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Hunter
Chasin' the Sunset
That's a nice looking 6T6 Vette.
David Apple
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Dave Coots
64 Chevy 409 10.42 129
too friggin sweet, 14 409's
C.L. Peterson
Active member
Front Wheels
It would be easier to steer if you kept the front wheels on the pavement instead of in the air.
Just sayin!
I had a pony like that one time--always buckin!
Did you get any trophies/ribbons/cash????
CLP
It would be easier to steer if you kept the front wheels on the pavement instead of in the air.
Just sayin!
I had a pony like that one time--always buckin!
Did you get any trophies/ribbons/cash????
CLP
Dave Coots
64 Chevy 409 10.42 129
Al, we had 33 show up at Norwalk, Ohio last month.
Dave Coots
64 Chevy 409 10.42 129
Francis, I think the 409 was introduced in late 61 with only 142 SS cars produced at 360hp. I wouldn't think replacement blocks would have come out before production....????
DMort
I made a mistake in November of 2020.
I tore down a perfectly good engine to build one with more hp. Should have left it alone and built one of my other blocks. After a comedy of errors, one being a renowned head guy porting into water and the parts situation nowadays, I finally got back to the track in late June this year.. Did lot's of changes while car was down, suspension, sintered iron clutch, G-Force 2000 5 speed clutchless, 4:56 gears and heavier axle shafts, took out bench seat and put in racing seat. Used to run 11:30's and the best so far now is 10:51 but I'm sure it's got 10:30s easy in it.
Just like shooting, it's never good enough. I have an iron block 409 about done that will be 511CU and around 750 hp.
Later
Dave
DMort
I made a mistake in November of 2020.
I tore down a perfectly good engine to build one with more hp. Should have left it alone and built one of my other blocks. After a comedy of errors, one being a renowned head guy porting into water and the parts situation nowadays, I finally got back to the track in late June this year.. Did lot's of changes while car was down, suspension, sintered iron clutch, G-Force 2000 5 speed clutchless, 4:56 gears and heavier axle shafts, took out bench seat and put in racing seat. Used to run 11:30's and the best so far now is 10:51 but I'm sure it's got 10:30s easy in it.
Just like shooting, it's never good enough. I have an iron block 409 about done that will be 511CU and around 750 hp.
Later
Dave
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Breaking stuff is an opportunity to improve. Despite a well prepped factory block (including filled water passages to stiffen the casting up), number 4 cylinder wall on my 327 Stock Eliminator block decided not to play well with the others:
A Dart 'attitude adjustment' was the fix. My program really started to come together after the new block:
Good shootin' -Al
A Dart 'attitude adjustment' was the fix. My program really started to come together after the new block:
Good shootin' -Al
RL Weikart
Member
New block
Good looking Block, can I assume the flashing around the oil drain holes will be removed before final assembly?
Oh, yeah....the block was 8lbs lighter when I got done with the 'detailing'. Besides the thicker deck and cylinder walls, the priority main oiling allowed the upstairs oil to be dramatically reduced. The more oil you can keep in the pan, the less circulating oil you need to have. And the more power you can make due to decreased pumping losses from the reduced oil level in the pan.
Hot, hot oil and cold, cold water makes power......
-Al
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Dave Coots
64 Chevy 409 10.42 129
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On the schedule last week was this well worked out 283 SBC NHRA Super Stock engine. Over the course of several days, three different camshafts were evaluated as well as some rather unconventional oiling system changes. The oil pan was off so much, I felt like a 'diver' on a Top Fuel team. -Al
-Al
