Reply to "Oops I'm doing it again....I lost my head..."

Update to the update!

Have finished construction of the new air cleaner and am just getting ready to order a new 6" deep full length, fully baffled oil pan, with notch to allow starter removal, two drains, and one bung for the temp sensor.

Air cleaner is out being powder coated. See my other air cleaner post for details on that!

In the end, I raised the engine by 1/4" on the mounts. Fabbed up some spacers out of 1/8" strips of aluminum. Just got some 1/4" longer bolts for the 4 main mount points as I wasn't happy with only 3-4 threads engaging.

I also installed a 1 degree carb spacer to drop the rear of the carb, due to the angle that the Performer RPM carb pad was machined at. I don't believe that the standard Performer has this angle on it.

When I put in the new oil pan, I will also install a STANDARD VOLUME oil pump. Small blocks just don't need the higher volume, which at higher RPM's translates into higher pressure, which I believe is causing my valves to float at relatively low RPM's....5800-5900 or so. This is causing it to break up on the dyno and is not letting the carb work properly....not working really bad at all...just not working as it should!

More later!
Steve