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« Reply #1035 on: June 01, 2008, 06:38:06 PM »
Ya know Tommie....I still think one of GM's biggest mistakes was the elimination of the 327....in 1957 you could order a pick up truck with it ....that boasted 375 HP....having worked for GM for over 9 years...dropping that engine was a F#@& up...cause any time the HP rating is higher than the CID....it's a win...really makes me sad.. Crying or Very sad
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« Reply #1036 on: June 01, 2008, 06:48:22 PM »
Quote from: tommie gorman on June 01, 2008, 06:26:30 PM
Then I wonder why they had so much trouble selling the aluminum V8 back to GM then?  azn
Rover sold it back to GM ???  shocked, , must be about the only sccesful sale Rover made , bet it was a loss  Laughing,

 
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« Reply #1037 on: June 01, 2008, 09:16:09 PM »
Quote from: Aggr3 on June 01, 2008, 06:38:06 PM
Ya know Tommie....I still think one of GM's biggest mistakes was the elimination of the 327....in 1957 you could order a pick up truck with it ....that boasted 375 HP....having worked for GM for over 9 years...dropping that engine was a F#@& up...cause any time the HP rating is higher than the CID....it's a win...really makes me sad.. Crying or Very sad
Heck yeah, and the 302 Z-28 wasn't a bad one either @290 ponies. Yeah they let the good ones die off.

Quote from: Roco on June 01, 2008, 06:48:22 PM
Rover sold it back to GM ???  shocked, , must be about the only sccesful sale Rover made , bet it was a loss  Laughing,

 
I meant that they had trouble letting it go back to them for a sale. If it was so bad. like they liked it or something. My mom had one, not bad for power for its size, but it burned a bit of oil. And my auto mechanics teacher said the main problem with them in the leaks department was the fact that it was both aluminum head and block. If they had gone with cast heads they would have been alright. But too much and it would warp (well with the technology they had in the sixties ) He used to race and mechanic for the Petty Bros. He was old Smiling Jack.  angel And mean he smiled all the time. But boy could he build a street machine.
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« Reply #1038 on: June 02, 2008, 08:51:14 AM »
Roco that would be some great bhp from a 256 so I can see why you like the Citreon.Triumph has the only crank mounted fan I have ever seen on a car.But I have never even seen a Citreon like yours except in a picture.
The Triumph was water cooled & the fan speed was really too slow for the climate here.So it barely kept from overheating it the summer & sometimes did.
The only Solexs I ever say here were two one barrels on the same intake.
The Holley /Weber on the Ford 2300 4cyl is a progresive linkage 2-barrel like the Solex you have on the Citeron.But IMO not a good carb after several years wear.No new ones available & rebuilts have the same wear problems since the problem parts are not replaced.The one on my car has already went to the machine shop to have front throttle shaft bushings put in.This carb didn't originally have bushings in this area.Several miles had worn the aluminum housing & it leaked air into the carb.Making idle setting impossible.The rear throttle now could use the same & the front is begining to show some play again.Other not replaceable parts because of no longer being manufacture have wear from the fuel that has been through them.Almost enough on this carb but the electric choke it has doesn't work well either.The early version of this carb had a coolant heated choke this worked much better but had leak problems with age.
 Aggr3 ;I think you must have meant 1967 on the 327 not 1957.The 283 would have been the largest small block Cheverolet engine available in 1957.I'm not sure of the exact year of the 327 debut but I would say maybe in a 1960 Corvette & some trucks.I like the 327 also except they could have developed a 4 bolt main version.
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« Reply #1039 on: June 02, 2008, 12:22:59 PM »
I did some surfing on the 327 Chevrolet CID & it's first year was 1962.In 1957 the 265 CID would have been the common Chevrolet V8 engine.283 CID was available in 1957 .I know because my 1957 Chevrolet Station Wagon had a 283 CID that was the original.The block numbers matched the car.Also this one had the cast iron Powerglide automatic transmission.It was a 4door & not a Nomad.I sold it a long time ago.I wish I still had it now.
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« Reply #1040 on: June 02, 2008, 04:35:37 PM »
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« Reply #1041 on: June 02, 2008, 05:06:13 PM »
$3.75 and somewhat stable for a few weeks till the 4th comes around.  angry Man am I glad I do not own a motor home, just glad I do not have the urge.  azn
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« Reply #1042 on: June 02, 2008, 05:13:32 PM »
$3.89 reg. unl. SE La.
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« Reply #1043 on: June 03, 2008, 09:27:51 AM »
1USD = MYR3.2 (Malaysian Ringgit)

Im from Malaysia and i'm paying RM1.97 for 1 liter of premium unleaded(shell)
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« Reply #1044 on: June 03, 2008, 09:42:24 AM »
hey there numbernine  hello welcome to the testmy forum Welcome! ...so what does the translate to in usd per gallon...where my currency converter when i need it Smile
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« Reply #1045 on: June 03, 2008, 09:59:52 AM »
got it i think...
roughly 3.78 liters in a gallon
1 mr is roughly .611  dollar

so ur paying about 4.55 usd per us gal...not far from what we're paying...
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« Reply #1046 on: June 03, 2008, 10:08:01 AM »
ok....and the price of gas in my country is going up in august....
BAD GOVERNMENT BAD....
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« Reply #1047 on: June 03, 2008, 10:40:03 AM »
well i'm guessing ours is going up maybe 50 cents a gal here everywhere for the 4th of july...our independence day...big travel time...how ironic...we'll pay thru the nose that holiday for something that we are totally dependent on...just to celebrate our independence...hahahaha...and i'll get a sunburn...think i'm gonna go naked...just to show my independence...maybe not...then i'd be dependent on sherriff joe's food...ewwww...everyone knows his reputation...and omg tent city in the summer...k...so i'll drink a beer and watch the fireworks Smile
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« Reply #1048 on: June 03, 2008, 11:12:02 AM »
Yes, Joe's jumpsuits are not very stylish.
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« Reply #1049 on: June 03, 2008, 02:12:20 PM »
 Shocked Shocked Had my attention. Hey, I'll bail you out momma t.  wink No problem. But I gotta be there when you go in,   shocked  that way you do not have to sit long.
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