Hey, ain't no "buttin in" about it. I take all
the help I can get, from anybody, anywhere,
anytime. You gotta be either proud, stupid,
rich, or at the cutting edge, to forge out ahead
and do it your own way in this game! I'm not
proud, I'm far from rich, I certainly ain't at
the cutting edge, and I used to be stupid till I
got old enough to realize I was.
I live in Kilgore. Jerry Foster, who isn't quite
a lurker, but he sure is quiet, lives in Dallas
and is building a really nice roadster. Skip
Higginbotham is not far from Houston and has an
unreal streamliner/lakester. Phil Landry and
Gary Herztl are just over the line near
Lafayette, and they have a real nice roadster
too. There are a couple of other guys not too
far away, but I can't think of their names right
off the top of my head.
Thanks
Dick J
--- Tom Neimeyer <3cbxs@ev1.net> wrote:
> 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:
> > > > > 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
>
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