Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

Just to join the conversation, we built a dyno mule engine to test/learn different EFI systems. It is a 383, AFR 195 street heads, Edelbrock base, heavily massaged cast runners that cut their length in half, 1000 CFM throttle body, Howard’s HR (CL180255-12), 231/235 @50 112 LSA, 1.65/1.55 rockers an...

I should have added that I have a 3.75 stroke

Check out Molnars’s stroker clearances rods. You may want to call them and give them your crank/cam specs and see what their
CAD system says.
I chose to go with Honda rod journals (1.888) so I could go with a BBC cam core. With a 1.060 BC and .440 lobe lift I have right at .050
clearance.

Give me all. I would be glad to help since I’ve been there done that. Be sure to leave a message since we all get so many spam phone calls.
Greg
704 408-7356

Amen!

Although things are getting scarce as time goes by, check eBay. I built several SB2/standard blocks off eBay several years ago. I would depress you if I told you how cheap things were when the teams dumped that stuff on the market and moved on to the RO7. Some of it is still out there, you just need...

410 is the number. If you are thinking Olds you need to talk to Mark Remmel (863 206-3320) about the latest Edelbrock Olds heads. He is the one
who initiated and advised Edelbrock on the new heads.

You don’t need a NASCAR block with their different lifter bore angles. On a regular SBC block you will need to play with different rocker arm
and intake lifter offsets to make it work. Works with or with out bushings.

Charlotte. Go to the web page ( RaceEngineChallenge.com ) for more info..

Already have 6" Honda Carrillo rods and .866 DLC pins. CP Pistons is giving us a deal on custom pistons. Callies 3.75 2.45/2 crank turned down to 1.888" by ShafTech. Going with BBC cam core - less expensive than 50 MM and Mike says it makes no difference on the cam specs. Tri-y headers wil...

If you were building a SBC for this contest (see “Classic Rivals” rules on the web page RaceEngineChallenge.com) what specs/parts
would your engine have. With the SBC gurus on this forum I’m looking for ideas to see if I’m going in the right direction before I lock in
on parts.

After how many RPMs does a stock type oil pump, whether it is a SBC, SBF, or a SBM start to become a problem?

Right now they are 1.75/1.65. Given the lift rule Mike says I need to change them to use the lobe he wants to use.

I am using 1.888 Honda rod journals. Since I already have the AFR 235s I’m going to make the best of them and have MBE do their magic
on the valve seats. I also have T&D rocker arms for the heads. Working with Mike Jones on the cam specs.

Right now I have a set of AFR 235. Is this the right size heads for this contest and RPM range? May try a different head but have not
decided which ones.