Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

I always understood that was caused by detonation, too much timing, too lean or both.

I believe that Calvin Elston stated that a 1 5/8 tube is good for 73.7 HP per cylinder, which is good for 589.6 HP total. If I understand correctly.

Fly; that does not have anything to do with quality, the bob weight was so much less then the counter weights were designed for. Instead of turning the counter weights into Swiss cheese, the machinist turned down the counter weights to match the bob weights. I hope this helps you.

I`ve always beamed and polished stock rods and then shot peened after, to put a hardened surface back on where I polished.

I also use Devcon and like how you can work with it. I would like to try splash zone some time when I run out of Devcon.

Chad, I`m thinking leave as is, put your whole induction system together and flow it. That should slow things down. That CFM and velocity would really help part throttle response.

My thoughts and prayers go out to Don`s family and friends. Thank you for carrying on Don`s work, he will live on through this forum.

What is every bodies thoughts on finishing with a fine ball hone run in reverse direction, to take the scales off?

Steve, this may help you,Darin Morgan posted this in 2005. My personal opinion and from what I have learned about exhaust ports I have to say that small super fast exhaust ports make more power over larger high flowing exhaust ports except in the case of full exhaust systems such as Nextel cup engin...

Steve, your finish is not rubbish, it`s just roughed in. You can learn to make it pretty in time.

Sounds like they are press in studs, when you have to convert to screw in studs. Looks like you found the limits of stock factory studs, with that seat pressure, it`s a wonder that you`re not jacking the studs out of the heads. If you`re buying new studs and rockers then upgrade to ARP 7/16 studs an...

Pamotorman, I bought an dragster in 1970 that had a Chet Herbert solid roller cam that had a set up like you spoke of earlier.

With increased bearing clearances and low engine speeds from idling and slow speed street driving, a high volume oil pump is your safest way to go as it will pump a greater volume of oil at slower speeds then a regular pump. You want that volume, not pressure.

Not trying to hi-jack sgcuda`s thread but just a question about blocks. Andy, do you use stock blocks on your high power builds and what do you do to them to make them live and for how long do they survive?

Dave, did you use the shim stock on your rebuilds?