Re: 1977 Chevelle Malibu Classic Progress Photo's aka Mali

by chevellelaguna Tue May 13, 2014 9:12 pm

You'll love the poly locks! Once there're set they will not back off. Hope you used hardened pushrods with the guide plates and some good studs ARP, I broke Manley ones had to go up to 7/16 " in my small block .

by 77mali Wed May 14, 2014 5:54 am

Magnum rods & new slightly shorter studs were from Comp Cams.

by 77mali Sun May 18, 2014 7:56 pm

by Limey SE Sun May 18, 2014 8:00 pm

sounds good buddy !

by ant7377 Sun May 18, 2014 9:57 pm

Thats great Paul! Sounds nice!

by pila Sun May 18, 2014 10:41 pm

Good job there Paul ! Very Happy

by Fishgrinder Mon May 19, 2014 3:20 am

Excellent!

by 77mali Mon May 19, 2014 5:52 am

Thanks fellas.

Now I can finally get back to the body & front suspension.

by thatfnthing Mon May 19, 2014 8:50 am

It sounds great! I seem to remember it wasn't all that long ago that it was driving you crazy when it wouldn't run. And I'm still diggin' the homemade engine test stand. Smile

by 77mali Mon May 19, 2014 10:17 am

thatfnthing wrote:It sounds great! I seem to remember it wasn't all that long ago that it was driving you crazy when it wouldn't run. And I'm still diggin' the homemade engine test stand.

Necessity (or a thin wallet) is the mother of invention (or improvisation). Very Happy

Thanks.

by Mcarlo77 Mon May 19, 2014 5:54 pm

Man...that sounds smooth. Huge pat on the back for your persistence in getting it right! cheers

by 1973 454 MONTE Mon May 19, 2014 6:06 pm

good job.....LOVE the Zoomies.

btw is that a hood release cable for the throttle? Beer

by 77mali Mon May 19, 2014 6:37 pm

Thank you Steve. I don't give up easy, LOL.

Chris- Good-eye! I used the hood cable in order to have throttle control away from the motor. A little 18 gauge copper wire connecting the cable & throttle & it was good to go. There's a good 3" of play in it, so plenty of room for acceleration. Tied it off w/ zip ties on the bracket & down the side on the engine cradle also.

by 77mali Tue May 20, 2014 5:32 pm

One more loud one w/ no exh. pipes Twisted Evil

(Camera sux- better sound w/ headphones).

Still need to adjust final timing. Any tips there? I might invest in a new set of plug wires along w/ new module & rotor assembly for the dist. Sound blatantly advanced or behind to anyone?

by dynchel Tue May 20, 2014 6:23 pm

Did you ever consider a msd ignition?...best of both worlds, power and economy. Beer

by 77mali Tue May 20, 2014 7:02 pm

dynchel wrote:Did you ever consider a msd ignition?...best of both worlds, power and economy.

I have to make due right now. Maybe down the road a bit.

by pila Tue May 20, 2014 9:58 pm

I've never used an MSD ignition system, but use their modules in the stock HEI housing, and didn't have any problem with 7 grand on the tach, with an Accel Super coil on top.

Thing is though MSD means Mutiple Spark Discharge, meaning not just one spark to ignite the mix, but a bunch ! Very Happy

For an modified engine, it's a good idea. For a stocker, it's a waste of money. We don't need an MSD for 5500, but it would likely make it run better.

by chevellelaguna Tue May 20, 2014 10:19 pm

I'm running an MSD box for my set up and it's a world of difference and continuos reliability. Plus I can run a wider plug gap. I still kill plugs but the ignition system is great.

by bracketchev1221 Wed May 21, 2014 7:19 am

An MSD system will clean up the idle with the multiple sparks. Beyond 3000 rpm, it really does nothing for gains. I will say that an MSD ready to run distributor is a nice piece though for a street car. Requires no box, usually has a rev limiter included, and has the advance adjustability to set your curve and rate to whatever you want. I had the 8360 in my Nova, and set the rev limiter to 6800, and was able to set the total timing to 36 degrees and initial at 18 all in by 2800 if I remember. I ran a 6AL box in my Chevelle and went 9 teens with it. I swapped to a 7al2 and saw zero gains. So if it is running clean, I would not worry about it.

by 77mali Wed May 21, 2014 8:38 am

I was thinking of this set up. (Eventually). Pretty simple & probably a huge improvement over the $80 (when new) pos I have.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/msd-8365/overview/make/chevrolet

Thanks guys.

by Limey SE Wed May 21, 2014 10:18 am

77mali wrote:I was thinking of this set up. (Eventually). Pretty simple & probably a huge improvement over the $80 (when new) pos I have.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/msd-8365/overview/make/chevrolet

Thanks guys.

This is the One I got.

http://www.skipwhiteperformance.com/detail.aspx?Item=PE-350-R

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by dynchel Wed May 21, 2014 10:20 am

I just have a gutted factory HEI dizzy with a MSD6A2 box $ a Accel HEI super coil.

by bracketchev1221 Wed May 21, 2014 12:13 pm

The gutted HEI is what I had in my 78 Malibu with the 6A box and the in cap super coil. Thumbs up

by dynchel Wed May 21, 2014 12:19 pm

Personally, I'm not sold on replacing the dizzy, since I don't believe it would make any difference on my mild combination.

by 77mali Wed May 21, 2014 12:36 pm

We'll see. Thanks for the suggestions.

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