Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

I have run a race engine on a shipping stand made of 2x6's... No issues.

Thanks guys...

So it turns out the Standard Products TFI and HEI coils are Chinese and have a miserable reputation... I found a 45K TFI coil made by Pertronix. Says it's USA sourced... I will see soon.

af2 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 8:28 pm What is the 9t box?

That's what I'd like to know!!!

6T...sorry...

I have an MSD Pro Billet dizzy for my SBM. It was used in the engine I bought a few years ago... dirt track modified at the time. Not sure of what coil was used but I like the Ford-style TFI coils. This week I made a mistake and ordered an MSD GM external HEI coil... I wanted another Ford style TFI....

I aways put a 2X4 under the front of the engine when storing a complete assembly on a ChiCom engine stand. I have a stand I built 35 years ago built from 2x3 .120 wall tubing. I put a bit of upward lean into the engine mount so the big block engine would be level if the stand flexes... FE Fords, 428...

I bought a GK Ford Cleveland cam in a parts lot at the old Dave Dayton Indy swap meet in the early 80's. It was marked "Bob Gidden Pro-Stock" on the tag and came from a Ford ARCA team. I tried it in my dirt sportsman engine but the valve was too high and valves hit pistons. I sold it to a ...

I bought a GK Ford Cleveland cam in a parts lot at the old Dave Dayton Indy swap meet in the early 80's. It was marked "Bob Gidden Pro-Stock" on the tag and came from a Ford ARCA team. I tried it in my dirt sportsman engine but the valve lift was too high and valves hit pistons. I sold it ...

12 years ago I drove down to southern Indiana to buy a '97 Ram short box. Had my buddies 18 year old son along for help Made a deal with the seller, gave it a quick inspection, my helper checked the oil, and we headed north for the 400 mile trip home. Got to I-94 and stopped for gas. I noticed the o...

"By the time it gets to Phoenix she'll be sleeping"....

My father's bought new in 72 mercury 429 engine and I can't remember how many miles was on it when I pulled the pan to get all the brittle umbrella seal out of it. Over time the hot oil makes that rubber brittle a lot of rubber in the pan was surprised did not clock up oil pump other then in the sc...

Me and stainless bolts don't play well together. Too many galled threads. Cant imagine using stainless head bolts.

One more thing with regards to the cracked magnum heads......... I have heard that when pressure tested, they don’t usually leak, and have seen where people have just installed seats in the non-leaking cracked heads and carried on. Depending on what machine shop costs are like in the area you live,...

I'm looking at a 750 with annulars for my 388 dirtcar. 7200-7500 rpm.

Kinda think I would need an 850

IIRC I paid $125.00 to have my Mopar 340 rods resized last year. Then this year the same shop resized my Crower rods and opened up the small end from .927 to .984 for me. $200.00.