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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Piston questions

« on: May 07, 2020, 06:39:44 PM »

I need to order pistons soon for my next engine.
The specs  solid cast aluminum Buick block no water jackets.
Heads flow 490 cfm. at our cam specs and rocker ratio.
Crank is a 3.750 stroke 7.0" rods
Bore is 4.500
Gasket range .040 to .100
6:71 to start and may move up to an 8:71 later.
Enderle injector and port nozzles on alky.
We are shooting for about 11.5 to 1 compression with the .040 gasket.
This is going in our Supercat FED.
Questions are;
1 how far down for the piston?
2 how far down should the top ring be?
3 what style top dished,  flat, ?
4 should the pistons be coated?

Let me know your thoughts folks.
Thanks
John

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Events / New England Nationals Epping

« on: July 02, 2019, 11:10:58 AM »

Anyone going?
We'll be there Wednesday to Sunday with the Funnycar

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Events / BOWLING GREEN 2019 NHRR coverage

« on: June 17, 2019, 05:21:02 AM »

For coverage of the Event.
We had a blast (8 fire ups including the Cacklefest) now on to Epping...

https://dragracer.tv/

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Events / Bowling Green 2019, who is going ?

« on: June 04, 2019, 04:53:25 PM »

Who is going next week?
We will be there with the 67 Buick Funnycar

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Drag Racing / Anyone in the Oceanside California area

« on: September 29, 2018, 08:20:26 AM »

My son is stationed at Camp Pendleton. Looking to see if anyone in that area could give him some help and guidance on a project car he is working on.
Post here or pm me if you can lend a hand.
Thanks.
John

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Spud Miller's Cave / What size lines on an Enderle 110 pump

« on: April 27, 2018, 08:37:37 AM »

What size and thread type is on an Enderle 110 pump in and out?
Thanks in advance for any info.
John

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Front Engine Dragsters / Oil pumup drive with supercharger?

« on: April 16, 2018, 02:47:37 PM »

Could anyone running a gilmer style oil pump drive and supercharger please show me a few shots of your setups?
We will be running our new Dailey engineering Oil pump/ fuel pump drive on the new supercharged engine and I'm curious. Do people like sandwiching the gilmer pulley between the hub and blower pulley or off of a drive extension in front of the blower pulley?

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Compression ratio question

« on: January 21, 2018, 10:52:46 AM »

What is a good compression ratio for a blown 477 cu.in. alcohol engine?

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Spud Miller's Cave / fuel tune difference 1/8 mile vs 1/4 mile

« on: September 03, 2016, 06:45:51 PM »

Is there a difference in a tuneup 1/4 vs1/8 mile if the only change is the distance.
I do use a high speed bypass in 1/4. I was going to block or jet my high speed for racing 1/8 mile this weekend.
We have run a best 1/8 of 4.88 @149. The car is the one in my builds section. The car is set up for 1/4 .
462" iron Buick , 4 port Hilborn  1/2 pump, pg 1.82 , 3.89 rear , 12x33 Hoiser C09. Car is about 1650 race weight.

Thanks for any guidance

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Events / racing at Winterport Maine

« on: August 27, 2016, 06:57:14 AM »

Has anyone run their car at the 1/8th mile track at Winterport Maine?
I had run our Wildcat there years ago . I'm running the Supercat FED 9/10 at the Gassah Guys event that they run monthly. I'm really looking forward to it. It's about 20 miles from the new house in Maine.

Let me know if you plan on running or have ever been.

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Events / Bowling Green 2015 who's going

« on: April 22, 2015, 06:59:45 PM »

Just wondering who is going and what are you bringing to the event.
We are bringing the 200"Supercat FED. We are running well and have made many changes over the winter. With a few more changes to go before BG. What classes can we enter if we are well into the 7's . Do they run the Heritage rules or are there other options?

So what are you bringing and what class will you run?

Thanks
John

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Front Engine Dragsters / Pro charger question on a Fed

« on: November 12, 2014, 07:00:38 PM »

We are trying out a VERY Large Pro charger F3R-139(gear driven) on our 445" engine in our Fed this winter.
What NHRA/IHRA classes can we run in with the procharged engine in the FED?
We were thinking Top Dragster or A fuel any other classes/thoughts .
We do have the intake parts to make the 671 intake in the future but for now we are looking at the possible options for this combo.
Thanks in advance for any input.
John
An earlier picture of the mock-up to make sure it fits inside the body....... Only parts to be seen is the throttle body and the pressure pipe.

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Spud Miller's Cave / Exhaust temp questions

« on: August 07, 2014, 03:46:08 PM »

We are still running rich with our car ,injected alcohol.
What is a ball park temp for the exhaust using a thermal gun to check temp.
We were at 214F. at the elbow( 3" from the flange) after a good warm-up in the pits this past week in Ohio.
Car ran well but as I said still rich.
Thanks for any info.
John

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Front Engine Dragsters / New tire recommendations for our FED

« on: July 20, 2014, 07:24:07 AM »

We need to get new tires in the next few weeks.
The car is a 200" Fed with about 1000hp and 800+ ft/lb. naturally aspirated,methanol.
Weight 1760-1780 with driver.
5200 stall PG 176 first gear
3.89 rear gear Ford 9"
wheels are 10.5x15" presently but we are thinking to go to 11.5"x15"

We have been using the Hoosier co9 compound 33x12x15 mounted on a 10.5 wheel, about 4 yrs old.

What are some recommendations from the group and why you like them...

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Spud Miller's Cave / Hilborn PG150c 1/2 vs Enderle110

« on: July 13, 2014, 06:42:58 PM »

Spud what is the difference  between a Hilborn PG150c 1/2  vs Enderle110 flow and pressure?
I am using a pg150 1/2 pump on my 462 alky engine and I found an Enderle 110 pump that is brand new in all my spare parts for the cars we have.

Thanks in advance for any help.
John