Less Sketch, More Power! 

Good seeing a young man who is interested in learning and respectful of UT's experience. A good kid who obviously was raised well.

Oh, good, my handiwork doesn’t suck completely lol. Thank god I just had that stuff laying around to convert the bowls. They’re actually the bowls off my old Holley that my SportFury had before we put the Edelbrock on...and to go even further, those are the bowls that originally came with that 600 carburetor when I ordered it in the first place when my Poly went in a year ago. That 600 is the one that wouldn’t work on my car for some reason lol. I knew converting it back to dual feed would make the biggest difference in the world for his car. I’m glad Garrett’s a lot happier in this video than the last one lol. Looking forward to our next get together when I’m not working!

Tony, you should call your place "UTG Automotive Tuning Academy". I am not aware of anyone else doing the training that you are doing. When I was younger, I would have gladly paid for the expertise that you are kindly giving away to the next generation for free.

Uncle Kathy works that camera intuitively . Not everyone can do that ! The entertainment is second only to the education here . Thanks to all parties involved

Love that engine when it's idling. Sounds of my childhood, song of my people. Nothing quite like a big cam to make it sound interesting. :-)

That cam sounds bad ass!!

Uncle Tony is incredibly generous with his knowledge and time. I don’t know too many men that are so willing to help so many with their rides.

I can hear my buddies and I back in 1979 yelling "mommy's boy burnout" That car is gonna love some gear!!!

Tony took that distributor apart like someone had a stopwatch out! 😂

Change the rear wheels to 14" with low profile tires. That's a budget way to lower final drive ratio.

"Optimise what you got" a philosophy for life!!

This content is great. You covering each end of the spectrum... a high end 426 hemi gtx, to a 360 charger. please keep up the good work!

When young I had gears like that on a car with 351C, so frustrating. On the highway nothing was going to beat me, but off the line a kid with a tricycle would take the first 20 feet.

Seeing Tony helping this guy out makes a fella smile. wtg

Honestly, seeing how badly that car was repaired made me feel good about my own sketchy repair history. At least I never tried to duct tape anything under the hood.

Man I forgot how much the styling of this body style resembled the Monte Carlos back in the day. I haven’t seen one of these in the wild for almost 30 years.

I literally smiled, laughed and nodded my head when the tires spun! Real guys real car, real world, real fun!

This is hot rodding 101, working with what you have and optimizing it without spending a bunch of money. Yes it will come out of the hole harder with more rear gear but let’s tune what we have first. Genius.

Great to see old timers giving back. So cool. Love this channel

That looks way better under the hood. Nothing like a set of finned valve covers.

UT sure knows a lot of old school tricks to squeeze performance out of engines on a budget. Great job UT 👍

Garrett I am glad y'all got your car safe. Good job

Again, awesome job! I remember taking my distributor to the speed shop and having Ed put it on the old "SUN" machine and dialing it in! Ha," dialing in a distributor, " A lost art now days!

Good new ol Fluxie to the rescue! I hope you remembered to tighten the distributor clamp bolt before he left though. I spun a couple of rod bearings in a 454 by forgetting to do it. The bolt backed off and the distributor climbed the cam gear enough to stop turning the oil pump.

As soon as you popped off that reluctor wheel I saw the cut on your hand (not even fazed) I'm the same way, "if I ain't bleedin I ain't workin"...lol

🔔👍 That is the first time I have ever seen anybody point out that most guys weld up the wrong end of the slots. I think that only you and me knew that. LOL. 👍👍👍 THANKS FOR SHARING.😎😎

Looked like an angry dentist working on that distributor. Its seems to have helped it tho.

Remember, too much converter with highway gears will really heat up the trans! A big trans cooler is a must with high stall and highway gears. Actually the cooler is a must with high stall speed converters and any gear ratio on the street.

“He doesn’t have 3.91 gears…he has” amen brother!! I get so tired of the internet race techs that are happy yo state the obvious that if you would just write a check for a 9”, Holley efi, two turbos, nitrous, aluminum heads and a built tranny it would run better.

Appreciating the front mounted distributor on my Buick more and more. Thanks for the information Uncle Tony!

I feel like he was trolling us with ol’ fluxie ll. That was one of the sketchiest things I’ve ever seen. All that was missing was the cowboy hat 🤠

Anyone who puts down late 70s mopars needs to hear this beast idle! Sounds like a late 60s super stock kick ass

With Mopar distributors, I find I don't often have to limit the advance weight travel. I do remove the heavy limiting spring and leave the long light one. This gives about the same advance curve as the two short, light springs from Mopar Performance. I reinstall the vacuum advance, but I don't hook it up, as with the quicker advance curve, the vacuum advance ends up being more than desired at part throttle driving. Because of the good spark plug position in the small block and the 426 Hemi I usually set 35 degrees total timing, but with the big block's older chamber design and lower spark plug position, I usually set total timing to 38 degrees in the big block Mopars. More timing can compensate for less than ideal spark plug position or less than ideal chamber design, so slightly more timing for the big blocks. More timing will cause the engine to run leaner and often larger carb jets help. Out of the box, a lot of performance carbs are jetted large though. For transmission fluid, try Valvoline Import Multi-Vehicle (ATF) Full Synthetic Automatic Transmission, as it won't burn like non-synthetic fluid. It is one of the few synthetic fluids with the old Dexron III viscosity, as most synthetic fluids now have Dexron VI viscosity, even if they are Dexron III rated. The Valoline Import fluid doesn't say Dexron III, but it is Toytota T-3 rated and that is the same rating. Other synthetic fluids have lighter Dexron VI viscosity, even with Dexron III additives. The two barrel 360 came with an A904 transmission, while the four barrel 360 came with an A727 transmission. The four barrel 360 was the high performance version and came with the smaller, higher stall speed torque converter and flex plate.

I had a 2,92 rear end and a 2200rpm stall on the converter made a world of difference

Kudos to him for having the courage to learn something new period, let alone in front of many viewers. Keep up the great work!

This is a young man on a budget for now easy on him .we all have been there.iam just happy to see the younger generation interested in older cars.🤘

A guy brought me a car in need of tuning with his new motor installed by someone else. It was really sluggish! A 1971 Olds Cutlass with a 350, 9:1 compression, single plane intake, Thermoquad carb, headers and a nice non mandrel bend 2.25 exhaust. The auto trans and converter was stock with 2.79:1 gears in the axle. The cam was picked for to be installed later "better" rear gears. I found many issues with the jetting and ignition advance, that really helped. Here it comes, the next really big issue slowing it down, it had cargo springs so it was sitting level with the trunk loaded with; full size floor jack, 4 full size jack stands, 7 drawer upper tool box filled,spare tire, factory jack, 2 gallons antifreeze, original 2bbl cast iron intake and carb, original iron exhaust manifolds........

I had a GM G Body with a 2:29 rear, I feel your pain... A looser converter and a shift kit made a GIANT difference, 50mph 1st to second with a chirp :) Step by step is what we used to do, can't afford the world all at once! Who picked that cam :(

Its nice to see sum1 that says they know what theyre doin and actually does!!! 👍👍👍👍

Great video ! I am having a blast watching Garrett have a blast ! Thank you Tony and crew ! I am having FUN !

Had the exact same sluggish launch on my Mopar last year. Glad I’m not alone. I put 3:73 and a stall. Did nothing to the motor so far and it made a big difference. Heads and cam are next. Oh and a line lock. Keep up the great videos Tony!!

Sweet. Its the little tricks that are so rare to hear about these days. This is even better then a totally locked out distributor atleast it seems to start a little easier.

What a beauty Cordoba, used to despise these, but in my older age they have grown on me. Great video Tony love the distributor tutorial.

Oh goodie goodie goodie! The "scetchy" shirts are in! I'll be watching my mail box.

Might tighten the distributor after you get the timing where you want it, preferred before you test it. 👍 Way better low end response! Maybe try a slightly shorter rear tire when you go to the track, the track prep will make it pull down hard.

This channel is great! Greetings from Sweden!!

Great video. ET whittling is so much fun. I wish UT would have done a before and after 1/8 mile with the GTech. Probably would have been a half second or so.

That poor little car has nothing left to give.. 🤔 I can't help but find it appealing to imagine where this is going. They say Uncle Tony is so tough, the muscles in his eyes can close his iris almost completely, allowing him to weld without damage to his retina, and since Uncle Tony feels no pain, arc eye doesn't matter to him. All the professional welders fear the wrath of Fluxie!

Single feed carbs are a pain in the butt, i did the same with my Holley 600. The dual feed bowls is the way to go

Love to see the top end with those "turnpike" gears! 👍😎🏁

14:45 The AC clutch bearing is starting to lock up (or the plate clearance it too tight ) and is turning the clutch plate. There is a small chance there is electrical leakage that is partly engaging the clutch. Either way, this needs fixed. Also, make sure the valve on the heater hose is shut off, no use running this in the summer.

At least he'll make it to work tomorrow

Really like the new fuel feed and that carb looks sweet! This thing sounds PERFECT! I still say he can run them stock 2.08 gears with 15" tall tires golf cart tires or something and be like 5.06's at the track!

Wish I had you around when I was a teen! Made all the same mistakes- big cam, tight converter and tall gears... 🤦🏻‍♂️ Good to see you helping the younger enthusiasts!

That car sounds pretty darn good. Once he gets the right rear-end in there I say it will be a nice little street beast.

You got a new subscriber out of me Tony. Great work and advice. I'm 31 and always learning new things about cars. I'm definitely learning a lot. Ty!

Find a 9-1/4. I have 2 of them from my 79 300's. Station wagons with the tow package had them too.

I had an engine rebuilt in my Chevrolet van. Expensive rebuild, great results. Rubber gas line to carburetor. Sprung a leak. Burned my van to the ground.

This video allowed me to better see what you can do and how you do it. Very much appreciate your efforts and video. I had a 64 Corvette, way back in 1967. Nice Holley and added headers. Put a screw in the Secondaries and found we had Very low torque until 3,500 RPM. I had not heard or seen the trick with the mech advance. I bet that would have helped the 327 365 HP engine pull better, i did have a 3.73 gear and Great Muncie Close ratio 2.2. low gear ratio. Your work takes me back to the old days. It was fun and simpler but so much to learn. Great video thank You. Dennis in Virginia

Even just changing the converter would wake this car up..it would feel like it has a set of 3.55's just by a converter swap! Then add 3.55's the car would really come alive off the line! or lower gearing if he wants a serious light to light car!

I had basically the same setup and kept tearing up motor mounts. These types of videos are awesome!

Glad to see your channel is growing and working for you

That's a *beautiful* bit of hard line! Austin did good work! And Garrett, start looking for a station wagon with the tow package at your local pick-a-par. Snag the entire rearend and the trans cooler.

Pay attention to the tools UT uses and how he uses them. Yes, a screwdriver is a screwdriver, but using that long one and the position of his operating hand gives more torque and control.

Excellent video. Absolutely gold..👍🏼👍🏼

Did no one else notice that the tack weld on the pin was what was actually limiting the travel in that distributor?

Wow what a difference! I'll have to try that on my 440

Oh that sounds so good!

These young dudes are so lucky ! I wish I had an Uncle Tony to teach me the lessons on classic cars. But hey at least I have this Channel 😄 Has helped me a lot with my classic Bronco

No more satisfying sound than the pop of a stuck screw comin free

The old body weight screw removal technique on the distributor. Proper.

I on team “needs a gear “ if it was me that would be next! Hands down! it will feel like a different car! 4:10!!

Awesome seeing actual results with those minor changes!

A studio for producing RU-vid videos. Call it TONYWOOD. Also put the shortest tires you can find on the back when you take that thing to the track.

Nice job uncle for sharing the love

I went to trade school with a guy named Justin Bonduraunt that had a blue1977 charger Daytona in the late nineties and early 2000’s he got it featured in a mopar muscle magizine. Good times!🤘🏻I think it had the 383 from the factory? He built a low compression 440 and put a pro charger on it.

I seen people throw in the towel on engines because they got the "biggest and baddest" parts and the vehicle never would run as expected. Getting too much cam, too much intake, not enough radiator, etc. Sometimes just mild upgrades make a better performing vehicle. People also fail to take into account tire size, gear ratio, and stall speed of the convertor.

I appreciate all your knowledge uncle tone. I'm going to put this tip to use

Really awesome your doing this!

Looks great! Much better

I had a car exactly like that and it was a Triple black with a black top , black leather interior and a super nice gloss black paint, had all the chrome that Dodge would put on the car. It was a 1976, and I took the original drivetrain out and put a 360 and 727 out of a 71/72 Fury 2 police car. Oh my goodness I had a runner that was a great sleeper. I wish I had kept it. Hindsight is awful as we age gracefully.

Ahh the old smog bog. My brothers 72 caprice with a 400/400 and 2.73 gears would lay rubber all the way thru first which was about 45mph it went from 2nd to 3rd at about 100. Somewhere around 150 or 120mph speedo needle out of the window it started to get a little floaty on that cruiser suspension. Lol that was also pretty sketchy. Lol

Great job guys!!! Love it. Sketchy!!

A good cam for such a beast is the (available on order but not shelf stock anymore) Dual Energy series from Comp Cams. The 265DEH would probably be the one, in a A-body with at least 3.21s, the 275DEH would work. Split pattern torque makers.

gotta keep telling them you're not getting paid, so some Karen doesn't turn you in to the i.r.s.

CULT LEADER UTG!!!

Love the t-s just bought two. With shipping to canada and all (the conversion rate) it was a pretty penny. But I just had to.

That Cam!!!! God i love that chop!!!

You rock man love your style thanks for sharing all this good stuff

👍🏻😎 Makes me miss my old 79 Diplomat Medallion Coupe.

AAAH. Another blood sacrifice to the Mopar Gods!!! lol As soon as i heard those tires start to squeel, i knew uncle Tone did his magic. BRAVO!!!

Great video Uncle Tony! ..and remember!! Seat belts save lives!! Make him buckle up, Kat! Theres ALOT of car wisdom in his head and its up to you to keep it safe!!! 🤣👍🏻

Nice " butcher" work on that distributor. car definitely leaves better. She ain't never gonna be a 60 footer with those gears and that weight but quite an improvement anyway. Thanks for the lessons Professor Uncle Tony

This is a great type of video, do more like this these days! Some car that has some improvable areas and go through the process

Sounds nice. Well done

Awesome shirt Awesome videos

I love the way old cars sound

Getting it Done.. Hands on Class.. @Ø

that chop though 🤩

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