Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

thank you all for giving that great info. i will eliminate the spectre air bo as a choice.. going to go with a l88 dropped air filter base that Fbird has been using for a long time .i will probably have to tweek it a bit, but i know this will be my best option to keep the air flowing.. sure had my d...

does any of the members have any info on air boxes ability to flow air for a high performance engine. i am specifically referring to the spectre #771 low profile dual plenum and the spectre # 9804 ultra low profile sheet metal plenum. both boxes are exactly 2 inch high(above top of carb) and have 2 ...

anyone that can answer this question?

can anyone tell me what this engine is. took this # off front pass side of SBC Think this is what i read. TOB19SA. second letter could be a zero or a six. the third letter could either be a B or a 6' they were pretty hard to read. thanks Art in NY

i always went with .002 looser than mfg specs cold with steel heads. always went with .004 tighter with Aluminum heads and had heard to go tighter .010 with aluminum heads and block combined(never got to that one). if not sure of this it would be simple to adjust the valves hot to mfg. specs and the...

when using an adjustable proportioning valve on a drag car with all disc brakes. should the prop. valve be placed before or after a line lock for front wheels. could someone explain this one in detail and why the valve is placed where you say it should be. thanks art in NY

hey 1980rs im sure the car ran good depending on what is was built for. in this case, i think this manifold is a very poor choice for the street. again i mention edelbrock rpm air gap supposedly tops out ALL other sbc intakes from about 2500 to 6500 RPMs.. thanks for reply Art in NY

hey 1980rs that looks like it. it was popular in the late 1960s and is very low rise. art in NY

PS this weind single plane was a very low riser intake. nowhere even close to a victor jr or team g intake.

my buddy knows nothing about engines or performance. he went to this guy because his father and brother went to this guy and got the same kind of builds and the same hi horsepower baloney and never had anything making power of performance as the guy had promised ' he never asked for any type of engi...

hey big cam not sure what OP means. could you please clarify that for me nd i will respond right away. thanks Art in NY

hey homus. if you look, there are many, many short sentences, each ending with a period. could be a comma where there should be a dot. why dont you just reply to the problem i posted and not the grammar, which is pretty close to proper. thanks for the other reply art in ny

a friend had a local roundy round engine builder do him up a new engine for his 62 nova street car. he sold him a 358 cub engine with around 10to 1 compression . stock chevy steel heads. dont know valve size or what was done to them. he used a crazy cam(i think) for this build. its a herbert flat ta...

talked to rep at aeromotive amd he said it was the right regulator he is using but it might not return right due to small ports on fuel pump. just one more thing to check. also im pretty sure he said the carbs, which are blow thru dont have to be blow thru. i could be wrong on what iinterpreted in t...

thanks for replies. i always have used distilled water(for the last 5 years) and i did use the water wetter or a brand like it a few times in the past 5 years. my question is does my problem sound like just an electrical probers or a problem with the insides of the pump getting clogged and not letti...