband and it seems to work every now and then with a lot of gas smell. Make sure you guys are not flooding the engine with gas while trying to get it going. Probably not your problem but just a thought. Good luck , keep us posted.

Hey gang... UPDATE today.... Hubby changed the coil but not the condensor since he did that already and it fired right up cold and ran GREAT.... turned the key off and then tried to re-start it and we are back to the same problem.... won't start, smell alot of gas, doesn't even start with starting fluid... He did check the plug and he said he is getting fire at the plug - but not a nice "blue" fire - he said it was...

it would be a good deal .a de tune can work with lower cr pistons and a smaller cam all the other parts are time tested in many forum s of racing .parts sell for sb2 on e bay for pennys on the dollar .long as its not over worked stuff every one has a time limit on parts has to how long as the parts are used then taken out. long as they are not at the end of there life. blocks .rods .crank. get stress cracks to detune one can cost some $$ the...

Thanks guys. Now I feel so much smarter. Don

be carefull if you decide to use one, because 825 hp thats at 8500 rpm and probally 300 at 5000 rpm and how much do you think you will be at 8500rpm ? these engines he has are for wfo racing not street car driving .

Quote: Originally Posted by Itoldyouso Ok, I'm dumb. What's an sb2??????? Don (LOL)Don, I was SOOOO glad to see you post this!! I had the same question and Googled to find that Chevy came out with a modified head design to cant the intake valves like a big block for better high RPM performance, specifically for sprint car and NASCAR applications (small block, second generation). When developed, the heads were the only thing special...

if it's not getting much at the points, the condensor could have gone bad, which is common for engines that sit

If it is firing at the points but not at the plugs it could be a bad rotor cap. I have had them crap out before. Bug

Is it a Cup motor, a Busch motor, or an ARCA motor? ARCA used to allow a roller cam while Nascar did not. In Nascar, the Cup motors have higher compression than do Busch motors. mike in tucson