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JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: <kturk@ala.net>; "Tom Neimeyer" <3cbxs@ev1.net>; "John Beckett"
<landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: Small Block building
> 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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>
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