Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

It would be nice if the cams were straightened and shipped in a large crate so they could not be damaged., would be nice. On the other hand, It's SO easy to straighten them, just fix it. Personally i don't think nitiriding is "the" solution....but if it's done correctly and works well with whatever ...

Yeah, probably

A single 1/4-28 bolt can hold 1500 pounds tension, and it has lots of score marks since it's threaded. The figure of 1500lb is is wrong. It would have to be several times that to even be believable. just as a very rough guess, this powered metal is at least 80% as strong in tension as mild steel, an...

Yes it makes a good break-in oil for that. it is not necessary to add anything to it.

people just find it very strange. I did too when I first encountered the stuff, but that was 25 years ago. Once you get used to it.....it's pretty cool stuff. $ for $ better than forged mild steel, and.....Whenever joe blow is talking about rods, it's always the subject anyway. About how he can get ...

ok, we'll call that a chamfer.
Very nice

Ring size is the size of the bore the rings are intended for. If the bore is .001 bigger than the intended bore size, gaps will be .003 larger, usually not a problem. Piston should be smaller than the hole, unless it's a Subaru. :P So, I don't know why the pistons would be the same size as the rings...

nice. And one more thing to consider, regarding..."surface speed" the pin spins. tho, we don't really know how much, but, it picks up SOME spin at tdc and it may continue spinning of it's own momentum, so, the moment of "zero spin" may not actually happen at all. Sometimes I've wondered if floating ...

MOSTY older engines the oil went to the main gallery first and lifters second..... because the oil was metered to the lifters/ valve train via a timed slot in the cam. This was used instead of a simple restriction, because less likely to clog. Many you can see how that was, but others like the ponti...

yeah, well, if youi want to talk what makes "economic sense" the whole thing doesn't. The way you get 30$ con rods is usingt chinese steel and produce it in a country where labor is cheap. Now, if that's what you LIKe, that's fine. But, if you sent your old rods to a place where labor is cheap then ...

Oh, ok, third oil galley.
Maybe

I don't know either, don't have both in the shop right now. perhaps you could remind me.

May be able to put a threaded taper pin in it.
lock&stitch makes aluminum pins.

What direction the throttles open can have a drastic impact on fuel distribution and wet flow. I would guess having the LOW hanging end of the throttles toward the outside would be preferable for distribution, but worse for wet flow. At least.....build it so you can try both ways. The 38/38 the thro...

If you have one of these fords, I'd recommend you cut a groove in the block.... and the use TWO oil holes in the bearing. Just like a chevy.....ls3 Is that ironic or what :P Is it a timing issue? or a flow issue? We can say it's both. Tho personally I think it's MORE a flow issue. Aspect ratio of th...