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- Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:59 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: MLS Headgaskets
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8202
- Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:00 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: coating water jackets with epoxy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6351
- Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:47 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Hot Honing
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5185
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:22 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Rod Length advice? 289 / 302 or 351 - Place your bets now!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 14981
I know of a 351c over here that use to run a single dominator, max rpm i think was 7800, the intake was filled thou and they were factory 4Vs, cfm was great,but the heads had no velocity, had to rev the crap out of it, application was drag racing. Oh it had .800 + camlift made bit over 600hp You hav...
- Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:20 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: What is the cost of building a 500 hp SBC?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6134
500hp from a set of fuelies in street use might be a stretch, would require 383/400 cubes. Im not sure what you guys over there achieve, i have a 355 with 11.2 comp,462s 1.980/ 1.5in that flowed 220cfm @ 25in, solid cam .550/530 254/260 produced 468 hp, I think from memory it cost about $4000 NZ but...
- Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:28 pm
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: helix carb spacer flow direction
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7931
We race anti-clockwise over here with torque loading of the engine, the car has a natural tendancy to hang the ass out. Our combination is the only car in the country that is reverse rotation. So when the torque is applied the car has a natural tendancy to turn left and hug the pole line. It has the...
- Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:03 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Drilling new rocker studs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1993
- Mon Aug 27, 2007 1:25 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: helix carb spacer flow direction
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7931
- Sun Aug 26, 2007 4:21 pm
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: helix carb spacer flow direction
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7931
helix carb spacer flow direction
i have a four barrel helix carb spacer, with reference to the flow direction, in the southern hemisphere the direction is the wrong way. I may be clutching at straws here but are going to get one cncd & test to see if there is any relevence. just to clarify what im refering to, try to look at wa...
- Sun Aug 26, 2007 4:01 pm
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: oil tank blowing lots of oil
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6125
yes it is a brasswell with an adapter plate underneath to straighten the carb to level, this in itself creates issues as the plenum is to big and velocity/signal strength is less, troy would have a laugh at the system we used to fix the distribution. This is going abit off subject, i will start anot...
- Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:14 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: oil tank blowing lots of oil
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6125
hi there JV, in our application the engine sits on the side as they had a problem with the inside running lean with the g forces on the oval track. The bottom bank is basically at 90 deg and the engine has a very low C.O.G we could drop a pressure section out as we do flood the bottom bank. The engi...
- Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:37 pm
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Chrysler rocker shims
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1609
- Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:30 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: oil tank blowing lots of oil
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6125
- Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:18 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: what carbs do you use
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3956
We are running a braswell on our oval track 406 it has been modified with dual float set ups with .120 needle valves. We were suffering from fuel starvation in the corners and the dual float set up fixed the problem. During testing with a data recorder and g sensors pulling 1.5 gs in the corners. Be...
- Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:00 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Chrysler rocker shims
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1609
Chrysler rocker shims
can anyone help on a good source for some rocker shims for a 360 Chrysler, they usually come in 3 sizes .020, .040 and .060 in. We require .040 in for this one job. I have exhausted all the sources over here and they said they are on back order. The other alternative if i cant locate any shims is .0...