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Offline lazs2

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« on: December 02, 2002, 09:14:02 PM »
Ever see that movie?  closed chamber heads and pop up pistons with a .585 lift cam in a 396 is bad news.
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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2002, 10:38:41 PM »
Is that from the Healy?
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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2002, 11:42:14 PM »
Guess you're glad that wasn't a BMW :)
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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2002, 11:53:39 PM »
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Ever see that movie?  closed chamber heads and pop up pistons with a .585 lift cam in a 396 is bad news.
lazs


ya know.... you could repeat that in Chinese and it would make just as much sense to me... :(
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Urchin, it means.
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2002, 12:24:57 AM »
High compression pistons, small combustion chambers, and high lift/long duration camshaft = grenade.

A sixties era high performance engine and todays gasoline aren't very compatible.

Unless you have the $$$ for computer controlled engine management & fuel injection your going to break a lot of parts with this type of build.

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ya know.... you could repeat that in Chinese and it would make just as much sense to me... :(
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« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2002, 12:34:42 AM »
Lazs that would be what Enzo Ferrari used to call "retirement due to oil leak".

I hope no children or pets were injured by the shrapnel.
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« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2002, 08:40:05 AM »
Ya know its over when you get out and there is oil AND antifreeze both running out from under the car...

The engine is a 396 for my elky that I didn't build..  I was gonna pull it anyway cause it had a flat lobe or two and the guy who did the work was a bufoon.   The new motor is in and running fine... it is a 471 big block with 9:1 pistons and open chamber heads with a 280 cam and .530 lift.. about 460 or so hp and allmost 600 ft lbs of torque.

weazel.... knows a lot more about engines than he does about politics... and... he is correct.

I had just put in  a vintage air air conditioner when the thing blew.
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« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2002, 08:53:16 AM »
What RPM did that occur at?
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I know a little lazs.
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2002, 09:43:02 AM »
You would love my HOT ROD magazine collection.

I have 90% of the issues released from mid 60s to the early 90s. I didn't buy very many in the 80s as it was more like Vans -R- Us magazine than HOT ROD.

One of these days I'll have the $$$ to build the F.I. system I designed for my Pontiac 462 SD.   <455 0.30 over>

I wish I had the original Ram Air heads, the previous owner sold them for a hundred bucks, dumb bellybutton didn't realize what he had.

I got the high nickel block.  :D
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« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2002, 02:02:20 PM »
how's that camino runnin' ?
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« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2002, 02:10:42 PM »
wulfie...I can't believe the new motor..  I am breaking it in and have the stock heavy duty replacement 11" diaphram clutch.. in 5 th gear  I think I felt the clutch slip when I put my foot into it at about 3 grand.... the thing is a torque monster.!

the old motor dropped a valve and it broke a piston.. the rod took out the bottom of the block before it ventilated the oil pan.  I was not reving the motor at all.. bout 3 grand when the noise started.

weazel.. the pontiac motor is a very good low end torque motor...  You can get edelbrock heads that will do very well  LOL... I quit reading hot rod in the eighties and nineties... I just started reading it again.   It's not bad and I got a years subscription for 10 bucks.
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Yeah, the Edelbrock heads are nice.
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2002, 02:48:56 PM »
The last set of R.A. heads I priced was in 96 and they wanted $1500.00 non negotiable for the bare castings, bet they're going for $2000.00 by now.

I could build my F.I. for that much, plus add some other goodies.  ;)
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« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2002, 03:16:32 PM »
drool.........
I bet it can wipe it's feet in all gears..

man I'd love to see her pull up next to one of those rice rockets.. lol







I need a wav file I think..

my jeep get's me out of some tough spots but it just doesn't do squat for the MUSCLE factor.

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« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2002, 04:42:31 PM »
Question.

Are you a liberal, or do you just think the government is all corrupt?

You have a Pontiac Super duty block?

What did it come out of?

I alwasy wanted a 73 superduty formula bird.
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« Reply #14 on: December 03, 2002, 04:43:18 PM »
You still got that Richmond behind it?
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