Monster Plymouth 440 Dyno Tested - Frankenstein Returns

[@nickpanaritis4122]

The Dominator Carb came with the engine parts. Yes. too big and needs to be overhauled. Not going with this carb set up. It will be finished on the Dyno with a smaller carb. Should had said it during the testing.

[@jeffjankiewicz5100]

We know you won`t stop until it hits over 600hp. Best of luck!! Glad you had a nice vacation, I am glad to see you back at the dyno Nick. Kowalski project coming along nicely! The day is coming when it rolls out of the shop under it`s own power. Can`t wait for THAT video!!

[@danielscott6787]

Nick: Since the 440"s compression ratio is already 13 plus to one. I wonder how this engine with the proper fueling system would make on Alcohol??

[@Silkmaster4200]

850 cfm or 950 cfm ?

[@nickpanaritis4122]

@@Silkmaster4200 We are staying with the 850.

[@timsatori]

Hey Nick just to let you know I love your shows and you definitely do you know your way around an engine I myself have a little knowledge and I was just observing and thought I didn't look right I wasn't trying 2 make it sound rudely or anyting keep up the awesome work

[@archer1744]

Who needs tv when we can watch Nick's Garage? I love the hot rod engine close ups like the dominator in action. I had 906 heads on my 440 and could smoke the tires on demand with the purple shaft 474 advanced 4 degrees running a 780 double pumper spread bore holly. Thanks Nick for the videos.

[@steve-ph9yg]

The engines would sound better with surround sound and a subwoofer.

[@dinadaughtry8993]

@@steve-ph9yg would sound almost like you were in the Dyno room,I think I will try it with just a stereo!

[@johnstromsky7223]

I love the big cam motors, they sound like a group of horses galloping together.

[@apachedog9842]

One of my favorite things about Nick's Garage is they don't make themselves seem perfect by deleting all the scenes where they are tuning everything in. Se channels edit those out and just show the engines running the way they want, but for all intensive purposes Nick's keeps it as real as possible!

[@jarvistotherow-competitive7429]

Apache Dog. The saying is "intents and purposes"

[@scottinWV]

Yeah. It's good seeing real runs and the frustration when it isn't quite right. But, Nick never gives up!

[@barryo9065]

@@jarvistotherow-competitive7429 Lmfao

[@bUwUmer1260]

@@jarvistotherow-competitive7429 You sure its not "For all in tents, and porpoises" ?

[@jolla9963]

You know he is a good mechanic by tge way he scratches his head and you see his thought process as his fingers point to this, that and the other. The process of elimination is obvious. Got fuel?- yep Got compression?- yep Got spark?- yep. Ok, so it must be timing, give it 4° more, then another 4°, oops to much, back it off by 2°. And wallah, we have the Pow-er!...

[@bobdunn1777]

I'm fascinated and in awe of what not only what Nick does but what the industry is able to achieve today. Its a long way from the 1950's when we worked kept our rides ruining by worked with our father's tools, and one light bulb in a dirt floor garage. I always look forward to Monday mornings. Thanks Nick.

[@moparcasey3135]

That 440 don’t like being green! Paint it orange and it will run better!!

[@1racemate]

i use to put them in the ocean

[@timmyoshaunessy1518]

Wow

[@michaeldyll7894]

The primary sqirter is siphoning fuel at full throttle in the high RPMs making it run rich.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

On a Monday what could be better than "NICK'S GARAGE".....To start off the day...Nothing at all....Thanks Nick....Once again....!

[@thomasmiano6358]

A .30, 440, upwards of 13.1 with a 1000 cfm dominator on it. Just the sound is intoxicating. Watching you spray water on the headers bought back old memories. Carry on Nick. The way of the muscle car will never die. T. P.S. We always used second and third hand parts.

[@cprolland1539]

Raining in Thailand this past week end...….perfect for re-watching Nick s garage old videos. As many said, this is much better than TV. And thanks Nick for sharing your passion with us. Merci

[@NicksGarage]

Thank you!

[@mohanperformance.enginerd.1308]

Nicks garage engine power test videos always leave me speechless. Very entertaining! Thank you Nicks garage for putting your selves out their like that. 👍👍😁

[@AntiPattern328]

Love those camera shots. The backfires and carb functionality from above... Pretty cool stuff!

[@johnm1720]

Everyone needs a mechanic like Nick.

[@blinkie1523]

Wow Nick that 'Frankenstein' sure looks the part in green, I'm sure you will get it sorted Nick though like some have said below the back or the carby not getting as much go juice as the front looking at the close ups. Nice to see more stuff arriving for the project too, thanks bro.

[@nickpanaritis4122]

blinkie. Not going with this carb. Came with the engine parts as the customer bought them as is.

[@blinkie1523]

@@nickpanaritis4122 Wise move there bro.

[@robertorhymes]

It's Monday and it means one thing Nick's back again making muscle cars sing This 440 is an incredible hulk A monster way to shift a muscle cars bulk Flat tappet solid cam Whoever built this is knows his stuff man! It's on a Dyno test Coz only Nick knows how to wring out the best!

[@NicksGarage]

Tanks for your contribution, Mr Roberto. Class act.

[@robertorhymes]

@@NicksGarage Thanks Nicks engines are the best way to empty petrol tanks ;)

[@Australia-ky7kx]

You have to admire Nick's determination. He just won't quit until the engine does what he wants.

[@340397]

Great video George , i'm sure Nick will get Frankenstein over 600 hp , hope Kowalski is close to hitting the road ,can't wait to see it

[@1962pjb]

The wideband O2 readings must be very rich with the fuel that's pouring out the accelerator pump nozzles.

[@ericball6000]

Dr. Nick,that 440 is a BEAST,I know that you will get it tamed,and that overhead camera work was very good,thanx for the show ,and have fun with the the new parts for Kowalski parts.

[@onedayiwillmakesomecontent]

Glad to see you took my advice and got those ear muffs off the back wall Nick, and George, and Joel! They actually allow you to hear finer detail by cutting down the mega noise, as well as saving your ears.

[@Finlandiabeach]

Amazing video Nick! I have a 1050 CFM Holley as well, didn't realize that much fuel goes in at full throttle until I saw the Go-Pro video. Its like sticking a garden hose in there ; )

[@nickpanaritis4122]

finland. The carburator is no good. Needs overhauling. Too big for this engine.

[@hynekschreiber241]

I was always interested in how it looks in action. Thanks for your footage

[@deanwharepapa8561]

The work never stops at Nicks Garage

[@mindblownwatcher8536]

The carb view was great! Really showed how the Holley high speed enrichment works through the Accelerator Pump nozzles.

[@mindblownwatcher8536]

Sorry Paul but you are wrong

[@Mercmad]

@@mindblownwatcher8536 I agree. He triple checked the AFR and it was spot on every time. It just sounds like a ton of overlap and a cold intake manifold .Perfectly normal running for the (secret ) cam timing shes running. A lot of experts these days are too used to EFi .

[@wesgates5632]

AFR might have been right but Paul is correct about it siphoning fuel from the front squirter, there is a check valve that prevents that from happening, note the rear one wasn't doing it.

[@mindblownwatcher8536]

The check valve lifts at high vacuum thereby allowing fuel to pass. Is it a locked valve? No it is held down by its own weight for this reason.

[@mindblownwatcher8536]

Paul Dana Do some research and get back to me. It is especially used on the 2bbl carbs to prevent high rpm lean-out. Do you really think Nick uses a stock Holley?🙄

[@thelasthallow]

Guys, does it really halfto be said DO NOT CALL INDY AUTO. Nick is running a business and he cant spend all his time answering your calls ok, if you have a question EMAIL HIM! Do not waste his time if you are not a customer, let him reply to you on his own time when he can!

[@tomnekuda3818]

Got an 850 cfm sitting on my garage shelf right now if you need something easier to work on.....can't imagine running a Dominator on the street. Good to see you back Nick! If that was a Ford we'd get to hear Nick cuss!!! When that thing winds up it looks like four little boys pissing down the bores of the carb right as Niagara Falls comes on. That much fuel has gotta be washing all the oil off the cylinder walls......gonna seat the rings, I reckon.

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Tom. Thanks. Dominator is too big and needs overhauling. If I do need the 850, will comment back to you. By the way, I have all the carbs for testing in the dyno room.

[@nativenation3296]

20:06 Happiness with new parts arriving, then back to diagnostics on 440 ... his persistence continues. I'm waiting for answers on that engine after he's finished getting the bugs out. Awesome show ...

[@NicksGarage]

Thanks. We’ll keep you up to date.

[@ghostrider.13]

Wow. Thats an enormous amout of fuel going through that carb. Unbelievable. Edit... Good view of the backfiring. Cool go pro Nick! Always fun here. Always fun!

[@derranged28]

You should put some extra video monitors in the test cell so you don't have to keep going back into the control room to check the "gauges". Or put a big one on the wall behind the desk so you can see it through the window. Going back and forth would get on my nerves. Nice work as always.

[@bennyjones1597]

Wow it's great to see you back in the shop Nick your friend Benny from Detroit wow that Frankenstein motor is a monster I love it yeah can't wait to see some more work on the Kowalski I think some people would really like to see some more of that I know I sure would God bless you and your family and the shop Nick and success on your Kowalski project

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Benny. I am working on the Kowalski project almost every night so that I can finish it. Parts are late, sometimes damaged or wrong parts. I am doing my best to to get it done.

[@dcallan812]

Great pulls and some great detailed carb cam action (with great lighting.) 👍☮

[@chriskruse2724]

Love to hear a big motor and a 4 barrel carb scream music to my ears!!!

[@marcushume2240]

Fire breathing 440........and music to my ears. Nice Nick l enjoyed ever bit of that. Can't get any better than that. Thank you for sharing.

[@NicksGarage]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@garymckee8857]

Nick those are the longest plug wires I have ever seen. Thanks for the video.

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Gary. I know. I do not cut them short until it is installed with his headers on the car.

[@jquest43]

The longer wires= faster electron flow= better power.

[@jamesplotkin4674]

@@jquest43 Better low-end torque, long-tube wires :)

[@kcav5374]

Loved the dyno work when I was in the business & loved this too. I was the block machinist @ Total Automotive Engineering in Detroit (1994-02) we did a 508 440 block with iron heads & it made 620 hp I believe. Employee's drag car...72 Challenger.. Wish I could do it again

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Not Here. NICE.

[@SuperDiddzz]

Want to see Kowalski finished and running, when this is done please give a recap from day 1 to on the road including the look of delight on your face! Thank you for reading my comment Nick.

[@danielwall4920]

Thank you Nick and the crew!

[@TheCrewChief374]

Nick, I know what you mean. When customers bring their vehicles in with a 1/4 of a tank of petrol, wanting you to fix the problem. It is like they want to see if you can diagnose and repair a engine issue with as little petrol in the tank as possible.

[@TheCrewChief374]

@Mr. Morton aka. Highlander Well I normally would do a test drive before and after. However, I would not have the time to do anything like you experienced. Plus I didn't want to create another problem on top of what I was already dealing with. Now would there be times that I would have to take a longer test drive to experience the problem that the customer was having indeed that has been the case. Although this was stated to the customer up front. And yes there are bad shop's out there, yet they don't normally get vehicles like Nick gets.

[@pontiacgrandprix733]

Everyone give the master some room, he’s gonna get 600 out of that motor one way or another, there’s no doubt in my mind, this man is not gonna sleep till it’s where he wants it

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Pontiac. That is correct. We are not done until we achieve above 600 HP.

[@pontiacgrandprix733]

Nick Panaritis Nick, myself and your other 99,999 followers know your not done, keep going genius

[@MichaelandCathy1999]

Good Monday morning all. A little nippy too, Fall is around the corner....(😳) , in Montreal anyway.

[@NicksGarage]

Shhhh. Not yet!

[@mfortin9403]

Yep 9 degrees here in Georgetown Ontario this morning! Brrrrrrr!

[@bdogjr7779]

96°f in Florida today🤓☻🤠

[@gregorycarter9352]

Was 90’s in Texas today.

[@ronaldmoparornocar9590]

Third hand nothing!!! That is B1 baby won 3 NHRA pro stock championships with the B1 Darrell Alderman and Scott Geffrion and Wayne county speed! Love this color has something to be desired just a note Nick Wayne county made 1,200-1,300 HP with these engines back in the day.....run it till it raps! Then rebuild.....hit the loud peddle!!!! 👍👌 Nice Nick!

[@estpst]

I like watching the Kowalski build more than the other stuff!

[@brianmaynard7320]

I'm sure you'll fugue it out Nick!! Always great to hear those BIG motors scream!!!

[@makeamericagreatagain7314]

Wish we had someone like you in my neighborhood.... Texas....👍🇺🇸 You make it look fun .. Close up and personal

[@jpdiscovers8670]

If you look at your carburetor while running,it is Pulling fuel dramatically out of the acceleration pumps. good show I like to see how you solve problems

[@mclayton99]

Nick is as cool as the other side of the pillow. Great YT channel.

[@OnceIHadAPony]

Great to see such an awesome engine!!

[@buckeyejim2989]

Either pull those 1.6s off intake valves or drop cam timing by 2%. Just what my eyes and ears tell me. Intakes are opening to early. In my opinion. Make it cooler too. Love your stuff Nick.

[@jamescoldham7518]

With out a doubt the problem is the over sized carburetor, wrong jets, and problems with the accelerator pump, its like pouring a bucket of fuel into the engine whilst its running.

[@pappykozzmo3165]

I love the overhead carb shot where you can see Nick at the helm...Nice

[@NicksGarage]

Thanks!

[@Energikar]

I like that NICK.... You know that most clients bring us their cars "empty" LOL on the floor...

[@josephnubile1970]

Hi Nick, it looks like you still have the vaccum cap on the distributer, you may need to take it off. If there is advance weights in that distributer by leaving the rubber plug on the vaccum canister it will hold the advance mechanism from working like it should. Ran into this problem years ago on my friends small block chevy. And from the looks of all the backfiring through the carburator the distributer is not advancing Fast Enough causing the backfire. Hope this helps.

[@mohanperformance.enginerd.1308]

The vac canister has nothing to do with the mechanical advance weights and wont impede anything. I agree the engine runs like its been traumitized and definately is not well.

[@brunotulliani]

I promise when I bring my Super Bee to the shop and my Daytona they will have a full gas tank! ;) Nice episode!

[@robertahrens4820]

I have a 496 with a flat tap pit cam 283 @ .050 (313) duration 638 lift 12.5:1 compression edelbrock rpm heads a 1000 cfm demon race carb it made 665 hp@ 5800 and 646lbft @ 4900 at 40 degrees of timing

[@91rss]

would be great to see a segment on setting up idle mixture to compare guessing vs correct based on the O2 sensor.

[@steve19745]

i saw the green and the first thing that came to mind was omg 😮 its a big green monster !! with a toilet bowl on top !

[@raincoast2396]

Nick your engines don't backfire through the carb when on the test stand. I said to my friend, oh - oh that should not happen. Something is not right with that carb. Glad to see my suspicions were correct.

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Rain. Need to get rid of the Dominator, no good.

[@John-vi5vb]

Putting the camera on the carb was a fantastic idea! Lots of good eyes out there in KZbinland!

[@derekthegreat1114]

I always enjoy watching Nick’s videos.

[@dahmah]

I think your power valve is done. Backfire could be a clue. Carb drips fuel. And it had wet throttle valves when you cut it off. It should be a monster

[@nickpanaritis4122]

dah. Carb no good. Going with a smaller carb.

[@jaredmayer3960]

I love that you got the camera right in there Nick...I requested and you delivered! On a dominator too! I love it! Are there different boosters you can swap out?

[@David9523]

Thanks Nick- Love the Slow -Mo at the end... 4 gushers looked like Niagara falls.

[@vincentmalavolta954]

Pulling fuel out of the primary squirter loosing power

[@gregoryjames1951]

I saw that also it was just running out during load...

[@greekfrenchman4434]

All holleys do that

[@dbc105]

I saw that myself. I've never seen one do that before.

[@greekfrenchman4434]

@@dbc105 there is venturi effect through the main bores as well as the "venturis", and it will suck fuel from anywhere it can get it provided theres enough vacuum

[@alanmeyers3957]

@@greekfrenchman4434 this carb is crap, you can hear it, I can.

[@michaelmartinez1345]

Very cool video!!! A green 440? I guess everybody has their tastes... But the Orange with wrinkle black finned aluminum valve covers and aluminum intake, is what seems to fit perfectly on any Mopar...

[@Walaki]

Pull #3 when the revs are climbing...that induction noise change from 5000rpms.....sounds amazing

[@johnmccabe4436]

my gift to all , try putting graphite on the electrodes of the spark plugs . yes number 2 pencil will work great .have fun and save the planet at the same time .

[@benshore7357]

The carb cam reminds me of when I flush the toilet. Great channel

[@NicksGarage]

Except the toilet isn’t 5 bucks a gallon! 😜

[@Burningkerosene-fr1ji]

Carb not right for sure. Squirter only work on initial shot, they don't keep dumping gas.

[@jamesfackenthal]

Yes I saw that the Dominator carb was spitting fuel out of the primary squirter and was wondering why it shouldn't have been.

[@bdubz5150]

That engine should be making way more power! I've never had good luck with the zinc metering blocks on dominators, I've always had to use billet aluminum metering blocks to smooth em out. Also the power valve is blown almost certainly. Wonder what the vacuum is? Maybe that carb is in need of a rebuild and some new parts? That should free up some ponies..overheating issues? Overbored? Or disimiliar metal heating at heads? Also a phenolic plenum spacer may help, and possibly some sort of velocity stack too? I'm wondering what output heat range the engine make most it's power at? Bigger radiator? Some of my best power producing engines were Frankensteins, made up of used parts.

[@spooler7828]

Can't wait for you to get it dialed in.

[@deadfreightwest5956]

Damnit Nick, you and your ASMR dyno. I had to watch this video twice since I was lulled to sleep the first time. Talk about sweet dreams.

[@lessharratt8719]

This never gets old.

[@MrGatesmark]

I had a 511 with Indy Heads, roller cam and a dominator that made 725. Something's definitley wrong here.

[@nickpanaritis4122]

mark.. Just went for a fast test with his old carb that is too big and needs overhauling. Dyno not finished with this set up.

[@zazz69ed]

not much of a gear head like alot of people are but when i had issues like this a rebuild of the carb and changing out the jets, bigger or smaller, usually fixed everything..figure nick knows whats up... but sure seems like the carb needs some serious help..

[@robertgardner7470]

I had a thousand cfm carb on my 1970 plymouth. I set a 1/4 mile record at Irwindale speedway. My mighty 383.

[@robertgardner7470]

Not the money bracket.

[@danielscott6787]

That poor Dominator sure needs a rebuild!

[@GIGABACHI]

It sure looked that way ! 👀

[@steve19745]

it needs to be replaced with a 850

[@throttlebottle5906]

looks like it had typical needle/seat leaking in the front bowl and set too high, those large diameter ones sure don't seat and seal well without lots of vibration and once worn they don't. if it was rebuilt, linkage fixed and tuned, there's no reason that carb. wouldn't work ok on that engine, just not great for .street driving

[@throttlebottle5906]

@Dave Micolichek not everyone are warm weather dwellers ;) then again, not many folks run their classic or rod around in cold weather

[@throttlebottle5906]

@Dave Micolichek do you not have icing issues and worse.....

[@samkinman8965]

Nick your the best at making power with Mopar I will always support and I love you show you great person in the world from East texas

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Sam. Thank you Sir.

[@DBSSTEELER]

Maybe a mismatch in the intake to cylinder head fitment? That could cause the 30 HP difference pretty easy.

[@jquest43]

The problem is an unbalanced plenium fool!

[@DavidLee-fv4pf]

There is an air leak in the intake tract. For it to backfire with the timing backed off, with the main boosters being augmented by massive pull over from the primary squirters, and some flow from the secondary squirters, and with those heads, it should both be well clear of 600, and not pop back AT ALL. The air leak is also what is causing the temp to rise so quickly. Check your egt and you will see what I mean. Tipped in to start the power run, the primary squirters are almost all done, the power valves (if you have them) are wide open and the mixture is still too lean That's why it can't transition smoothly from being unloaded to loaded. The squirters aren't supposed to add fuel because of airflow. You need the anti-pullover parts to solve that problem. Yes there is a narrower range of nozzle sizes with those, but you can't tune the fuel curve if fuel is coming from places it isn't supposed to. And since it is a race car you can open them up with a drill to 37, 39 or 40 if you have to. Which squirter cam? That is an old dominator, you may need the newer 3 circuit style. It ACTED LIKE the carb was too big (unresponsive to small throttle openings) because the accelerator pumps can't overcome the air leak. It is like a port in the throttle plate which should be closed is wide open. 1050 cfm should not be too much for it. PN 80903BK. Yes it IS almost $900 but it is on sale, down from 1,200+. Those heads flow nearly 400 straight out of the box, zero porting. Also pls check the lash, if it is too tight, it can do that, as well.

[@dennisford2000]

No pcv hose

[@jacksonms212]

I saw the same thing with the carb as the comments below ;) but that temp :( ... can't wait to see what you do to make er smile :)

[@stephenmitchell3569]

Ha Ha Ha love it! I was running a 1050 cfm on 1966 Chevelle big block and my squirt bottle for headers...! What would youth do now without their two and three A batteries toys? Great job of long learn wisdom!

[@diydad6723]

that diesel motor sounds awesome lol, i had similar issues back 30yrs ago using ex cop 318 and a holly 650dp, roast marshmallows no problem

[@scotttracey3748]

l seen this before where the engine was running to hot it turn out to be the head gasket water ports hole were to small they had to pull the head off and make the water ports holes bigger.

[@jesterof84]

Frankenstein is more like the bride of Frankenstein, heading toward menopause , grumpy , hot and occasionally b****y

[@tomnekuda3818]

PMS

[@chrischiampo7647]

Lol 😵

[@thisguysgarage]

@@tomnekuda3818 punish my spouse lol

[@DavidLee-fv4pf]

In the slo-mo, the backfire was orignating in #2 or #4 (driver's side primary). Always the same each time. No fire from the "passenger side" secondary venturi at all. The power peak should be 6200 or more with those heads. Those 5302 hookers are about as good a header as you can find for it. A Little Bit too long but just a scosh. The torque should hold on well past 5252.

[@MrTNBassmaster]

#1 cause of engine getting hot is timing. Considering the cooling system is good .

[@gregorysgarro6233]

Good Morning from Miami Beach, come see us where the weather is warm...…. this winter

[@NicksGarage]

Good morning. Thanks for the invite.

[@andrewduff4719]

Nick I love the videos. dyno pulls are always fun to watch but you should do more disassembly/rebuild/dyno so you can see engine start to finish

[@EamonnSeoigh]

That carb is nuts. It’s like 4 lawn sprinklers turned upside down.

[@larryoilund3377]

lockdown with closed airports in philippines is better with nicks garage!

[@NicksGarage]

Thanks!

[@timsatori]

Doesn't look like your accelerator pump is working right on your carburetor

[@gruberstein]

Major fuel pullover from the accelerator nozzles

[@macfranks2456]

Saw that too. On the run up the primary squirters are hosing gas. Whatever fuel pressure #2 sensor is measuring is dropping out on the top end. Something odd with the secondary throttle blades. They don't look like they are sync with the primaries until you go wide open. Aren't all dominators 1:1 on the linkage? The engine just doesn't sound right.

[@pensive69]

Good eye.... the amounts of gas this beast was slurping may be the cause of all the global warming we hear so much about. Defines the word thirsty !

[@PhilG999]

@@gruberstein I saw that too! Carb needs a fresh rebuild IMO.

[@stevelacker358]

Too lean on the rear 4, rich on front 4 because of the drooling accelerator pump. The lean rear 4 might be causing the overheating?

[@alexgolovchenko3791]

Hi Nick! I think there is something wrong with Frankenstein.... bad fuel management at low R.P.M...it may also have a tight piston or two. It might explain the high temps. Excessive C.F.M. in the mid range is narrowing the power band. Try an 850 Holley, it might be better. Alex G. 🤓

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Alex. I know. Just trying it out for the customer who bought it with the engine in pieces. Too big and needs overhauling. Going with an 850 CFM.

[@BulletSpoung]

You might need to play with the cam timing, header size and carb size. It sounds a bit grumpy for such low power output. I had a 383 SBC that made that much power NA.

[@ebeaulieu813]

Carb is obviously a problem, nice feature with camera taking video. Soon as Nick kicked base timing up started to backfire into intake track either distributor advance mechanism is off or adjusted wrong or I'M wondering a tight intake valve. I'm also surprised there is no vacuum gauge hooked up? Idle is off, rough.

[@DSRE535]

Normally lowering compression by increasing the Quench distance causes bad detonation and causes an engine to run hot, keep the tight Quench and increase the fuel quality, 94 is not enough

[@cactuscanuck6802]

Seems odd to me that a 440 built like that (or any 440) would make more HP than torque. But I'm sure the green monster will be happy once more after some surgery in Dr. Nick's operating room 🤒

[@nickpanaritis4122]

bad. We are not done with this engine yet.

[@79tazman]

Hey Nick that box that the Challenger parts came in on that say's Mucci Farms that's from my neck of the woods in Kingsville Ontario I noticed the box right away LOL!!

[@NicksGarage]

What do they grow out there?

[@williampelletier7724]

Nick did you sort it out ? Those B1 heads are very capable of high hp numbers and if it's drag engine that carb wouldn't be too far off once it's set up and sorted out. I ran a 1050 on a old TM7 manifold 446 cid 11.6 to 1 with a mild solid cam and box stock Eddie RPM performer heads and managed to do 10.50s in 1/4 so I don't a 1000 cfms on drag engine is too crazy. our current set up is 522 cid with 12 to 1 same box stock heads 300 int 313 ex 570 lift with a old school weiand tunnel ram with EFI on it we managed to 580 hp to the rear wheels with a ET of 9.72 at 137 mph. I am thinking those heads are lot better than we are running you should easily hit your power goal with a little fine tuning. My drag car is odd one a 2710 lb with driver Mustang powered by a Mopar engine hooked to a powerglide. Like your videos just was wondering if you had a update on this engine.

[@georgecolbert3247]

Its sucking fuel out of the primary accelerator pump nozzle. A ball on top of the check valve might hold it down. Either that or an anti-pullover nozzle.