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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Chevy ground zero
« on: June 05, 2022, 09:02:16 AM »
Hey All.
Some of us have avoided Chevs all our lives so need a bit of schoolin'. If a fella decided to go with a GM small block just for fun starting with no parts, knowledge of the brand and limited funds, what would he build a traditional SBC or an iron block LS engine. We would be talking about stock block and crank, maybe rods? A hydraulic roller, single 4 barrel intake with Rons injection on methanol, a magneto or maybe a basic HEI.  Which engine is going to give me the best bang for my retired wallet and why. How would they compair cost wise. I'm thinking the LS platform as it comes would have narrow rings, be setup from the factory for a roller, probably have reasonable roller rockers? and can use or comes equipped with behive springs. Which engine and why.
Cheers

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Spud Miller's Cave / Pump speed V delivery
« on: November 03, 2021, 02:24:10 AM »
Hello I have an Enderle 80A-1 pump I previous ran with injection. I want to run that pump on a carburetored engine now and have a Holley return type regulator. The pump is still delivering more than needed so I figured I can run a smaller drive pulley and slow the pump a little. If I drop a few teeth off and the pulley ratio is around 10% less does that mean the pump would deliver 10% less or would that be too simple?

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Wanted to buy / AUTOMETER shift light # 5341
« on: July 24, 2021, 04:26:05 AM »
Hello. Does anyone have an Autometer shift light # 5341to sell me please. These are suited to an internal coil Vertex mag but are no longer available. Thank you
Cheers
Tony

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Spud Miller's Cave / OIl pressure kill switch
« on: June 02, 2021, 07:25:06 PM »
Hello
Just a quick question. I want to chuck my oil pressure gauge in the bin. How do I wire a relay to operate in reverse? IE to go ground my Vertex and subsequently shut down the engine if the oil pressure goes away? Can i use a single terminal OE pressure sender in the block and which pins on the relay
Cheers
Tony

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Drag Racing / Motivational column
« on: February 06, 2021, 04:46:55 PM »
Over the years I've sometimes read or seen things that have really hit the button and re fired the engine for me.

Once in the 1980's I was struggling with my driving and saw a side bar piece in a magazine story about a top fuel bike racer. Can't remember what it was now but it just resonated and fixed my dramas on the spot!  When I had changed from a clutch-auto to a converter transmission I couldn't get it off the line cleanly and read a piece from Gale Banks where he stated they had Prostock engines in boats that left from idle,  that got my brain juices thinking about how he had them set up and I adopted his thinking toward my set up and away we went.

I've read stuff from Don Garlits,  Shirly Muldowney and other big names but they just haven't had the same effect on me. Have any of you read or can recommend any stories, books etc to help others?

Cheers

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Front Engine Dragsters / EGT tuning
« on: January 30, 2021, 12:08:52 AM »
Hello
Any anyone tuning with an EGT gauge probe in a single zoomie.  If the probe is close to the head I assume it will be in the flame on a NA Engine and read high. What temps are you looking for at idle and full noise?
Cheers
Tony


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Spud Miller's Cave / E85
« on: August 08, 2020, 08:40:07 PM »
Anybody run a mechanical injection set up o  E85? Since the terrorist attacks years ago I can't just get Methanol from my local joint any more so it's a 40 km drive to get any. I can get E85 at numerous locations and I keep hearing it's an oxygen carrying fuel and the carb guys are getting good results. Can I run it with my single butterfly mechanical injection and do I need to make any changes.? Also I run without any water in the block and I believe the volume of E85 needed will keep it vool same as using methanol.

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Spud Miller's Cave / Vertex V SM3
« on: May 24, 2020, 04:12:22 PM »
Hey all. I have an internal coil Vertex in a just for fun injected methanol small block chrysler fed. I friend has a Super Mag 3 he'll let me have for the right price. His is a belt drive set up so I would have to dick around a bit to set it up. Will the SM3 be any better than what I have now - more complete combustion?
Cheers

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Front Engine Dragsters / World fire up day.
« on: April 07, 2020, 02:20:42 PM »
Maybe everyone that had planned to go racing but are locked away by this Virus can join me by pushing your car out into your driveway and fire 'em up this Saturday!

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Jon's Wheel House / Hole size ?
« on: March 17, 2020, 03:27:55 AM »
Howdy all. I have just sold my Weld Pro Star wheels and noticed they had a reasonably big hole in  the rim for the tube teat to go through. The tubes I have have a metal bit where the valves go which will fit through a 1/2" hole but where that joins the tube the tube has a raised section that needs to sit in the hole as well. The Welds had maybe a 5/8" hole. I need to run tubes because I'm going to an alloy slot type wheel that has a reputation of being porous. What size holes do I need. Or can I run big 4wd tubes with a conventional rubber teat?

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Front Engine Dragsters / Bent chassis
« on: October 19, 2019, 05:07:14 PM »
Hi All.
I've bent my chassis a bit. I would like to think it's from show business wheelstands but I think it's more from the way I've been tieing down on the trailer LOL. I'm about 155" WB with a solid mounted front axle. My first upright is 48" back from the axle and has no diagonal going to the second upright a further 20" back. I put it on stands and jumped on the axle and have pulled it back into shape. I'm going to ad a diagonal between the first and second uprights. I have no left to right bracing before the second upright 68" back from the front axle. Do I need any? Will the two proposed diagonals be sufficient to stop further trouble. Yes I will revisit how I load it on the trailer.
Cheers

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Front Engine Dragsters / Oil temp
« on: July 02, 2019, 07:25:39 AM »
Hello
Just wondering what temp your oil is? I have had some bearing issues and been using 20/50 oil and looking to go to a 10/40 and just thinking the engine oil may not have been hot enough?  I run methanol and no cooling so I was looking at putting a temperature probe in the remote oil filter adaptor.
Cheers

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Jon's Wheel House / Grease caps
« on: March 08, 2019, 09:13:22 PM »
Hello I lost my front wheel grease caps. They were chromed 48 Anglia type. Anybody have a pair to help me out please?
Cheers
Tony

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Front Engine Dragsters / Show us your Dragster art layout
« on: February 26, 2019, 01:26:29 AM »
Hey all.
I've just painted my previously bare metal panels. I have some ideas for art work on my shorty body. But Slingshot's have two differnet areas to view - the top of the cowl and the sides. I don't won't too much but I don't want to do one as the main and leave to other too bare. I'm a bit of a less is more guy but I want it to pop. Show me how you've balanced you paint and art work.
Cheers

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Jon's Wheel House / Bead seats
« on: February 20, 2019, 02:29:03 AM »
Hey all. I just fitted a pair of Hoosier slicks to some Weld Pro stars. I can't get one of the beads to seat properly on one inner side of the wheel. They have a small safety bead. I have gone to 30 psi. I had M/T on these rims previously with no dramas. The Hoosiers were on Weld draglites which don't appear to have any safety beads and had bead screws.

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