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| Author: | ivanogburn [ Tue May 15, 2007 5:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | '62 Valiant Looking for Performance. |
I have '62 Valiant and I am looking to make some minor (read cheap) performance adjustments to its engine 225 engine.  I am sure this has been covered to death on this forum before, but can someone direct me to some cheap, simple suggestions to increasing the performace of my new baby? 
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| Author: | Slanted Opinion [ Tue May 15, 2007 5:44 am ] |
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Certainly a lot of possibilities exist. Probably a "Super Six" conversion (utilizing a 2 barrel carb and intake taken from a mid-70's slant six) is one of the cheapest ways to start. These can usually be had for under $100. Having the head milled in order to raise the compression ratio will give you some good bang for the buck. Steeper rear end gears will give you a kick, 3.23 or so. Nitrous, if you're looking for an occasional blast down the strip. From there on in you pretty much follow the formula used by hot-rodders everywhere: Bigger carbs (4bbl), headers, camshaft, head porting, etc. -Mac |
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| Author: | VDART [ Tue May 15, 2007 6:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | performance |
most likely he has 3.23 gears now. Are you sure it is a 225? Big torque difference between stock 170 vs 225. Do a search on this forum-- many topics to help-- but first -- if your car is new to you-- do some basic tune-ups-- adjust valves, spark plugs, cap/rotor-- use quality parts -- once again search as SSDan has posted many times on parts to use with part numbers etc... |
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