Makuch Racing Readys for the salt.. .Or Not your fathers flathead part 2

After last years smashing of the flathead gas roadster record, ( Read about it here : http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=722137 )
Kenny and Matt ready the roadster for this years ***ault on the salt. Ken, handily shattered the old 153mph record by raising the bar to 161.4mph. He then went after another record on NoS beating the 162mph record by running 164.3mph but hurt the motor and couldn't back it up. This year will be different! Ken got some ***istance from some good ole boy NASCAR engine builders to build him a new set of lifters that shouldn't fail. So if you on the Salt, Come on over and say Hi to Ken, Matt and Danny of Makuch Racing.

 

Good luck!

 

Thanks for posting this Doug. GOOD LUCK to Kenny and the crew.

 

My kind of guys. Good Luck. Looking forward for the results.

 

I saw the car last year, and it is impressive! I'll look for it this year.

What is so special about the lifters? We need info!

 

I was just wondering the same thing.

 

The lifters are a lot stronger than stock. Last year Ken broke a lifter, or should I say disintegrated a lifter. The cam is VERY aggressive. Think square lobes.

 

Nice looking race car. Best of luck. Be safe.

 

I'll show me mine, if you show me yours!

Seriously, we need some pics and specs on this bad boy!

 

I'll see if I can get Kenny to divulge his secret cam combination....

Have you seen his monster Flathead??
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1705261&d=1343921156

 

GO KEN GO !!!! Good luck guys. Please keep us posted Doug.

 

Yep-I saw and heard it on the salt-it's impressive!

We went to a big roller cam this year, and a a huge flat tappet cam last year. I'm really just curious about his specs-mine are posted on my build thread.

I hope he has a great year!

 

Ask Ken if he used my idea..

 

He did not. He said if your idea failed it would contaminate the whole motor. I'll have specs and a pic of the cam a little later. Should be set to fire tonight and break in the cam and set the initial tune. I'll post more pics and try a video late tonight.

 

Looking forward to the vid!

 

Oh, If any lifter fails it seems it would contaminate system, Looking forward on talking to Ken again. Wish him and the Team the Best of luck on their speedweek runs.

 

Nice to see the young ones involved.

 

Very cool! I can't wait to see the pics, specs, and video!

 

Ok so the cam specs are .500 lift 290* duration.. Pics to follow, same with video

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpC3beb1vqg

 

At idle that thing sound like it's hammering fenceposts at double time! Awesome!~

 

Super rad...

 

yea it's got a sound all of it's own



Oh and thanks for the new sig line

 

That mill sounds awesome!

Thanks for the cam pic!

Here's mine-the back one is last year's flat tappet cam, .525 lift, 270 duration. The front cam is this year's Dema Elgin roller cam, with 'gentle' ramps, .5106 intake and .5058 exhaust, 282/289 duration @.050.

Again, good luck this year!

 

Aw, it's a roller. I was hoping you had something like a 505 Isky.

 

It isn't a roller.

 

It's VERY aggressive! May I ask who's grind that is?

 

I'll ask Kenny tonight. I don't know, even to me he is very secretive

 

Haha! I understand!

I'm just curious-he and I will never be in the same cl***, unless we switch both engines and cars!

 

oh I know. He'd probably tell you in person, before he'd post on a forum. Had to twist his arm to get the cam pic ! LOL