I just use a pressure tester and crank the motor till I get the highest reading
@briansummers8030Ай бұрын
@@tedslife7086 but I don't think that will find top dead center ?
@tedslife7086Ай бұрын
@@briansummers8030 Works eveyrtime for me ..What I do. is take the distributor cap off take out my number #1 spark plug . put in a compression test turn the motor till I see my highest reading stop get out of car look at fly wheel to see my timing mark might have to tap the key a few times to get it close make sure my oil pump shaft is at 11 and 5 clock and put in my new distributor posting at the #1
@tedslife7086Ай бұрын
@@briansummers8030 Good thing about chevy you can almost be half off
@briansummers80302 ай бұрын
Tony Stewart is the black jegs dragster at 6:45
@Joe-xj2tb2 ай бұрын
Thanks for doing the video- Yall say the engine rotate clockwise wich is twards the right- my question is why are you rotating it counterclockwise
@briansummers80302 ай бұрын
@Joe-xj2tb looking at the front of the engine, it would be clockwise . Thanks for watching !
@briansummers80302 ай бұрын
Rotate clockwise until it stops and then counter clockwise until it stops. Top Dead Center is halfway between the two marks (where it stopped both times).
@allen84jr2 ай бұрын
To me the NA nitro cars sound the best. They pop hard
@briansummers80302 ай бұрын
@@allen84jr yes, definitely
@yeanlingsoda359vortexcars85 ай бұрын
Sounds great
@briansummers80305 ай бұрын
Thank you !
@HeyLanny6 ай бұрын
Just wondering if that is an 8 inch or 6.75 inch balancer. I just did mine today with all new Chrome and Howards roller cam using a aftermarket 6.75 inch balancer from Summit. My marks were 6 7/8 apart divided by 2 is about 3.50 for center. I came in on my desk top computer to double check as they are further apart and wondering why. It is a 1976 Corvette.
@briansummers80306 ай бұрын
My balancer is 6.75 inch. The distance between the marks depends on how far the piston stop goes into the cylinder. It really doesn't have anything to do with the size of the balancer. Just turn it both ways until it stops and measure between the marks and divide by 2 and that would be true top dead center. Thanks For Watching !
@briansummers80306 ай бұрын
I'm sorry, that one is an 8 inch. I was thinking about my 327 in my chevelle. The one I did the demonstration on is a 350
@daviddomek27326 ай бұрын
What balancer do you have,part number?
@briansummers80306 ай бұрын
It is just a stock 350 balancer and I don't have a part number, sorry.
@daviddomek27326 ай бұрын
Okay, thanks. I have a three fifty crate with an aftermarket balancer And lined it up like you did it the video. Just be nice to have the right balancer.
@yeanlingsoda359vortexcars87 ай бұрын
Me and my brother n dad are arguing about getting the 292 they keep telling me to get the 268 but I like how this thing chops how's it drive
@briansummers80307 ай бұрын
It drives really good. It does have a stall converter and 4.56 gears though. I had a comp 268 in a camaro years ago and really didn't care for it. If the 292 seems to big, you might want to try one of the smaller mega cams or a 270 or 280 comp magnum. My Dad's car has the 270 comp magnum and it sounds and runs pretty good !
@briansummers80307 ай бұрын
And Thanks For Watching !
@yeanlingsoda359vortexcars87 ай бұрын
@briansummers8030 thanks I'll mention that with them
@yeanlingsoda359vortexcars86 ай бұрын
I ended up ordering the 292 they finally agreed after talking to some engine builders 😂@briansummers8030
@briansummers80306 ай бұрын
@@yeanlingsoda359vortexcars8 Awesome, I think you will like it !
@shaneshane13797 ай бұрын
So?
@briansummers80307 ай бұрын
?? So what ?
@jonfoss34378 ай бұрын
Had 1 with a bug cam it sucked off the line replaced it with duntov D 07 cam custom ground by chet herbert ran LIKE A BANSHEE
@markjordan93578 ай бұрын
Nice sounding little baby motor..🙁
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank you very much ! And Thanks For Watching !
@TheBDD19708 ай бұрын
Is that steering wheel a 2nd gen Camaro wheel? Cool.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Yes, it is a 2nd generation camaro steering wheel. Thanks For Watching !
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
That is not a good video at all. I had camera trouble and didn't have a helper. I plan on doing some better in car videos this year.
@jamesnabower67518 ай бұрын
My very first car was a 1966 396 Chevelle super sport
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Awesome ! I always wanted a true SS car, but I have never been able to afford one. Thanks For Watching !
@jamesnabower67518 ай бұрын
Nowadays I couldn't afford one either but I was 16 and I worked with some really nice people at a restaurant called King's food host the car was by no means perfect but in my eyes it was perfect and they sold it to me for $250
@jamesnabower67518 ай бұрын
I wish I still had it but hindsight is 20/20
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
@jamesnabower6751 no way, that would be an awesome deal for $250
@jamesnabower67518 ай бұрын
@@briansummers8030 it was but that was quite a while ago I'm 64 now right now I have an 89 mustang GT I've rebuilt the rear end the transmission the suspension
@michaellambert30678 ай бұрын
Cool sounding 327! I had a 327 in my '69 Camaro back in the early 80s. My Dad showed how to rebuild an engine using that 327.
@michaellambert30678 ай бұрын
me
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank you ! My dad showed me how to rebuild one on the 265 that was in his 55 chevy. My 327 was the second one that we did. Thanks For Watching !
@michaellambert30678 ай бұрын
That's awesome!
@dannyorosco55538 ай бұрын
How can you spend all that money and can't afford hood hinges ??????
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
It has hood hinges. I can't put springs on them because of the fiberglass fender. What do you mean by spend all that money ? This was built in the 80's on a budget. Thanks For Watching !
@leifhoffman65338 ай бұрын
327!!!!! One of the greatest engines Chevy ever made. I owned a '67 Camaro with a 250 inline 6. It wasn't a 327 but it was quick for what it was.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
The 250 six had alot of torque. I had one in the 81 short bed truck that I restored and used as a tow truck to pull my car trailer back in the 90's. Very good running engines ! Thanks For Watching !
@josephmartinez88038 ай бұрын
327, the mighty mouse!
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
@josephmartinez8803 Back when the car was still silver and had the stock flat hood on it, I made a cowl Induction scoop for it, and on the side of the scoop I painted "Mighty Mouse". That was something that I had totally forgot about until now ! Thanks for refreshing my memory and Thanks For Watching !
@RW-kd4gx8 ай бұрын
I love isky stuff. I hope the corprate equality firms dont take over and distroy the quality like they have been doing deseasing other performance companys
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
I agree. I don't think Isky's quality will change for a long while. They are still a good standing company to trust and buy from. Thanks For Watching !
@zcam19698 ай бұрын
does it have solid lifters ? it sounds like it. Is the paint color LeMans Blue .
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
It is hydraulic, but the lifters are the variable duration type, which makes it a little noisy. The color is Lemans blue. Thanks For Watching !
@zcam19698 ай бұрын
@@briansummers8030 COOL
@johnklascius22528 ай бұрын
Sounds nice I would drive it around uncorked, had a 63 nova ,327 turbo 400 ,center lines sig erson cam solid lifters
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thanks, I do drive it uncorked quite a bit. Thanks For Watching. !
@lonnieblackwell92158 ай бұрын
Very strong sounding small block. Good looking chevelle.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank you very much ! And Thanks For Watching !
@deborahchesser73758 ай бұрын
Born in 66’ I’d love to have a few cars from that year, 66’-67’ 427 Vettes for example damn.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
I love the Corvettes from the 60's, but they are way to expensive for my paycheck ! Thanks For Watching !
@deborahchesser73758 ай бұрын
@@briansummers8030 yeh me too but it’s ok to dream I guess
@deborahchesser73758 ай бұрын
@@briansummers8030 ya know, a 75’ or so Vette would make a nice one with a stroker crate motor or something like that. Thanks again buddy
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
@deborahchesser7375 i owned a 76 vette for a few years. It was just an all stock cruiser though. It was a nice summer car with the t-tops out.
@ChicagoRob28 ай бұрын
I’ve always preferred post cars.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
I like them better than the hard tops myself. Thanks For Watching !
@keithwilder27418 ай бұрын
What… no burnout? Sounds awesome.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank you ! I might do a Burnout video in the spring . Thanks For Watching !
@ni_wink848 ай бұрын
Shooo that’s a very beautiful car!
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank you very much ! And Thanks For Watching !
@charlesross16828 ай бұрын
She bad.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank you ! And Thanks For Watching !
@fjohnson97498 ай бұрын
The GM optional Z mechanical lifter cam was popular in the ‘70s. With 202 heads it made great power.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
I ran the solid lifter Z cam in another car that I had for a while. It did make really good power, but it was at higher rpm's. I think it was like 3000 to 6800 or something like that. Thanks For Watching !
@fjohnson97498 ай бұрын
@@briansummers8030 yes, I knew guys running tunnel rams with dual 650s and guys with tarantula manifolds running the standard double pumper 780. Quite versatile cam it was. Personally I had a 402 in my ‘67 Chevelle with an L88 cam in it. Very similar result in the big block. Did everything at 7k from dumping the clutch on the line and shifting - ran 12.2/3 @ 116-120. Nice ‘66 you have.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
@fjohnson9749 Thank You !
@87mustang878 ай бұрын
What did it run ?
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
It ran a best of 12.68 at 104 mph in th quarter mile. Thanks For Watching !
@87mustang878 ай бұрын
@@briansummers8030 nice and thanks for replying
@steveperry13448 ай бұрын
looks and sounds quick.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank You ! It is pretty quick for what it is. Thanks For Watching !
@NobilityandLoyalty8 ай бұрын
That grind makes excellent streetable power in both small and big blocks. Great choice!
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Yes, I agree. Thanks For Watching !
@JoseGonzalez-pz9ug8 ай бұрын
When I turn the balancer counter clockwise the bolt is loosening and I can’t turning the balancer a full cycle? Any help so that the balancer bolt won’t loosen. I torque the bolt at 85 lb per ft but when I turn the the balancer the same way you do counter clockwise the bolt loosen
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
If you remove the spark plugs, you should be able to turn it easier. You can also turn it with the flywheel or if the pulley is removed from the balancer, you can put 2 of those bolts in and use a large screw driver or pry bar to turn it.
@Joe-xj2tb2 ай бұрын
Thats because the engine rotates COUNTER CLOCKWISE!
@evilinside59848 ай бұрын
@BrianSummers- What intake, carb? I think you have camel bump heads, and 9 to 1comp.? How high of Rpm does this engine pull to? Have you ever ran it down the dragstrip for fun, or do you know what time it would run in 1/8th mile, or 1/4mile, any 60Ft. Times?
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Performer rpm air gap and a 650 double pumper carb. It pulls hard to 6000 rpm. I used to bracket race it regularly in the late 80's and early 90's. It ran 8.0's in the 1/8 th mile and 13.0's in the quarter with low 1.8 sixty foot times on a regular basis. Best et in the 1/8 was 7.90 ,and the quarter was 12.68 with a 1.76 sixty foot. Mile per hour was 104 in the 1/4, and i think 83 in the 1/8 th
@evilinside59848 ай бұрын
@@briansummers8030- Wow great times, you have a really great, well matched combo., plus you must be a great driver! Thank you so much for all of these details, i love dragstrip numbers. What was your race weight= with you in it?
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
@@evilinside5984 3440 with me in it and 3265 for just the car
@evilinside59848 ай бұрын
@@briansummers8030- That makes your time in the 1/4mile even more impressive. I had a milder 9 to 1 comp., 406sbc, with a comp 280 hyd. Cam= .480 Lift/ 230@ .050 dur./110° Lsa installed straight up, Dart stock replacement 165cc iron heads, with a tall Holley Contender dual plane, 750 vacume sec.(i was young), 3200 B&M Holeshot Tq. Converter, Th-350 trans. with a shift kit, 4:10 gears, Mt Sportsman Pros 26"x10.50", in a vehicle that weighed 3,750Lbs. with me in it, and i ran 12.81 @ 106Mph, with a 1.76 60Ft. Time. That engine liked shifted @ 5,800rpm. That was a fun street ride, i had right out of Highschool.
@I_HateClickBait8 ай бұрын
Cam chop is music to my ears.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Yes, it is one of my favorite tunes ! Thanks For Watching !
@jamesmcleodjr.75218 ай бұрын
Which high school did the bodywork and paint?
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
No high school has ever worked on my car. All of the work was done by me, and I mean everything. Thanks For Watching !
@gordocarbo5 ай бұрын
troll post
@JJj-xratedgt8 ай бұрын
Nice RIDE!
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank you very much ! And Thanks For Watching !
@steveperry13448 ай бұрын
great car and love that motor sound. did you have to put a heavier starter motor to turn it over? that chevelle body is one of my favorites. thnx for showing it to us armchair motorheads.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank you ! The starter is actually stock and really old, as I can't remember ever replacing it. Thanks For Watching !
@theariesexperiment46428 ай бұрын
You lose so much of that chop in the grass. Do it on asphalt. It'll sound twice as good.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Yeah, I realized that after the fact. Thanks For Watching !
@theariesexperiment46428 ай бұрын
@@briansummers8030 Great looking car by the way. Those polished slots look incredible. God Bless.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
@theariesexperiment4642 Thank You !
@jerryholt19628 ай бұрын
327's are damn good motors !
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
You are exactly right ! Thanks For Watching !
@rickgehring75078 ай бұрын
Sounds great, neighbor had a 66 Chevelle 300post Marina Blue car,(org 194ci 3sp) his oldman bought the car new, sometime around 82/83 the oldman found a year matching 350hp 327, Jason inherited the car in 85 , had few different cams in that ole 327 , the old 30-30 cam sounded great, had this wild crane cam( 290-300ish duration @ .50) sounded like a pro stocker, every cam change, every head change, rear gear change, Jason would come knocking on my door, " Hey $100 says I can get around that Hemi of yours(no offense , he never got around me, legit low 10 high 9 street car), late 89 I was finishing up a D5 headed 482ci hemi for the ole Savoy , we went cruising Lansdale in his 66, some drunk chick in a 86 Mustang GT lost it making a right on red, (go figure, an Out of control Mustang) she fishtailed in to us as he was making a left, tore up that poor car up bent frame , knocked out the 30+ years of bondo that had been gathering in that Driverside 1/4 (eastern Pa road salt) back window shattered, truck lid buckled up at the hinge , it was a hard hit, my head bounced off p-side door glass . .My old man and I kept the 66 in the back of the pole barn while Jason gathered parts to fix it, .. his life happened, joined the army ,two great daughters and a in and out of rehab wife, we lost Jason in Iraq back in 03 , I reframed the 66 in 05 , new 1/4s, trunk floor, kept as much of the ORG roof and sail panel as I could....he also wanted to repaint the car Cameo Beige..so now the 20 year clean and sober widow runs it once a month to a few local cruise nights , hits Maple Grove every Chevy Sunday, and the Chevelle sits victorious in the garage next to her wrecked 86 GT mustang.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing that story, I really enjoyed reading it. I have owned mine since 1982. Thanks For Watching !
@realnikonlover62078 ай бұрын
Love this ride. My very first car was similar in appearance. It was a 1966 Chevelle SS-396 4 speed stick, 12 bolt rear 373 posi. I put Cragar rims on it. I bought it in 1975 for $650.00 it was dead stock and had 74,000 miles. Ran great and wish I still had it. Thanks for sharing your fantastic looking and sounding Chevelle.
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
I bought mine in 1982 for $800 with the 327, muncie 4 speed, and 12 bolt with 4.11 posi. I have heard so many of the "wish I still had it" stories, which has led me to making sure that mine stays with me till death. Thank you for sharing your story, and Thanks For Watching !
@NobilityandLoyalty8 ай бұрын
Yes sir I can recall when the first gas ⛽️ crunch led to many 65-71 flooding the used car market for $500-$600 Mustangs, Camaros , Road Runners . I bought a '71 Road Runner for $200 , replaced all the brakes and drop in a 70 440 . Yep it t😢me 6 hours to get a citation. lol $20 fine . It was worth it . Great Times. 😊
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
@@NobilityandLoyalty definitely great times !
@mikebryant6148 ай бұрын
What a beautiful car, inside and out.And that sound is to die for !
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank you, and Thanks For Watching !
@robertspence8318 ай бұрын
I've been a Mopar guy since the 70's but I love a good SBC. That sounds sweet!
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank you very much ! I kinda like the sound of them mopar's myself. Thanks For Watching !
@evilinside59848 ай бұрын
@BrianSummers- This sound clip is better than your 292 isky mega cam video. This car being out on the rocks= better than in the grass. But to hear the cam action/chop, the best on video, try facing the rear of these vehicles towards the back of the garage, pulled away from the wall 3 to 6 feet. This will allow the exhaust to load off of the concrete floor, and the walls of the garage, like a symphony of classic American muscle!
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank you
@evilinside59848 ай бұрын
@BrianSummers- If you ever do a sound clip again, showing how a vehicles exhaust sound's, don't have the pipes firing into grass, as this severely muffles the sound! If you would have just pulled up onto that concrete slab= 10x better!
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
I understand that, I actually posted a comment about that myself. With the header caps off, it was over the concrete and not the grass , so it has a more accurate sound. It was actually a "cam sound" not an exhaust sound. Thanks For Watching !
@evilinside59848 ай бұрын
@@briansummers8030- I had to experiment with the sound of exhaust myself. I used to have a 406 Sbc, with a Solid Roller cam, with 3inch flowmaster's, that B**ch sounded nasty!
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
@@evilinside5984 I can only imagine !
@marvinkruse65038 ай бұрын
It would sound way better with the crane cam
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
I have only owned one crane cam in my life, and it was the only cam that I have ever had that wiped a lobe. I have always had good luck with Isky, Comp, Howards, General Kinetics, and Elgin Pro Stock. Thanks For Watching !
@keything84878 ай бұрын
shes a beauty !!!
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank you very much ! And Thanks For Watching !
@RobertSmith-dw5fn8 ай бұрын
What kind of headers on that
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Hedman ceramic silver coated headers. Thanks For Watching !
@paulacri6048 ай бұрын
Excellent story, love the car. I can relate. I have owned my rare mulsanne blue 71 Chevelle Malibu 400 ragtop since new, 53 years as of yesterday [1/11]. All original with some exceptions (exhaust, water pump, radiator, distributor, etc.). It is a 402ciBB, WR 4 speed, 3.31 12 bolt posi rear with just 32k miles. My son is 50 and his first ride home from the hospital when born was in the back seat of this car [with my wife of almost 57 years]. He is part owner of the car. Been offered a ton of cash for the Chevelle, but I could never sell a 'member of the family' !
@briansummers80308 ай бұрын
Thank you ! And thanks for sharing your story ! I love hearing about other people's car's that they have owned for many years. Never get rid of a family member ! Keep making memories ! Thanks For Watching !