First dirve with new 427ci small block !
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Love the way it sounds! That's going to be killer.
Are you really going to keep the cam classified?
JIM
Are you really going to keep the cam classified?
JIM
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His build really got me thinking about having my heads machined for T&D shaft rockers.
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Yes the hydroboost is working and I must say it works pretty damn good, you only have to press real light and it stops on a dime, I can't see how you improve on this setup with the stock calipers, for street use. 
Jim the cam is custom billet small base circle and while I don't have the all the specs in front of me it has pretty much the same specs as the XR286R ( I had the XR280R in my 406ci and loved it ) and is 248/254 duration with a lift of about .620"
The car will be going on the rollers in late fall or the spring
Jim the cam is custom billet small base circle and while I don't have the all the specs in front of me it has pretty much the same specs as the XR286R ( I had the XR280R in my 406ci and loved it ) and is 248/254 duration with a lift of about .620"
The car will be going on the rollers in late fall or the spring
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Why do they have to be machined, the stands bolt to the stud holes, just phone T&D ?
The shaft rockers really give you a sense of security, it is hard to explain but there is no movement and everything stays exactly where it is supposed to. Well worth the money for me anyway.
I remember all the adjustments I had to make on the last motor and that was with high quality Hi Tech stainless rockers. With the shaft rockers I set them cold when I put the motor together and when I checked them after break in they were bang on.
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Why do they have to be machined, the stands bolt to the stud holes, just phone T&D ?
The shaft rockers really give you a sense of security, it is hard to explain but there is no movement and everything stays exactly where it is supposed to. Well worth the money for me anyway.
I remember all the adjustments I had to make on the last motor and that was with high quality Hi Tech stainless rockers. With the shaft rockers I set them cold when I put the motor together and when I checked them after break in they were bang on.
The shaft rockers really give you a sense of security, it is hard to explain but there is no movement and everything stays exactly where it is supposed to. Well worth the money for me anyway.
I remember all the adjustments I had to make on the last motor and that was with high quality Hi Tech stainless rockers. With the shaft rockers I set them cold when I put the motor together and when I checked them after break in they were bang on.
I just rechecked lash on my T&D's after 2 months since install and they are right on the money. I'll recheck periodically, but they show no signs of having need for adjustment. My previous hydraulic wasn't quite as consistant!
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One of the ladies at work husband works for T&D. Maybe the parts have changed, but when I talked to him 4-5 years ago he told me that my dart heads may require machining to fit. It would make sense to make them just fit in place of the 7/16th studs and guide plates
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I went to a meeting where the speaker was a SR-71 pilot. He's here in Reno for the National Air Races.
He talked for nearly 1 1/2 hours with a multi media presentation. The main point of his presentation was to live your dream. I was thinking on way home running my Vette through the gears with the tops off that I'm doing my dream.
Why should I stop now? My goal is next season to be driving a March F2 in historic racing.
Wayne you have a dream and you did it
He talked for nearly 1 1/2 hours with a multi media presentation. The main point of his presentation was to live your dream. I was thinking on way home running my Vette through the gears with the tops off that I'm doing my dream.
Why should I stop now? My goal is next season to be driving a March F2 in historic racing.
Wayne you have a dream and you did it
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GSC3 8 years now and it hasn't rumbled down the track. Problem is I would only get one pass with this motor then I would get yelled at and booted, that's if the tech inspection guys didn't red flag it immediately after I told them it was 350
My plans are to eventually set it up for road racing there are lots of tracks around here and it would be a fun to blast by a C6Z06 on the straights ( notice I said on the straights )
