Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

I agree decking the block is the easiest solution. Just a thought....what about using a 6.100 rod and a .093 thick head gasket? Quench would be pretty tight @ .033.

The heads I have do not support a heated intake. That's fine but I was just talking about something maybe down the road. If necessary, since the air-gap intake carbs are essentially double insulated, there's other warming methods that don't require having the normal exhaust heat passage through the...

kcengines wrote:Mileage is not the main goal.

Clearly, since you're building a 418W.
However, an intake with a heat riser aids drivability too by warming the carb sooner. I don't know the particulars about your climate but some consider the air-gaps to be Summer only intakes.

what would a smaller version of the same cylinder head do for this combination? You're just complicating things. FYI, a 418 needs more cam than a 302 to make power in the same rpm range. Put it together with the cam that CK mentioned and don't worry about it. Best guess is it will peak around 52-54...

i would think based on a cruising rpm of 24-2600 that peak torque should be lower than 4500rpm. im looking to make this thing efficient in its operating range. Thats why i was looking for peak torque around 3000-3500. Is my thinking wrong? You're not completely wrong but some of your thinking is be...

Ok. I've been thinking about what to do on this combo. Looking for some suggestions. A cam question was asked and answered. What other suggestions do you need? Im sorry. I guess my last question was too vague. There was a question in there? Seriously though...your compression, whether 9.8 or 9.5:1 ...

kcengines wrote:Ok. I've been thinking about what to do on this combo. Looking for some suggestions.

A cam question was asked and answered. What other suggestions do you need?

I understand camshafts only turn half the engine speed but would different profiles require some extra attention to the cam's balance? I never thought about balancing camshafts before reading this article a few years ago. http://www.precisionenginetech.com/tech-explained/2009/06/01/camshaft-%C2%ADba...

nitro27 wrote:brian,,,,thank you!

No problem, and thanks for finding your way over here Randy.

The most experienced piston guy I know would be randy@racetecpistons.com My understanding is he worked for J E Pistons 15 years. and what does Randy say? I know him from another forum but I haven't asked about your specific problem. I just figured if he was with JE for that long he's probably seen ...

The most experienced piston guy I know would be randy@racetecpistons.com
My understanding is he worked for J E Pistons 15 years.

Don't believe everything the media reports about the shooter's body armor.
http://www.defensivecarry.com/forum/new ... -vest.html

dfree383 wrote:whats the asking price for such a fine looking hunk of metal? Alum? Iron?

The price on the web site stated $4500 for an aluminum block, iron block prices to follow.

Hopefully Mark doesn't mind me posting a few images for him. http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/4496/titusjohn316blockpic4.jpg http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/2098/titusjohn316blockpic3.jpg http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/3976/titusjohn316blockpic11.jpg http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/2853/...

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/enginemasters/articles/hardcore/0311em_power_squeeze/index.html "So how closely can the pistons approach the head face? Although it comes under the heading of "don't do this at home" I have run the static piston/head clearance down to as little as .024...