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| | | Forums66 Topics128,089 Posts1,055,991 Members48,430 | | Most Online14,466 Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down with Ads! Again, thanks! | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,785 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,785 | Move the distributor gear one tooth clockwise and you'll be able to get enough timing advance to keep it running. The 348/409 engines are torque monsters- - - -don't over-rev them or they start swallowing valves. Instead of using the governor, install a good quality, accurate electronic tachometer and keep the RPM under 5500. Drag racers in the early 1960's revved the 409 to almost 7,000 RPM, but they turned a lot of those engines into boat anchors, too. The truck engines don't have the same cam and valve springs as the hotrod car engines, so the redline RPM needs to be a lot lower. Jerry
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