Recent content by Butler 32

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    348 Stroker Build

    I would for sure switch to a rack ,you wont regret it.
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    Brake spindle

    6 point deep socket and a long breaker bar. Mine were really stuck too.
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    348 with 409 crank build

    I hope you do get them on time, it seems like some companies are getting back on track.
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    348 with 409 crank build

    Good luck with the Cometic gaskets cruzin ,I waited almost a year, just got them a couple of weeks ago. Maybe they make them in groups when they have enough orders. Greg
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    Spark plug cooling holes

    Good point John, the original owner has passed on so details are sketchy, he ran duel 4 barrels so unlikely to be anything other than gas.
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    Spark plug cooling holes

    That's what I was thinking on the stamp maybe they didn't put anything on it. The plugging the cooling has got me baffled though I can't see any advantage. It's an 814 block and 690 heads so they were meant to be.
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    Spark plug cooling holes

    I bought a couple of W motors a while back one is a 348 which I'm going to use the other is a 409 that a guy bought from the factory in 64. the 409 doesn't have any numbers on the front pad, so thinking it had been decked I pulled the heads, it has about .025 deck height is this about right for...
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    Value of a complete 409 engine

    Hi guys I'm new here and this thread caught my eye, I have both a 348 and a 409 and going to put one of them in a 32 Ford Vicky both are complete and either one would have more than enough power. I hate to use the 409 because it's like new and really should be in numbers correct car. I'm...
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