Blog – Page 5 – CJ ROMBOLD

July 4, 2021 0

Barn Find

This Chevrolet 327 was built in 1969 with all the Factory Go Fast parts of the day. DZ 302 heads, GM manifold and carbs, and a Malllory dual point distributor. This engine was built and put in a basement where it was never run and did’t see the light of day for over fifty years.…

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June 26, 2021 0

Guess who's coming to dinner?

On any Tuesday night we have a great group of guys that come to the shop. They come to see the latest builds watch engine or chassis dyno pulls and talk shop. Some evenings their may be five others twenty-five. Of course their is always some good nature fun between the Chevrolet, Ford, and Mopar…

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June 8, 2021 0

1946 Ford Pickup

Customer brought his 1946 Ford pickup that came from South Dakota in for a tune up. This truck has a flat head V-8 and has a lot of original parts.

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May 19, 2021 0

Ford 428

This engine was rebuilt over thirty years ago but had a vibration and was then pulled from the Mustang it was in and covered in a garage. The owner brought it to us to have a refresh and to see what was causing the problem. Well it turns out the crankshaft was out of balance…

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May 13, 2021 0

Street Rod Dyno

This cool Street Rod came into the shop for some carburetor work and Dyno tuning to get ready for cruising season. Call Jeremy to schedule your ride today!

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May 6, 2021 0

383 Stroker

We built this 383 small block Chevrolet for a 1973 Corvette. A Crower hydraulic cam, Edelbrock E-Street heads, and a MSD distributor top off this build.

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April 27, 2021 0

1967 Volvo

So what do you get yourself for your 83rd birthday? Dyno time at CJ Rombold Engine Builders. That’s what Bob Criss did with his race winning Volvo Model 122 S. Bob has been racing since 1963 and is a Life Member of the SCCA. See Bob at Pitt Race and The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix…

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April 12, 2021 0

Retriever Racing at the shop

Zora driver of the Retriever Racing LS powered sand drag Jeep and her crew were at the shop for some Dyno tuning. They are hoping to get into the 3 second range this year in the Pro Class. Check out the video of a pull on the Dyno at our Facebook page and check out…

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March 22, 2021 0

455 Oldsmobile

It seems this month is Oldsmobile month at the shop! We started with a stock block and rotating assembly and added a Comp Hydraulic Cam, Edelbrock Heads and Intake, and a Holley 770 Brawler Carburetor. On the Engine Dyno this Olds made 410 HP & 511 TQ.

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March 12, 2021 0

350 Oldsmobile

We started with a stock 350 Olds engine which produced 180 HP with 275 TQ 8:1 compression. We installed flat top pistons and a solid flat tappet Crane cam. Then we added Olds 455 heads with some mild porting. Topped it off with a Edelbrock intake and Holley 670 Brawler carburetor. At 9.5:1 compression this…

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