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Offline Cudakiller70

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Re: 340 heads rebuild or replace?
« Reply #15 on: September 24, 2016 - 11:37:33 PM »
immediately following this...

 :roflsmiley: :roflsmiley: :roflsmiley:  BTDT I feel your wallets pain....
I'm fitting off, right now the thoughts of a stroker or 440, seriously I don't need to spend any more money on this car.
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Re: 340 heads rebuild or replace?
« Reply #16 on: September 25, 2016 - 12:26:21 AM »
I collected parts for a couple years planning to freshen my current Challenger, pulled the engine January 2nd & do to a few issues with project creep got it fired up & running a couple weeks before Spring Fling... A point & a half more compression, a little more cam, a little more convertor... Definitely a lot stronger but the carb needs tweaking & while I've dialed in plenty of carbs through the years I no longer feel like playing with gasoline on top of a hot engine so every time I made a change & went to drive it to see how it ran I would let it cool off before making anymore changes..... I got it better but fighting the starting issues of a carb with the current "fuel" has really gotten old....  In the end I wound up picking up a FiTech system & a Tanks Inc fuel tank.... Now I just need to find the time to put it all together & dial it in....

I too looked at a stroker but honestly I'm looking for a cruiser not a race car.. It runs well enough to put a smile on my face & thats all I really need... Well that & having it start at the touch of the key like they use to do.... Which I think the FiTech will do for me...

Good Luck with what ever you decide...

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Re: 340 heads rebuild or replace?
« Reply #17 on: September 26, 2016 - 12:36:39 AM »
Ok this isn't right someone in the family sent this, Chevy guy messing with me. :grinyes:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/pts/5784779772.html
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Re: 340 heads rebuild or replace?
« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2016 - 10:40:09 PM »
I'm fitting off, right now the thoughts of a stroker or 440, seriously I don't need to spend any more money on this car.

Well if your like me, if you are thinking it, it's not even an option at this point... It's happening, the question is when? :thinkerg:
1973 Challenger 440 6 pack auto 3.91 rear
2012 Dodge Ram 3500 dually 6.7 Cummins Fleece EFI Live
1973 Challenger 318 2bbl auto 2.73 rear 22.5 mpg RIP
1970 Challenger TA 340 4bbl auto-Sold and sad
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Re: 340 heads rebuild or replace?
« Reply #19 on: September 27, 2016 - 11:58:41 PM »
Well if your like me, if you are thinking it, it's not even an option at this point... It's happening, the question is when? :thinkerg:
Well for once or twice in my life I'm trying to use a little willpower, I should have lots cause I haven't used much before. Here's the deal I'm waiting on some who's coming over to put an eye on the short block, if it's ok then I order a cam and it's going back together. If it looks like rebuild then it's a stroker.
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Re: 340 heads rebuild or replace?
« Reply #20 on: September 28, 2016 - 12:09:09 AM »
Good luck with whatever you decide!!
1973 Challenger 440 6 pack auto 3.91 rear
2012 Dodge Ram 3500 dually 6.7 Cummins Fleece EFI Live
1973 Challenger 318 2bbl auto 2.73 rear 22.5 mpg RIP
1970 Challenger TA 340 4bbl auto-Sold and sad
1999 Dodge Ram 3500 dually 5.9 Cummins Fleece tuned VGT-sold
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Re: 340 heads rebuild or replace?
« Reply #21 on: September 29, 2016 - 12:07:53 PM »
Machine shop called all exhaust valves were bad and 1 intake valve also. No stroker it's going back together with new cam.
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Re: 340 heads rebuild or replace?
« Reply #22 on: September 30, 2016 - 07:38:54 PM »
Morgans in Walnut creek is one of the last speed shops around and pricey. Try Quality cylinder head in Pacheco/Concord. I took a 440 906 head in for repair and he recognized what it was as soon as he saw it. Roberto is his name and he has been doing head repair at least  30 years. 925 685 9381
mopar jack I owe you a couple of cold ones :cheers: Just picked up my heads only $456 parts/labor. Roberto knew what he was looking at. All exhaust valves and 1 intake valve bad. HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY! :2thumbs: Thank you!
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Re: 340 heads rebuild or replace?
« Reply #23 on: September 30, 2016 - 07:47:34 PM »
That's fair.

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Re: 340 heads rebuild or replace?
« Reply #24 on: October 01, 2016 - 11:50:55 AM »
Glad it worked out for you.

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Re: 340 heads rebuild or replace?
« Reply #25 on: October 01, 2016 - 12:56:11 PM »
Oh I forgot Roberto tells me just before leaving "I fixed your heads real good, now you can fly"  :2thumbs:
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Re: 340 heads rebuild or replace?
« Reply #26 on: October 04, 2016 - 08:05:28 PM »
That was an awesome deal IMO! Good luck!
1973 Challenger 440 6 pack auto 3.91 rear
2012 Dodge Ram 3500 dually 6.7 Cummins Fleece EFI Live
1973 Challenger 318 2bbl auto 2.73 rear 22.5 mpg RIP
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1999 Dodge Ram 3500 dually 5.9 Cummins Fleece tuned VGT-sold
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Re: 340 heads rebuild or replace?
« Reply #27 on: October 25, 2016 - 10:02:11 AM »
Love a happy ending  :cheers:
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Resto thread - http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=114787.0