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Maintenance / Re: Oil For 1969 350

« on: February 15, 2010, 07:40:05 PM »

Heard through the grapevine Valvoline VR1 is some pretty good stuff When it comes to ZDDP levels...

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Maintenance / Re: Oil For 1969 350

« on: January 07, 2010, 02:34:58 AM »

^ Thanks for the input. Right now she has Castrol 10W - 40 in her with Red Line Additive for the zinc and phosphorous. Runs good, but i think when the weather breaks im gonna try  the Shell Rotella

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General Discussion / Re: Merry Christmas

« on: December 29, 2009, 02:53:33 AM »

Happy New Year to everyone! Thanks for the help

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General Discussion / Re: 2010 427 Camaro

« on: November 25, 2009, 05:00:36 PM »

I bet that camaro is pretty awesome and it looks great too, and thanks for the history lesson JohnZ. Interesting

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General Discussion / Re: 350 Thermostat

« on: November 25, 2009, 04:55:28 PM »

Awesome, thanks again

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General Discussion / Re: 350 Thermostat

« on: November 24, 2009, 03:25:25 PM »

Thanks for the help again everyone. Ill run through your recommendations, and just for clarification... if i do need a new thermostat the 180 stat is the correct one to get?

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General Discussion / Re: 350 Thermostat

« on: November 24, 2009, 04:10:26 AM »

Awesome, thanks for the help. 68z that link is helpful, i will definitely check my timing out as well

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General Discussion / Re: How Much Do You Drive?

« on: November 24, 2009, 03:01:17 AM »

Only had my car about 6 months but i plan to do about 1500 - 2000 a year

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General Discussion / 350 Thermostat

« on: November 24, 2009, 02:55:16 AM »

Hey everyone i just have a simple (somewhat stupid) question for you. Ive owned my car for about 6 months now (69 SS) and this past weekend it started to overheat on me about 10 minutes into my cruise. I am going to start simple and replace the thermostat and see if that cant take care of the problem. My question regards the thermostats... after doing a little research i am assuming i should go with a 180 degree thermo instead of a lower one such as a 160 degree. Although logic would dictate that if i went with the thermo that opens at 160 it would help keep my engine running cooler?? If someone could clarify this for me i would appreciate it. Just a new guy trying to learn as much as i can.

Also, if the thermostat doesnt take care of the overheating issue, are there any other obvious causes for this problem?

Thanks

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Maintenance / Re: Oil For 1969 350

« on: July 13, 2009, 07:49:43 PM »

Thanks for the help. Ill try and take a look at it. I do think the engine has been rebuilt, but ill try and find out what i can

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General Discussion / Re: Cool Pic

« on: July 08, 2009, 10:24:34 PM »

What really surprised me was 300+hp from a six!

Al

the Buick Grand Nationals sure came close ( the 87 GNX was rated at 276hp)

They were also Turbocharged cars, so they had that slight advantage. 300hp from an NA V6 is impressive though

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General Discussion / Re: Every mans dream garage?!

« on: July 08, 2009, 10:20:15 PM »

That is quite a garage! Too bad you cant own both of them lol. That would be an awesome pair of Hugger Orange cars

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Maintenance / Re: Oil For 1969 350

« on: July 08, 2009, 07:46:19 PM »

Thanks for the help guys. I think i will definately do a little testing and start out with the Rotella. The cam is pretty mild so im thinking a 10w-30/40 with an additive will suffice. I really appreciate the help!

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Maintenance / Oil For 1969 350

« on: July 07, 2009, 08:28:29 PM »

I just picked up my 1969 Camaro with a modified 350 in it ( badged as 350). I have some mechanical experience with cars, but not so much classics. The question i have is what oil should i be running in this car? From what i can see it has an Edelbrock air cleaner, edelbrock carb, edelbrock intake manifold, full exhaust, and what sounds like a mild cam. I want to due an oil change before i do too much driving and want to be running the right stuff. Also, does anyone recommend a particular ZDDP additive? A particular oil weight/viscosity for the modifications? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

PS- If anyone knows of a tag/badge on the block that will identify the engine as an actual 350 would be a great help as i am not positive it is a 350, and i will try and get some pictures up within the next week of my car!

Sorry for all the questions lol. I just want to learn as much as i can so i do this right!

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General Discussion / Re: The Great Camaro

« on: July 04, 2009, 05:46:44 PM »

Im gonna have to check for it on Amazon or ebay. Sounds informative