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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« on: May 06, 2014, 04:25:04 PM »
Sounds great! 
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Oil pumps for SBC
« on: April 23, 2014, 06:24:26 PM »
Oh yeah, Paul it's a Milodon aluminum block
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Oil pumps for SBC
« on: April 23, 2014, 04:35:11 PM »
Ok, after research and disassembly, no visible defects found in oil pump or drive. No debris found in screen or pump (Melling HV). Apparently " thick oil may cause pressure relief valve to open prematurely". A new CVR pump is on it's way. I have a flat tappet cam/mech. lifters and have never ran restrictors except with roller cam/lefters. If I still have too much internal leakage, I'm thinking that restricting flow to the top end will be the next step. More delays 
I'm ready to smell tire smoke. Thanks for your inputs.
I'm ready to smell tire smoke. Thanks for your inputs.
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Oil pumps for SBC
« on: April 22, 2014, 05:28:41 PM »
next step.....tomorrow, I"ll pull the pan 
, pump, etc. and see what I can see. Thanks for the replies!
, pump, etc. and see what I can see. Thanks for the replies!
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Front Engine Dragsters / Oil pumps for SBC
« on: April 22, 2014, 04:07:14 PM »
Finally started my blown Alky small block and the oil pressure is just not up to par, 40 psi cold, decreasing as it warms up 
. Clearances are .0035 on both rods and mains, (GRP aluminum rods). Who's making the best oil pumps and if you have a similar engine/clearances what pressure do you have?
. Clearances are .0035 on both rods and mains, (GRP aluminum rods). Who's making the best oil pumps and if you have a similar engine/clearances what pressure do you have?
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« on: March 11, 2014, 02:06:11 PM »Finally got rod side clearances and block clearance issues resolved. Installed cam/RCD single idler gear drive and degreed cam. I've got a little puppy of a camshaft, solid, flat tappet. Engine turns freely, next to try and measure rod/cam clearance. Rods are GRP and have a bevel on the inside corner of the big end. RCD could include an instruction sheet....... for approx. $.10. Found their info on the Good Vibrations website.Got my crank (BRC 3.625 stroke) back from balancing last FridayMake shure you check your rod to cam clearance . I use the same stroke with an alluminum rod and a few were touching . Bill
I run a 3.5" stroke and run a small base circle cam
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Intro
« on: February 26, 2014, 02:31:30 PM »
Welcome, you never outgrow the need for speed! 
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: young kid, old soul
« on: February 24, 2014, 06:48:00 PM »
Nice hotrod ! A neighbor, who shall remain nameless, ran off a sample of afore mentioned "paint stripper" a few months ago. It proofed at 155 and I believe was as caustic as paint stripper. I grew up drinking the stuff but this was the worst ever.
! A neighbor, who shall remain nameless, ran off a sample of afore mentioned "paint stripper" a few months ago. It proofed at 155 and I believe was as caustic as paint stripper. I grew up drinking the stuff but this was the worst ever.
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« on: February 24, 2014, 06:40:21 PM »
Got my crank (BRC 3.625 stroke) back from balancing last Friday and spent a few hrs in the shop over the weekend. I'd hoped the GRP blown alky aluminum rods would clear the block but no such luck . Relieving the pan rail and bottom of the cylinder to clear the rods is time consuming . No hi-tech solutions here, just a large die grinder and carbide burr. Aluminum shavings in my BVD's. Looking forward to final assy. and start up in a couple weeks. Spring will be here soon and IT WILL BE LOUD!
and spent a few hrs in the shop over the weekend. I'd hoped the GRP blown alky aluminum rods would clear the block but no such luck . Relieving the pan rail and bottom of the cylinder to clear the rods is time consuming . No hi-tech solutions here, just a large die grinder and carbide burr. Aluminum shavings in my BVD's. Looking forward to final assy. and start up in a couple weeks. Spring will be here soon and IT WILL BE LOUD!
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« on: February 09, 2014, 01:41:05 PM »
FINALLY....got my pistons from Wiseco/Polymer Dynamics. EX-pensive, waiting on bearings and rings, then to the machine shop for balancing. Gear drive on the way from Good Vibrations, also EX-pensive.
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« on: January 02, 2014, 05:49:41 PM »
I'm thinking Nutri-Systems would be the best way to lighten my car.
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« on: December 15, 2013, 01:01:27 PM » Brrrr!!!!!!!
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« on: November 21, 2013, 05:33:53 PM »
Thanks dre 
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« on: November 16, 2013, 07:52:57 PM »
With any luck I'll be ready by spring. I'm going to shoot for a static compression ratio close to 11-1. More hp is just a pulley change away. Hoping to see what it's like to run the eighth in the 4s in a FED. The next big decision is gear ratio. The rear is an 8 3/4 Chrysler with 4.86 gears, (I think) anyways its almost 5 turns to one. I understand some of the Jr Fuel guys are running hi gear only and running very low 7s in the quarter, so I don't think I'll need much gear. Decisions, decisions.......
I'm going to shoot for a static compression ratio close to 11-1. More hp is just a pulley change away. Hoping to see what it's like to run the eighth in the 4s in a FED. The next big decision is gear ratio. The rear is an 8 3/4 Chrysler with 4.86 gears, (I think) anyways its almost 5 turns to one. I understand some of the Jr Fuel guys are running hi gear only and running very low 7s in the quarter, so I don't think I'll need much gear. Decisions, decisions.......
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« on: November 16, 2013, 07:12:31 PM »
OK, several months ago I traded for an all alum. SBC. Milodon block, 4.030 bore, early Dart heads ported by ODDY"s, BDS 8-71 blower 3.625 BRC crank with BBC snout, 8.5-1 comp. Crower rods, Venolia pistons, solid lifter flat tappet blower cam, (ODDY"s proprietary specs). It supposedly had only a couple of dyno pulls on it and had been sitting for a long time (15 yrs). (I got the build sheet from ODDY's.) I pulled the top end and cleaned everything up, looked at and miked the bores, checked valve spring pressures. etc. removed the valve guide seals, looked at a couple of bearings, then reassembled it. I also removed the two 750 Holleys and replaced them with a Bugcatcher and 80A-1 pump, #44 nozzles in the hat only. After installing this unit in my fed, I started it up and set the timing at about 36 degrees BTDC. It quickly became apparent that @ 10% over driven, this mouse would roar . However I had observed that the rods, shown in the paperwork as "Crower" were probably Sportsmans. They are good to about 500-550 hp. Soooo, after bumping the throttle a couple of times, I sez to myself "self those rods ain't gonna cut it". Some quick calculations based on previous builds suggest hp. in the 850 range. Today i finally pulled the thing all the way down and next week I'll order rods and pistons and take the crank to my machinist for a re-balance.
Milodon block, 4.030 bore, early Dart heads ported by ODDY"s, BDS 8-71 blower 3.625 BRC crank with BBC snout, 8.5-1 comp. Crower rods, Venolia pistons, solid lifter flat tappet blower cam, (ODDY"s proprietary specs). It supposedly had only a couple of dyno pulls on it and had been sitting for a long time (15 yrs). (I got the build sheet from ODDY's.) I pulled the top end and cleaned everything up, looked at and miked the bores, checked valve spring pressures. etc. removed the valve guide seals, looked at a couple of bearings, then reassembled it. I also removed the two 750 Holleys and replaced them with a Bugcatcher and 80A-1 pump, #44 nozzles in the hat only. After installing this unit in my fed, I started it up and set the timing at about 36 degrees BTDC. It quickly became apparent that @ 10% over driven, this mouse would roar . However I had observed that the rods, shown in the paperwork as "Crower" were probably Sportsmans. They are good to about 500-550 hp. Soooo, after bumping the throttle a couple of times, I sez to myself "self those rods ain't gonna cut it". Some quick calculations based on previous builds suggest hp. in the 850 range. Today i finally pulled the thing all the way down and next week I'll order rods and pistons and take the crank to my machinist for a re-balance.