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Four
Barrel
Manifold
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With
a Weiand Manifold from Summit...the Poly wakes up a
little. I'll take you through the process and provide a
list of items needed. This applies to a 1965 Poly Engine
on my Plymouth Belvedere II, your application may vary and
this is just a guideline to help with the installation
process.
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Lokar
Linkages
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The
stock Throttle Cable may not be long enough. No worries,
I bought a Lokar Throttle Cable and Trans Kick-down Cable Kit
and it was a breeze to install both. The whole process
took less than two hours, which is pretty good considering I
never saw a Lokar kit before being installed.
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Aluminum
Radiator
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There
were a few choices for an Aluminum Radiator and some were a
bit pricey. Since I'm always on a budget, I opted for
this one I found on eBay that had two one inch dross tubes
instead of a single tube. It was designed for racing,
but a quick trip to the local welder and I added a drain plug
prior to installation.
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B&M
Shifter
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I
decided to upgrade my trans and found a 727 from a '70 E Body
that had a shift kit and a Low Gear Set...that means no more
column shifter. Getting rid of the column shift means
installing an aftermarket shifter. I chose the B&M
Hammer Shifter and I'll explain the installation process here.
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Headers
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It only took
me TWO YEARS to get my spitfire headers, and about an hour to
sell them on eBay. Why did I sell them after waiting so
long? Because I heard that TTI, who ONLY makes headers
for Mopars, was going to produce REAL headers. I loaned
them my car for three weeks and got it back with the first set
of headers installed on a customer car. How kewl is
that?
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Dual
Quads
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The
last on my list of upgrades is to install a dual
quad set up on my new motor. I'll post pics as the
process gets under way and fill you in on what cam, carbs, and
ignition I use. If you're wondering if the Poly 318 can
handle two carbs...there was actually a FACTORY dual quad
manifold...and I was lucky enough to score this aluminum
manifold...at half the weight!
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