[Shotimes] memories - was Rod Bearing Change @190K miles

[Leigh Smith]

Ahhh!
This brings back memories from olden days.
Eight of us swapping rides in the late 70's ...all vintage ponycar
musclecars...couple Z28s, a fuelie vette, Boss 302, Boss 429, 428SCJ Mach I,
and a 340 6 pack Cuda.  The SCJ was the most memorable and the most
different ...idled at 400 rpm, shifted it at 1100rpm and it still caught
rubber in all 4 gears!!! Only took it past 2000 once. With the 4.30 locker I
think it was in fourth by 25 mph. Gawd what torque. Quite the opposite from
the 302 Boss which was the most finnicky, idling at 1200rpm and had no guts
til 3500 when it turned on like a light switch! However the Boss 429 was the
real animal of the bunch. Half throttle meant full sideways at 80+ mph, even
with 4 guys on board!! We guessed 500+hp. Wish they had video cameras back
then. With stereo.
Lee

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 5:17 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Rod Bearing Change @190K miles


> When I lived in Louisville, I worked with a guy with a small pickup truck
> with a 5-speed. Occasionally, we would have to go to Owensboro to our
other
> data center. One time I agreed to ride with Dennis, rather than drive.
>
> He never shifted over 2K, and probably never used more than a fraction of
> the throttle. And, he always wet through all 5 gears, hitting 5th at maybe
> 35 mph. It was driving me crazy!! We started out with another guy with a
> 535i automatic. IIRC, they got to the hotel well ahead of us (on an
80-mile
> drive). I managed to finagle a vehicle swap for the ride home, it was too
> much for my nerves to take!!
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of bjshov8
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:56 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Rod Bearing Change @190K miles
>
> OK, I've got a story about "lugging" engines.
> When I was working at my dad's shop back in the early 70's, we had a
friend
> who was a plumber, and had a 1968 Chevy pickup.  He special ordered a 1966
> Impala SS for his wife, with 425hp 427 and 4-speed.  His wife didn't like
> driving it so my dad's shop swapped the engines between his pickup and
> Impala.  The Impala ended up with a 283 and Powerglide, the pickup ended
up
> with the 427 and 3-speed trans.  I don't know what happened to the
4-speed.
> But back to the subject- this guy would drive that pickup around town,
never
> getting above 1500 rpm.  In 1st or 2nd gear, he would get to maybe 1500
rpm,
> then he would drop into the next gear and chug along.  I always thought
what
> a waste.
>
>
> > It is NOT impossible to lug an ATX, and (unfortunately) I have talked
to,
> > and ridden with, SHO owners who do just that.
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