My formula for doing this is to ask, ask, ask.
Then I get a bunch of answers from you, John
Beckett, Tom Bryant,Joe Timney, and a whole bunch
of other guys who have been there and done it
already. Then I print out all the suggestions,
line them up on the kitchen table, and then try
to do what the assembled thousand years of wisdom
has already learned. Seems to be working real
well so far. Thank God nobody said the car had
to be pretty! ha ha
Dick J
--- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> Geez don't look to me when it comes to this
> stuff.... I am just guessing
> most the time... and when I'm not I am on the
> phone to someone smarter then
> me.. I do have a clue about what I have
> done... and I guess on the end of
> the day I have gone through as many motors as
> anybody... but I have yet to
> build my own motor... I have spec'ed many of
> them... but I am about to
> actually build my first one here this month or
> next.. and it's just a Mule
> Motor to test out some components and have some
> fun while I wait for
> Speedweek to roll around....
>
> When it comes to assembly I have always
> trusted someone else ... these
> things just cost to much to build and the
> assembly is actually rather
> cheap... So I haven't messed with it...
>
> I am looking forward to it... does that count?
>
> K
>
> ----------
> > From: Tom Neimeyer <3cbxs@ev1.net>
> > To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>;
> kturk@ala.net; John Beckett
> <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> > Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Small Block building
> > Date: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 6:33 PM
> >
> > Dick,
> > I do not have the recent experience of Keith
> or John, but I think the
> > stress on the rocker studs is more a factor
> of the spring pressure and
> cam
> > profile than imposed by the rpm. When I used
> to drag race, wild cam
> > profiles and the high spring pressures used
> in conjunction with them,
> made
> > screw in studs a necessity. (sorry to butt
> in, but trying to get in my
> > daily fix of LSR)
> >
> > What part of East texas are you in? I am
> going crazy to find somebody
> > locally to discuss LSR stuff face to face.
> And actually "see" some
> different
> > stuff. I'm in Houston.
> >
> > Regards, Tom
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > To: <kturk@ala.net>; "John Beckett"
> <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> > Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 1:36 PM
> > Subject: Small Block building
> >
> >
> > > 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:
>
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