Nothing happening in the Packard V-8 world...

[WCraigH]

...move along now.

Oh, somebody is building a Bonneville car with a 352 Packard V-8 and they are using, among other things, the well known (to this forum) Melling oil pump conversion and Hilborn fuel injection.

Nah, nothing happening in the Packard V-8 world. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Guest imported_Speedster]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nah, nothing happening in the Packard V-8 world. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> </div></div>

Whyee NOT? <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

We have such Great Expectations, from you guys. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Jack_Vines]

FWIW, am in SoCal this week and picked up six NOS Packard V8 hot street and racing cams. Now, if anyone was building hot Packard V8s instead of just talking about it . . . .

We have just rebuilt two stock 352"s and are running them on the engine test stand, just checking our OEM oil pump re-engineering project and the NOS Johnson lifters we bought. So far, everything is checking out fine. Prices for parts from Kanter, Egge and the rest are going up pretty rapidly. I just spent $16 apiece for oversize stem exhaust valves. Looks like we will have to ask about $3500 exchange for these two.

We are getting ready to offer authentic 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk Jet Streak kit engines. The factory put out a Jet Streak kit parts sheet and reportedly planned to offer it as a dealer-installed kit with the Caribbean 2-4bbls, a choice of various grinds Isky solid cams and lifters, adjustable pushrods and a dual point distributor. We will also build a couple on 374" engine cores. They won't be inexpensive, but they will be the real deal.

thnx, jv.

[Guest imported_PackardV8]

JV wrote: " I just spent $16 apiece for oversize stem exhaust valves. "

Where did u find those????? I tried nearly every vendor and dealer about 5 years ago and noone had any with Oversize stems.

[Jack_Vines]

Ole Book rounded them up somewhere. He didn't seem to think they were too hard to find, just expensive.

thnx, jv.