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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: Pouring an engine block after it has been bored

« on: November 20, 2016, 09:32:27 AM »

back to the fill i always run a see through plastic hose from the drain plug to the deck and remove it after the fill so the water can be emptied make it easier when doing maintenance
have also used it in street motors and inboard hydros help with good ring sealing

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: Pouring an engine block after it has been bored

« on: November 18, 2016, 08:39:26 PM »

in my case the 400 was bored to 4.155 and filled it because of uneven wear pattern in the cylinders  poor ring sealing  the motor has been run for 2 seasons and the cylinders are straight and ring seal good

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Gassers / Re: Introduction

« on: November 18, 2016, 04:28:05 PM »

hello do you have any pics and specs
jeff

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: Pouring an engine block after it has been bored

« on: November 18, 2016, 04:25:17 PM »

are you talking about a BBC?  on a SBC 400 using MOROSO block filler I had to rebore because of the distortion filled to half of the water pump coolant holes

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Drag Racing / Re: Newby with a question

« on: October 29, 2016, 12:06:56 PM »

i think he wants to know, if any single top gas dragsters in the 70's ran as fast as the twin engine gas dragsters if so who and where?

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Events / Re: Bakersfield

« on: October 23, 2016, 09:09:31 AM »

whisky any pics and info on your fed.
jeff

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: offset grind crankshaft

« on: September 28, 2016, 04:38:04 PM »

Here is some info that might be use full https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3JGHlPHcRp1OEozVVduMm9rVWc/view?pli=1

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: electric lean-out

« on: September 23, 2016, 07:36:14 PM »

you were right i didn't have enough pressure at idle to make it work
thank you

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: offset grind crankshaft

« on: September 22, 2016, 04:33:16 PM »

stroking normally helps there is one class i built motors for and we where allowed to stroke 3.48 to 3.50 it showed on the dyno we spent a lot of time on the dyno trying to get the most from a limited motor.

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: electric lean-out

« on: September 21, 2016, 06:30:33 PM »

thank you i'll give it a try

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: The Nostalgic 265 Engine Build

« on: September 21, 2016, 05:33:42 PM »

i would do the valve bowls, a good valve job, gasket matching

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: offset grind crankshaft

« on: September 21, 2016, 04:58:04 PM »

you should talk to tony at ross racing engines, you don't have to buy from him just pick his brain.
when you stroke a motor check to see what is available in rods and pistons  to get the right deck height stroking usually helps a lot the limiting(HP)factor will be the heads
how are you mounting your power glide that motor has a long over hang short bell housing i made a plate that bolts to the block and shortened and welded the trans housing
good luck! keep us posted

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Spud Miller's Cave / electric lean-out

« on: September 21, 2016, 04:35:07 PM »

electric lean-outs are suppose to dump fuel when opened mine clicked and nothing happened i went as far as removing the jet. tried air instead of gas, i then disassembled it looking for blockage none found.
i activated the solenoid the plunger doesn't retract far enough i pushed on the plunger and it opened 1/3 of the port.
question: is there a way to adjust the travel or remove the plunger to slot the ports?
i bought this new from good vibrations
thank you,
 jeff

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Glasses fog

« on: September 15, 2016, 04:27:22 PM »

We use to tape a piece of leather or fabric across the nose hanging to the bottom of the helmet that way you don't breath into the helmet

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: crank shaft work

« on: September 11, 2016, 09:34:43 AM »

ask other racers in your area who they use, if your guy hasn't done it in a year has no interest in doing it or doesn't know how. the guy I use index and cuts another groove and strokes it  and you get it back with in a week  and even does welded strokers on weird stuff from John Deere to rice burner