Here's an inside the car view of the first race. I forgot to turn it on for round 2 :/
lou_dias
SEP 03, 11:14 AM
9-2-2012
ConvictedRedneck
SEP 03, 11:41 AM
Ouch!! How much damage did he do?
I missed it in the thread somewhere, what size/type of tires are you running?
lou_dias
SEP 03, 04:46 PM
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Originally posted by ConvictedRedneck:
Ouch!! How much damage did he do?
I missed it in the thread somewhere, what size/type of tires are you running?
Front are 255/55/16 on '99 Camaro SS chrome wheels(16x8, 6.5" backspacing), rears are 275/40/17's on some Summit 17x9 wheels with 6" of backspacing.
Side view mirror is hanging by the wiring. Bent my upper A-arm. Window going up a little tougher. Otherwise cosmetic.
lou_dias
SEP 04, 03:27 PM
I got to clear out the garage (now that I have one) and bring the car in and really evaluate the damage. I planned on putting vertical doors on this car but now am reconsidering since it may continue to get beat up at the track. Plus those will actually add weight to the car...
Time to consider some weight savings such as: removing speakers and sub-woofer removing passenger side mirror replacing leather seats with speakers in them with old 87 grey cloth seats...
My car has always been fully loaded unlike alot of the cars I compete against. I'd also like to get the Norm's Fiberglass hood to reduce the weight further.
Basically, the engine is still in great shape, that I can tell so my other option to increase my speed is weight reduction.
Blacktree
OCT 08, 02:18 AM
I hope the damage wasn't very serious.
Just out of curiosity, is there a particular reason why you used self-aligning rocker arms? The engine already has pushrod guide plates. I was under the impression that the two should not be mixed.
lou_dias
NOV 27, 03:04 PM
I have had ZERO valve train issues. I bought rocket arms that would fit and were full roller and 1.6 ratio.
lou_dias
DEC 19, 11:38 AM
Should this motor ever fail, I'm going to see if I can use Ford 5.78" connecting rods. To offset any clearance issues, I am going to use the thicker 3400 gasket this time. It's .060" vs. the 3.4's .030". Now that still leaves .050" unaccounted for. My thoughts are on taking the 3.4 TDC pistons and having .050" shaved off the top. If it's easier to shave .080", then I will stick with the 3.4 gasket.
My goal is to get closer to the 1.75 golden ratio and improve my power in the 5000-5500 rpm band range. Using the 5.78" Ford rods, I will be at 1.746 compared to the stock 1.72. It's not much of a difference but a little bit of power over a couple of hundred RPM on the top end is all that is holding me back.
If the Ford rods prove incompatible, then I may get a custom set built (http://www.rrconnectingrods.com) at the precise 5.7925" and shave the TDC pistons .0925" instead. My compression ratio should still go up slightly since the TDC pistons are domed with valve reliefs and by shaving them flatter to maintain clearance, I'm loosing volume slower than I'm losing height. The extra dwell time near TDC will help with pinging.
[This message has been edited by lou_dias (edited 12-19-2012).]
Will
DEC 19, 01:03 PM
Use 6" small journal Chevy rods with custom pistons. That will get you a 1.16"ish compression height.
There is no "ideal" ratio.
If you want to make power, go to aluminum heads.
FieroWannaBe
DEC 19, 01:30 PM
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Originally posted by Will:
Use 6" small journal Chevy rods with custom pistons. That will get you a 1.16"ish compression height.
There is no "ideal" ratio.
If you want to make power, go to aluminum heads.
I agree with Will.
Will you have a PM (it's old, my RFT account has been dead for a month.)
