OKAY, that's it then. Why should I go and break
things just to learn lessons on my own??? ha ha
If the stock water pump and alternator are what
you both recommend, then that's what stays. I'll
just switch to a good elec fan setup.
If I was going to write one letter to one cam
grinder to tell him what I do and ask him to fix
me up with HIS recommendations for cam, push
rods, rockers, springs and retainers, who should
I spend my stamp on?
And, assuming I'm still gonna stay conservative
on RPMs (maybe 7000 - 7500), are screw in rocker
studs necessary or will the stockers handle it?
Hey, don't laugh - -remember, I'm a hemi &
flathead guy, and neither one of them have rocker
studs!
Thanks
Dick J
--- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> Dick I am with John on this one... I would take
> off the Fan.... but I would
> leave the Alternator and Stock Pump....
>
> 6200 was all I spun my stock and later semi
> stock 350 too.... it's plenty
> high enough... if you can get the valve springs
> and cam that would carry it
> out some more....
>
> I am beginning to think I set limits that are
> too low on all my motors....
> but I have never pitched a rod out the side of
> one.... ( knocking furiously
> on all available wood )
>
> Will spun mine up to 8900 rpm and it seemed to
> like it on the Bottle...
> hmmm interesting.... now to find out if he
> killed the springs or not...
>
> Keith
>
> ----------
> > From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > To: John Beckett
> <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> > Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Small Block red Line
> > Date: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 12:41 PM
> >
> > John,
> > I was told the rear end was a 3.73:1 (Chev 10
> > bolt). I didn't have time to actualy check it
> > out, but I ran 126.5 at 6200 RPM with tires
> that
> > measured exactly 27" tall. That says the
> rear
> > end is something like 3.96:1 (such ratio not
> in
> > GM line up as far as I know). Even if I was
> off
> > reading the tach a little, it still checks
> out
> > something way to low for what I want to do.
> > I'm going to swap it out for a Ford 9" this
> > winter. I was thinking a 2.76. What Ford
> ratio
> > do you think I should go with? I know why
> keep
> > the alternator, but why not convert to
> > electric-driven water pump? I was thinking of
> the
> > Moroso motor that drives the stock Chev pump.
> Of
> > course, I was going to add one or two
> electric
> > cooling fans in lieu of the clutch fan. Can
> you
> > suggest what valve springs I should get? I
> heard
> > you and Keith were both running Chet Herbert
> cam
> > stuff - -no?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dick J
> >
> >
> > --- John Beckett
> <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Dick
> > >
> > > My suggestion, for your stock motor,
> would
> > > be to add a valve spring that
> > > will allow you to go to 6500 RPM
> consistantly.
> > > Keep the belt driven water
> > > pump & alternator. Add a good Fuel and
> Ignition
> > > system.
> > > What gear ratio are you running in the
> > > rear?
> > >
> > > JB
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > > To: "Joe Amo" <jkamo@rapidnet.com>; "Keith
> > > Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> > > Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 11:09 AM
> > > Subject: Small Block red Line
> > >
> > >
> > > > Not knowing a lot about Chev small
> bolocks, I
> > > set
> > > > a self-imposed red line of 6200. I did
> wind
> > > it
> > > > right to 6200 on my last run, and that
> limit
> > > > still managed to put me into the record
> book,
> > > but
> > > > I'm wondering what a reasonable red-line
> > > should
> > > > be. I don't want to be breaking motors,
> but
> > > I
> > > > do want to see what it can do. This is an
> > > > all-stock Chev 350, 4 bolts, stock
> rockers
> > > and
> > > > springs in 882 (76cc) Chev head castings,
> > > flat
> > > > top pistons, and a cam that specs out at
> 260.
> > > My
> > > > plan for spring is to install an electric
> > > water
> > > > pump and electric fan. The motor would
> have
> > > > wound just a little more this year, but
> with
> > > > those changes, it will hopefully have
> just
> > > enough
> > > > more power to allow a little tighter
> winding
> > > > (valve train permitting, of course). What
> do
> > > you
> > > > guys think the max RPM for that motor
> should
> > > be?
> > > >
> > > > =====
> > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > > > * Dick J *
> > > > * (In East Texas) *
> > > > * # 729 *
> > > > * C/GRS C/FRS D/STR *
> > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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