Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

The oil band is in the proper location for the Pontiac block.Tom

They come in the box with the lifters!Tom

I just put a set in a new 3in main 455 engine.We found you have to pay attention and READ the DIRECTIONS!Once my builder did that they came right in and no issues on the run stand.Short version they have 150 thou travel and you adjust a 100 out.READ the DIRECTIONS.New Xtra cartridges are avail and p...

Check with luhn performance,they do custom pontiac cam bearing.Tom

Joe Sherman (RIP)told me he was told 6700 on the Pertronix 1.FWIW

I saw the end,2 guys fighting for the lead and let open for Larson

I knew they were a spec engine but thought they could still run their own make engines.Tom

Do you think Yates might be turning up the Fords that much more than the Chevy?Tom

I just watched a Ford Truck in Qualifying today turn 10200 and 10400 in Q laps,does that seem normal on a road course like COTA?I know their Yates engine but WOW.Tom

Joe had the 3 3//4 stroke cut local in the LA area,Dave at SD performance did the #15 heads,im sure Engine supply balanced the rotating assm,they were Big Joes machine shop.I would worry about the head gasket as the water jacket and oil drain back are VERY close.The second 383-301 I did Engine suppl...

Mike,don’t care where they are made at this time,just want to get some feedback good or bad from some hobbiest that have put them in their engines.Tom

I don’t care about that,want experience of the new Evolution lifters.Tom

Who has run the new version of their hyd roller lifters?Opinions?Tom

Thanks guys,when I bought the crank I did not pay a lot of attention and thought the knife edge was the leading edge.After actually looking at it I saw it was reverest.Some days in the hobby you get lucky!Tom

I was aware of that just trying to find out what is the preferred way these days if ordering a new HiPo crank.Tom