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Since I really got nothing on the list done on the car last year, I'm just going to continue on this thread for now.

Not even on the list, I've had a hard-start issue on the first start of the day for a while. Subsequent starts would always be easier, but it turned out I had another crank sensor ...

There hasn't been much off-season activity with Maliboost. I changed the oil and the spark plugs. However, I'm pretty sure I managed to cross-thread the #5 cylinder. The new one is in there and I fired it up for a few seconds, it sounds normal. But I bought a spark-plug thread chaser just in case ...

So Michael's was able to turn around fixing my carb stud holes in just a couple days, which was nice. I got it back the day before I left for Florida to be with Dad, so everything sat on hold.

The intake is bolted down and the carb fits as expected now. I bought a 14x2" air filter that allows the ...

Can't you reset the speed/mpg on the trip computer?

Improvisation. Adaptation.

I am way behind here...

Speece came out one night and we did a bunch of work to the Edelbrock C4B intake. We heli-coiled the carb mounting holes and one of the thermostat holes. Annnnd then I figured out it wasn't going to work. The stock thermostat housing doesn't fit -- it hits the big runner ...

It's official, I'm in!

That would be cool, but somehow I doubt it gets into production.

-Dave

Good catch.. ill get it fixed.

Hang in there -- i was a little surprised when there was no text from Paul for breakfast last weekend. Now I know..

Board software has been updated to phpBB 3.3.14. Let me know if you encounter any issues.

Under lying Linux also upgraded to latest Long Term Support (LTS) release, Ubuntu 24.04.

-Dave

After too many years of an improper air cleaner setup under the hood, I finally started to do something about it. I built this engine in 2011 and used Vortec heads, because they are The Best factory heads made. I topped it with a Performer 2116 for Vortec heads, despite Edelbrock's catalog saying it ...

2024 marked the first year ever for me where my drag racing efforts were focused on a car other than my Chevelle.

Took a memorable adventure to Kentucky with Tony for Chevelle parts and ended up at the VetteCon Comic-Convention at the Corvette Museum.

Took a fun little trip to Florida to visit my ...

Merry Christmas from Tiresmoke Central!

The schedule has been released for Drag Week 2025. Sept 14-19, 2025. It's in the mid-Atlantic area this year, starting & ending at Maryland International Raceway. Registration will open sometime in February.

https://www.hotrod.com/features/just-released-2025-hot-rod-drag-week-dates-and-locations ...