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I think my Cuda is cursed..Still DO! #2945818
07/21/21 09:29 PM
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I can't even survive a cruise night....Look what happened on the drive home.....If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any at all....I was motoring along on my way home when the car just quits. I glide down the hill into the corner gas station and pop the hood to see what the heck is going on, and could not believe my eyes......WTH happened!

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Last edited by Dragula; 08/29/21 08:44 PM.

'70 Cuda,...605 EFI Hemi Street Car (6.20 best pass, 1.33 60ft)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYw6RA-k5Bk (6.25 at 108.75mph from inside car)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQEb9uxFng (6.25 at 108mph from outside car)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvfzsC4NgM (9.9)

'66 Barracuda AWB Stretched nose Blown 440 Car in build stage

'71 Duster Drag Car 400 Low Deck 512 best 6.002 at 115.44mph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znuo3jMUXTk
Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Dragula] #2945837
07/21/21 10:10 PM
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Did some hater sabotage you? work
I've seen that happen more than once to cars at shows, I have taken action on one of them punks also after the show in the dark on his way home after seeing him do that to a another racer hammer
I told the racer what I saw and told him to not start the his car with out taking the carb and intake manifold off to remove what that punk drop down the carb when he thought no one was looking tsk
I never saw that jerk around cars again at the races or any of the local car shows or gathering boogie
Actions speak louder than words up whistling

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Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Cab_Burge] #2945852
07/21/21 10:40 PM
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No...Nobody sabotaged it.....The internal counter weights let go and seized up the distributor and then it spun and ripped all the wires off....Do you think that's covered by any kind of warranty? Its toast and so are the wires. Last year the coil went, this year, the distributor & wires! How's that for perfect!

Last edited by Dragula; 07/22/21 09:53 AM.

'70 Cuda,...605 EFI Hemi Street Car (6.20 best pass, 1.33 60ft)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYw6RA-k5Bk (6.25 at 108.75mph from inside car)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQEb9uxFng (6.25 at 108mph from outside car)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvfzsC4NgM (9.9)

'66 Barracuda AWB Stretched nose Blown 440 Car in build stage

'71 Duster Drag Car 400 Low Deck 512 best 6.002 at 115.44mph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znuo3jMUXTk
Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Dragula] #2945868
07/21/21 11:52 PM
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Sorry to see that dude. I will trade you all my gen III stuff for that engine! Seriously though I have never seen that happen before. Love the car though.

Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: hudsonhornet7x] #2945902
07/22/21 04:48 AM
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Wow that's mental!

Do you have to run a dizzy?
All that lovely 'kit and caboodle' should be on 'crank trigger' methinks...


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Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Gtxxjon] #2945906
07/22/21 06:21 AM
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Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: dart games] #2945935
07/22/21 09:25 AM
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That is a first for me. Glad it didn't tear anything else up.

If you feel the distributor is trashed this might be a good time to go with the holley stuff and let your EFI control it. Less moving parts smile


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Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Bad340fish] #2945942
07/22/21 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Bad340fish
That is a first for me. Glad it didn't tear anything else up.

If you feel the distributor is trashed this might be a good time to go with the holley stuff and let your EFI control it. Less moving parts smile



I am giving that some thought, but its a lot less spark than the 7AL I have if I go with their box and Distributor. And then I can't change back to carburated.....Just debating this myself


'70 Cuda,...605 EFI Hemi Street Car (6.20 best pass, 1.33 60ft)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYw6RA-k5Bk (6.25 at 108.75mph from inside car)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQEb9uxFng (6.25 at 108mph from outside car)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvfzsC4NgM (9.9)

'66 Barracuda AWB Stretched nose Blown 440 Car in build stage

'71 Duster Drag Car 400 Low Deck 512 best 6.002 at 115.44mph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znuo3jMUXTk
Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Dragula] #2945943
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Originally Posted by Dragula
Originally Posted by Bad340fish
That is a first for me. Glad it didn't tear anything else up.

If you feel the distributor is trashed this might be a good time to go with the holley stuff and let your EFI control it. Less moving parts smile



I am giving that some thought, but its a lot less spark than the 7AL I have if I go with their box and Distributor. And then I can't change back to carburated.....Just debating this myself


All good points!


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Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Bad340fish] #2945964
07/22/21 10:18 AM
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I had that happen once with an HEI distributor in a dirt car...

It happened a little differently as the distributor locked up somehow on the shaft itself at about 6500 rpm...

3/4 of the way down the straight it went bang...boom....bang...pop...

Tore all of the wires in half where they went around the back of the heads and wrapped them around the distributor... realcrazy


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Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Dragula] #2946009
07/22/21 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Dragula
Originally Posted by Bad340fish
That is a first for me. Glad it didn't tear anything else up.

If you feel the distributor is trashed this might be a good time to go with the holley stuff and let your EFI control it. Less moving parts smile



I am giving that some thought, but its a lot less spark than the 7AL I have if I go with their box and Distributor. And then I can't change back to carburated.....Just debating this myself


You can use a regular magnetic pickup style distributor to connect to the Holley, and then use the Holley to control timing and trigger your 7AL. You'd just have to make sure the mechanical advance is locked out and the rotor is phased correctly.


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Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Blusmbl] #2946023
07/22/21 01:11 PM
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well THAT sucks ! mad
i never seen anything like that happen before !
i hope major chunks didn't fall down inside your engine. that would REALLY be a kick in the shorts !
beer

Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: moparx] #2946111
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What brand distributor is it? Wasnt a Firecore by chance?

Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Dodgeguy101] #2946124
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It was....coil quit a couple years ago and now this.


'70 Cuda,...605 EFI Hemi Street Car (6.20 best pass, 1.33 60ft)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYw6RA-k5Bk (6.25 at 108.75mph from inside car)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQEb9uxFng (6.25 at 108mph from outside car)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvfzsC4NgM (9.9)

'66 Barracuda AWB Stretched nose Blown 440 Car in build stage

'71 Duster Drag Car 400 Low Deck 512 best 6.002 at 115.44mph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znuo3jMUXTk
Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Dragula] #2946130
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Originally Posted by Dragula
It was....coil quit a couple years ago and now this.


I had 2 of them do that, first one was replaced under warranty, the second one came apart, called about it, never got a phone call back. I bought a MSD, been fine ever since. However the coil is still working ok. Live and learn.

Glad it didnt hurt anything on your car.

Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Dodgeguy101] #2946216
07/22/21 10:59 PM
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This solves that.

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Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Dragula] #2946225
07/22/21 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Dragula
It was....coil quit a couple years ago and now this.

it sounds to me it is YOU who is cursed, not the car whistling
AKA, if you never have challenges you'll never get smarter, huh work up


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Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Dragula] #2946258
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Wow glad it didn't catch the fuel line. Would have loved to see an under hood video when that thing let go.

Seems like a fluke one off situation, not sure you need a cutting edge solution, just a new MSD pro billet.


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Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: Dragula] #2946341
07/23/21 12:30 PM
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Is that a Firecore Randy? I don't think those are very good. Mine burnt the tip of the rotor off and bounced around in the cap a bit. I think alot of fire came out the exhaust pipe for a bit there. Lucky it didnt hurt anything. I bough an MSD.

Re: I think my Cuda is cursed! [Re: mopar dave] #2946812
07/24/21 10:49 PM
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Yeah it was...Coil quit two years ago and now this......I don't think it hurt the gear or anything, but won't know for sure till parts come in. It was running so good too...Just changed gears and a few other parts, and its been the best its cruised in a long time. Going back to MSD...and my favorite wires, Taylor.


'70 Cuda,...605 EFI Hemi Street Car (6.20 best pass, 1.33 60ft)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYw6RA-k5Bk (6.25 at 108.75mph from inside car)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQEb9uxFng (6.25 at 108mph from outside car)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvfzsC4NgM (9.9)

'66 Barracuda AWB Stretched nose Blown 440 Car in build stage

'71 Duster Drag Car 400 Low Deck 512 best 6.002 at 115.44mph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znuo3jMUXTk
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