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So how much per set, A bit confused.

Yep, call or text 9402069747

I'll take them if randella passes.

Soak it in brake fluid for a day or so, it makes rubber grow and softens it up as well.

The mystery might be solved, zed head hit the nail on the head, the vac advance pot is doa., I did remove the cam sprocket and it was on position 3 and retarted, I placed the cam on pos 1 and the timing mark came back to the center. the car idles better and seems pepier off the line. checked timing and its on 28 advance, mechanical advance works and it seems to add another 20 degrees or so. Any idea wher to find the vac advance pot? it seems that they are totaly NLA.

Tried, the attachment function wants a url unless I'm doing something wrong as usual.

Stock 77 short block with a E31 head, shaved too, (cam towers spacers included) should have higher then stock compression. The links work for me..any idea of a hosting service? all the old sites I used in the past are gone.

https://photos.google.com/search/_tra_/photo/AF1QipN9IidI9bnZtliZmPggTCwn227HvHlYxZYYblnJ https://photos.google.com/search/_tra_/photo/AF1QipMCB8E7dYOsA1C4j6eH-Zzh4OhpBGHJ9zeDxel3 https://photos.google.com/search/_tra_/photo/AF1QipNy58sgEEN3ERs4pItuXXuQZVYbQVzH_cZeI2Cuhttps://photos.google.com/search/_tra_/photo/AF1QipOYCUelWJeSF9uOY-UeGBIyHIZ6hCBLfjVE2dHuhttps://photos.google.com/search/_tra_/photo/AF1QipOAgvGx4eV2PbxE3OP_YzII_egY65Eq0xIQeJne The lack of detonation is exactly what bothers me, I cannot advance it enugh to cause it to detonate espacially with the garbage fuel we have today., the pics were taken at tdc and the tdc was verified, the piston starts moving down slightly past tdc. the timing marks are right on.. the cam timing marks are confusingbut maybe I'm not reading them correctly., by eye balling the cam it looks to be advanced to me but it could be an optical ilusion as well. I do have another complete long block that is all stock, tommorow I'll pull the valve cover and set it on tdc to compare the cam timing. I was thinking about retarding the cam to make the car more street friendly, right now its a total huligans car.

There is no detonation, with this cam it has a turbo like personality, all the power is above 4k, from there it pulls like a fright train. I'll double check everything, I guess its possable for the outer ring of the ballancer to turn on the inner.

I tried to make a long story short.. The car is a 71, dual webers, header, zx dizzy. "runs" means overall, at stock timing (12-15 ish) poor idle quality, poor drivability, poor acceletation. It runs "normal" at 25 or so. as far as I know the short block is all original, the timing marker and the balancer were not changed or mismatched "cam timing"- At tdc the cam sprocket marks allign with the tower marks. the chain is very tight.

To make a long story short, The car runs like crap when the timing is set where it needs to be yet when advanced into the 20's it runs 10 times better, I checked the cam timing and it seems to be on the money. the cam is not factory but somewhere around a 262 grind from the 80's. for reference, the block is a 77 l28 with a e31 is a streched chain a suspect here?

There are a few of us in town that can do it however it will be much cheaper to bring the car to town, give me a call at 940206974seven......Joe

Yes, it sounded like the timing is heavily restarted, do this: dial in the timing with a vac gauge ( it can be your best friend), keep advancing until you get a maximum vac reading, if you over advance it will start drooping. if the engine likes more timing then 15-20 static, chances are that the timing chain is stretched ( unless you installed a new one) or the cam timing is off somehow. Keep in mind that everything is relative and factors like fuel quality, altitude, jetting and compression will effect the ideal timing.

Did you install a new timing chain?