I've had a couple of trick small blocks myself Keith, but admitted defeat
and finally stepped into big block world 4 years ago ! Yes I like small
blocks, and flatheads, and hemis, and rats, and arduns.
Darrell
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Turk [SMTP:kturk@ala.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 3:45 PM
> To: Ferguson, Darrell; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: BBFALT
>
> Lot's of folks have commented... and understand that each of us is
> different... Personally I enjoyed your point of View on this damn RAT
> MOTOR
> thing a ma jiggy..... (honestly looked into it also... never leave a stone
> un-turned)
>
> I always ran Small blocks... Just the way I was built... Wish you could
> have been there when I was a Kid in Alhambra California and heard that
> collage kid leave the the Chevrolet deal in his Shinny new 302 cu in Z28
> wound out to 9 grand... roiling the back tires... Power shifting to
> second.. Pulling the wheels in the air and almost rolling over
> backwards....( Damn I love a memory .... does strange things to the Truth)
> At 12 yrs old that was Pure sex.... (don't ask at 13..)
>
> Back then we described Torque by a big block revving up and the car
> rolling
> over... and Hp by dumping the clutch and it flipping over backwards
>
> What a day..... Keith
> ----------
> > From: Ferguson, Darrell <dfergus@bactc.com>
> > To: 'Keith Turk' <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: BBFALT
> > Date: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 2:27 PM
> >
> > Quite Honestly Keith, I believe AABFS is the real way to live, anything
> less
> > than that is a compromise. I don't drink Dom Perignon, I don't wear
> Gianni
> > Versace, I don't live in the palace estates. I will not however eat day
> old
> > bread with mold growing on the corners, and wear jeans with holes in the
> > knees, and shoes with worn out soles. Life is a compromise as to what
> you
> > would like, versus what you can afford. For me, if the name of the game
> is
> > to go as fast as possible for X amount of dollars, why build a $10,000
> Pinto
> > engine when a $10,000 Big Block will generate 3 times the power? That's
> my
> > game, but I often forget that for many others, that's not the name of
> their
> > game. For you, it's to go as fast as possible (and hopefully break the
> > record) with a class D motor. For others it's a flathead, or a Pinto
> motor,
> > and therefore I have difficulty understanding their game. I respect the
> fact
> > that some guys are trying to prove a point with a Pinto motor, would I
> try
> > to prove that point, no way! For me it doesn't make sense, and along
> those
> > lines, many would reply to me- why not a AABFS then? Cause for what I
> can
> > afford, and what I had to work with, BBFALT is where I'm at. So I guess
> my
> > point to prove has now become how fast can I push a 1968 Firebird? Past
> the
> > 225 mph "Wall", I hope so. After meeting you earlier this year at
> > Bonneville, I said there's a guy who's almost as crazy as me, he must
> love
> > driving fast! As a result, when you started talking about blown or
> turbo'ed
> > motors, my brother and I both said- Keith- get the most bang for your
> buck-
> > build a Rat, cheap, reliable, easy HP! That's our opinion and suggestion
> to
> > you, having come down the path already, but you have your own path to
> > follow, and you're looking for suggestions. It's funny this topic comes
> up
> > at this point. Doug and I were discussing our plans for next year, and
> my
> > possible involvement with a front engined dragster to run in Nostalgia
> > Eliminator or A Fuel Dragster. We came to the conclusion for Bonneville
> that
> > the next engine we build will be AA/BF and the next vehicle we build
> will
> be
> > a Streamliner !
> >
> > Darrell Ferguson
> > BLACK RADON ENGINEERING
> > # 939 BBFALT
> > http://my.cybersoup.com/blackradon
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Keith Turk [SMTP:kturk@ala.net]
> > > Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 1:27 PM
> > > To: Shelley Stallings; OHFASTONE@aol.com;
> land-speed@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: Fwd: LMAOOOOOO
> > >
> > > and Shelley I respect your opinion... there is an air of decorum that
> > > needs
> > > to be maintained so we all can enjoy the list... Foul Language and Off
> > > color topic's should be avoided....as well as anything that might
> offend
> > > someone else other then an honest heart felt discussion on the way to
> do
> > > something....
> > >
> > > If you think that B/BFalt is the Only way to life... well hey... tell
> us
> > > that... we don't have to agree... that is the point of the discussion
> > > forum... so long as your not disagreeing and calling someone a fool
> for
> > > not
> > > thinking like you do.
> > >
> > > I keep getting back to my thoughts on Doctors sharing information like
> we
> > > are... what an awesome tool this is... and can be for all of us... We
> > > simply have to remember that there are folks behind the names on the
> list
> > > and that some of those folks aren't as willing to subject themselves
> to
> > > issues unrelated to Land speed racing.... for that I agree with them
> and
> > > we really do have to go along and get along sometimes....Keith
> (personally
> > > I like weedeater motors)
> > >
> > > ----------
> > > > From: Shelley Stallings <stalling@ptialaska.net>
> > > > To: OHFASTONE@aol.com; land-speed@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: Re: Fwd: LMAOOOOOO
> > > > Date: Sunday, November 07, 1999 3:54 AM
> > > >
> > > > With due respect, I didn't subscribe to the landspeed list to
> recieve
> > > > this type of message.
> > > >
> > > > Shelley Stallings
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